My Personal Biomedical Research Feed – Ralph Turchiano, CEO Alchepharma
27 SEP 2012 Press release from PLOS Medicine Despite previous studies suggesting the contrary, statins (cholesterol-lowering drugs) may not prevent blood clots (venous thrombo-embolism) in adults, according to a large…
Wintertime infection risk cut in half among children with very low initial vitamin D levels A study conducted in Mongolian schoolchildren supports the possibility that daily vitamin D supplementation can…
10 AUG 2012 Clinical trial shows no clinical benefit Corticosteroids, frequently prescribed to alleviate acute sinusitis, show no clinical benefit in treating the condition, according to a randomized controlled trial…
Clinical trial shows 50 percent reduction in fatigue from baseline in participants Iron supplementation reduced fatigue by almost 50% in women who are low in iron but not anemic, according…
Public release date: 11-Jan-2011 The drugs include traditional non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDS) as well as new generation anti-inflammatory drugs, known as COX-2 inhibitors. The researchers say that doctors and…
PUBLIC RELEASE DATE: 24-Dec-2013 - Antidepressants are not superior to placebo and other medication in short-term, and long-term use of antidepressants cannot achieve higher response and remission rates of bipolar…
Contact: Fiona Godwin medicinepress@plos.org Public Library of Science Half of trials with results posted in ClinicalTrials.gov database have not been published in a journal, and for some that have, the…
Contact: Tom Hughes tahughes@unch.unc.edu 919-966-6047 University of North Carolina Health Care Non-publication is more common among industry-funded trials, study finds CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – A new analysis of 585 large,…
Contact: Stephanie Burns sburns@bmj.com 44-020-738-36920 BMJ-British Medical Journal Study finds almost 1 in 3 large clinical trials still not published 5 years after completion Almost one in three (29%)…
Contact: Dimple Natali easlpressoffice@cohnwolfe.com 44-790-013-8904 European Association for the Study of the Liver Amsterdam, The Netherlands,Thursday 25 April 2013: Probiotics could emerge as a treatment plan to manage hepatic encephalopathy…
Contact: Dr. Harri Hemilä harri.hemila@helsinki.fi 358-919-127-573 University of Helsinki Vitamin C is beneficial against the common cold Vitamin C seems to be particularly beneficial for people under heavy physical stress.…
Contact: Stephanie Burns sburns@bmjgroup.com 44-020-738-36920 BMJ-British Medical Journal Special edition to mark World TB day maps new issues and approaches to curbing spread of infection During the 1930s, dedicated sanitaria…
2009 study posted for filing Contact: Charlotte Webber charlotte.webber@biomedcentral.com 44-078-253-17342 BioMed Central This release is available in Chinese. Randomised Controlled Trials (RCTs) are considered the 'gold standard' research method for…
Press release from PLOS Medicine Despite previous studies suggesting the contrary, statins (cholesterol-lowering drugs) may not prevent blood clots (venous thrombo-embolism) in adults, according to a large analysis by international…
Contact: Sumrina Yousufzai syousufzai@plos.org 415-568-3164 Public Library of Science Press releases and news stories reporting the results of randomized controlled trials often contain "spin"—specific reporting strategies (intentional or unintentional) emphasizing…
INDIANAPOLIS – Previous explorations of a link between statins, a cholesterol lowering medication, and cognitive decline have produced inconsistent results. New research reveals that the relationship between statin…
Public release date: 19-Oct-2009 Mangosteen juice has anti-inflammatory properties which could prove to be valuable in preventing the development of heart disease and diabetes in obese patients. A study,…
Public release date: 2-Jul-2009 - of a remarkable 93 percent of 2235 so-called RCTs published in some Chinese medical journals during 1994 to 2005 was flawed Randomised Controlled Trials (RCTs)…
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