My Personal Biomedical Research Feed – Ralph Turchiano, CEO Alchepharma
Public release date: 9-Nov-2011 Finfish, shrimp, and seafood products are some of the most widely traded foods and about 85 percent of seafood consumed in the U.S. is imported. A…
Public release date: 14-Nov-2011 Symptoms of disease may appear 10 to 40 years following exposure A novel study in twins found that exposure to trichloroethylene (TCE) — a hazardous organic…
Public release date: 24-Oct-2011 3-year outcomes of clinical trial of collagen crosslinking treatment for keratoconus highlighted at American Academy of Ophthalmology 2011 Annual Meeting ORLANDO, Fla. – October 24, 2011…
High doses of antidepressants appear to increase risk of self-harm in children young adult PUBLIC RELEASE DATE: 28-Apr-2014 Bottom Line: Children and young adults who start antidepressant therapy at high…
- “What we found was pretty shocking – animals that had been given the drug at any point in their life were memory impaired at middle age compared to animals…
Public release date: 2-Nov-2011 WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – The poor safety profile of the smoking-cessation drug varenicline (Chantix™) makes it unsuitable for first-line use, according to a study published in…
In lab tests, the antimicrobial ingredient triclosan spurs growth of breast cancer cells Public Release: 23-Apr-2014 Some manufacturers are turning away from using triclosan as an antimicrobial ingredient in soaps,…
Public release date: 16-Sep-2011 Two newer drugs used to treat Type 2 diabetes could be linked to a significantly increased risk of developing pancreatitis and pancreatic cancer, and one could…
Public release date: 17-Aug-2011 A study led by Mount Sinai School of Medicine researchers of 192 pharmaceutical advertisements in biomedical journals found that only 18 percent were compliant with Food…
Public release date: 25-Aug-2011 CINCINNATI—Hot chili peppers are known to make people “tear up,” but a new study led by University of Cincinnati allergy researcher Jonathan Bernstein, MD, found…
Public release date: 27-Jun-2011 Clinical study of epilepsy drug may have been purely promotional Yale School of Medicine researchers have found that a clinical trial of the epilepsy drug gabapentin…
Public release date: 6-Jun-2011 To fully optimize a drug therapy for osteoporosis and low bone mineral density (BMD), patients should maintain vitamin D levels above the limits recently recommended by…
PUBLIC RELEASE DATE: 1-Apr-2014 - In reality, Halden says, consumers use antimicrobials in hand soap for far too short a period of time, 6 seconds on average. This pattern of…
- Later studies found only a one- to three-month delay in breast cancer growth. And no studies showed Avastin extended the lives of patients with advanced breast cancer. Public release…
Public release date: 3-May-2011 Limitations of evidence base for prescribing aripiprazole in maintenance therapy of bipolar disorder - The evidence base for the prescribing of aripiprazole in maintenance treatment of…
Public release date: 29-Mar-2011 ANAHEIM, March 29, 2011 — Help for a bioterrorist attack involving ricin, one of the most likely toxic agents, may be as close at…
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4xyG0gv_F4w] Highlights - nearly all had at least 1 discrepancy in the study group, intervention, or results reported between the 2 sources, including discrepancies in the designated primary end…
- nearly all had at least 1 discrepancy in the study group - Our findings raise questions about accuracy of both ClinicalTrials.gov and publications, as each source's reported results at…
Public release date: 7-Jan-2011 - representing the largest expenditure for any single drug class — nearly 5 percent of all drug spending, surpassing even blockbusters like statin cholesterol medications STANFORD,…
Drosophila intestines provide 'ready-made stem cell microenvironments' that are 'difficult-to-impossible' to create in petri dishes, offering an unconventional screen that allows researchers to test drugs in vivo. Credit: University of…
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