My Personal Biomedical Research Feed – Ralph Turchiano, CEO Alchepharma
Administration of Tdap vaccine during pregnancy not linked with preterm delivery Among approximately 26,000 women, receipt of the tetanus toxoid, reduced diphtheria toxoid, and acellular pertussis (Tdap) vaccine during pregnancy…
23 DEC 2012 (Boston/Washington) – A viewpoint in this week’s Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) discusses the issue of iodine deficiency in pregnant women in the U.S. and…
"People who were watching The Island ate almost twice as many snacks – 98% more than those watching the talk show!" PUBLIC RELEASE DATE: 1-Sep-2014 Snacking while watching action movies…
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=deHxBjQ9Ig4?list=UUSxq36i1g2yb-GdmNq77U7w] Adults stop anti-rejection drugs after stem-cell transplant reverses sickle cell disease - Half of patients in a trial have safely stopped immunosuppressant medication following a modified blood stem-cell…
PUBLIC RELEASE DATE: 1-Jul-2014 NIH trial success suggests a new treatment option for older, sicker patients Adults stop anti-rejection drugs after stem-cell transplant reverses sickle cell disease NIH trial success…
PUBLIC RELEASE DATE: 30-Jun-2014 Harm to quality of life outweighs benefits of treatment for older patients and those with negative feelings about side effects, burden of medication ANN ARBOR, Mich.…
Public release date: 25-Aug-2011 UCLA-Harvard study highlights 3 types of confusing outcome measures Studies about medications published in the most influential medical journals are frequently designed in a way that…
Publicreleasedate: 21-Dec-2010 - prenatal iron-folic acid supplementation increased offspring intellectual and motor functioning during school age [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="350"] Metabolism of folic acid. The role of Vitamin B 12…
Contact: Renee Brehio rbrehio@ismp.org 704-831-8822 The JAMA Network Journals Fewer patients were studied as part of expedited reviews of new drugs approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)…
Contact: Liz Hunter ehunter@uw.edu 206-616-3192 The JAMA Network Journals Bottle feeding appears to increase the risk infants will develop hypertrophic pyloric stenosis (HPS), a form of stomach obstruction, and that…
Contact: Julie Pesch jpesch@luriechildrens.org 312-227-4261 The JAMA Network Journals The overall cost of childhood food allergies was estimated at nearly $25 billion annually in a study of caregivers that quantified…
Public release date: 6-Jan-2010 - type 1 diabetes is now twice as high among children as it was in the 1980s, and 10 to 20 times more common than 100…
Public release date: 28-Aug-2008 WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. –A class of oral drugs used to treat type 2 diabetes may make heart failure worse, according to an editorial published online in…
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