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March 2008 News
- Tocilizumab 'effective' for both adult and child arthritis
The arthritis drug tocilizumab can provide effective treatment to both adults and children with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), according to two new studies. Scientists from the Medical University of...
Published Saturday 29 March 2008 - False positive MRI breast cancer scan appears not to affect prophylactic mastectomy decision
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) falsely detects breast cancer in five out every six positive scans, research shows, however such a high rate of false positives does not impact...
Published Thursday 27 March 2008 - Pharmaceutical industry news: Heparin batches recalled
Batches of heparin have been recalled in Italy, Denmark and France owing to fears of contamination. The European Medicines Agency (EMEA) announced the recall on Tuesday, describing it...
Published Thursday 27 March 2008 - Somatic-cell nuclear transfer used to treat Parkinson's disease in mice
Therapeutic cloning or somatic-cell nuclear transfer (SCNT) has been used to treat Parkinson's disease in mice for the first time. Researchers used the process of SCNT to successfully...
Published Thursday 27 March 2008 - Hypertension aided by dieting and medication, study suggests
Adults with hypertension may be able to reduce blood pressure and lower weight through a weight-loss diet or medication, research suggests. Meta-analysis of 48 previously published studies reported...
Published Thursday 27 March 2008 - Paediatric clinical trials 'require greater monitoring'
Clinical trials by pharmaceutical industries, government bodies and charities involving children should undergo increased independent safety scrutiny, a report claims. A study of 729 trials by researchers at...
Published Thursday 20 March 2008 - Vegan regime decreases LDL and oxidised LDL and raises atheroprotective natural antibodies against phosphorylcholine in RA patients
A gluten-free vegan diet appears to give protection to rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients against cardiovascular problems and stroke. A randomised study divided 66 RA patients into two groups....
Published Wednesday 19 March 2008 - Pharmaceutical industry news: GSK tests tiered-pricing policy
GlaxoSmithKline is to test a policy of charging patients in middle-income countries different prices for drugs based on their ability to pay. The drugs maker hopes that the...
Published Wednesday 19 March 2008 - HPV vaccine 'effective for at least six years'
Vaccination against human papillomavirus (HPV) types 16 and 18 appears to maintain effectiveness for a minimum of 6. 4 years, a study shows. Findings were presented to the...
Published Tuesday 18 March 2008 - Dopamine potential in cancer treatment
Dopamine used to treat Parkinson's disease patients could also be used to treat cancer. A study on mice and laboratory models found that the neurotransmitter could prevent angiogenesis...
Published Saturday 15 March 2008 - ADHD in young females linked to adolescent bulimia nervosa
Young females with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are at greater risk of developing eating disorders in adolescence, research suggests. An ethically diverse study looked at 228 girls,...
Published Saturday 15 March 2008 - Pharmaceutical industry news: Wyeth withdraws EU application for desvenlafaxine
Wyeth Pharmaceuticals has announced it is to voluntarily withdraw a European Union application for desvenlafaxine, in order to undertake further clinical studies. The drug manufacturer took the decision...
Published Friday 14 March 2008 - Streptococcus pneumoniae resistance to antibiotics exposed
Streptococcus pneumoniae's resistance to antibiotics has been exposed in new research. Scientists at the University of Warwick focused on the chain-molecule peptidoglycan in cell walls of bacterium. Activity...
Published Thursday 13 March 2008 - Letrozole appears to reduce breast cancer recurrence
Aromatase inhibitor letrozole could reduce the risk of breast cancer recurrence in women one to seven years after tamoxifen therapy. Women originally involved in the placebo arm of...
Published Wednesday 12 March 2008 - Low levels of PYY early indicator of type 2 diabetes
Low levels of PYY hormone appear to indicate patients' susceptibility to Type 2 diabetes and obesity. Garvan Institute of Medical Research performed studies on two groups of eight...
Published Wednesday 12 March 2008 - HPV vaccine appears to lower abnormal Pap test results
A vaccine against human papilloma virus (HPV) appeared to significantly lower abnormal Pap test results in women and young females, research states. Findings presented at the annual meeting...
Published Tuesday 11 March 2008 - Cross-linked plastic hip replacements better than polyethylene
A cross-linked polyethylene hip replacement appears to show greater longevity over six years than conventional polyethylene joint replacement. Findings were presented at the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons'...
Published Saturday 08 March 2008 - Angiotensin II vaccine reduces hypertension
A vaccine against angiotensin appears to reduce blood pressure in patients with mild hypertension. In a phase II trial, a 300 mg dose of the vaccine reduced ambulatory...
Published Saturday 08 March 2008 - FDG PET imaging aids earlier detection of neurodegenerative conditions
Using positron emission tomography (PET) imaging with the radiotrace fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) may improve earlier detection of neurodegenerative conditions, including Alzheimer's disease. A study by the New York University...
Published Friday 07 March 2008 - ADHD stimulant treatment 'not factor in substance abuse'
Children and adolescents with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) treated with psycho stimulants do not display increased risk of drug abuse in later life, a study notes. Research,...
Published Thursday 06 March 2008 - Type 2 diabetes drug anti-hypertensive effect in focus
A molecular pathway in blood vessels controlling blood pressure and vascular function may be linked to the blood pressure-lowering effects of certain type 2 diabetes drugs. University of...
Published Thursday 06 March 2008 - Alcohol hypertension relationship linked to genotype mutation
Individuals who drink alcohol on a regular basis have a systolic blood pressure around 7 mmHg higher than those who abstain, a study suggests. The study, published in...
Published Wednesday 05 March 2008 - Pharmaceutical news: Herceptin and Tykerb in head-to-head trial
More than 50 countries will participate in a study to directly compare Roche/Genentech's Herceptin and GlaxoSmithKline's Tykerb in patients with HER2-positive breast cancer. The US National Institutes of...
Published Tuesday 04 March 2008 - Communication skills improved in Alzheimer's patients taking Memantine
Memantine appears to significantly improve communication and naming ability in donepezil-treated patients with moderate to severe Alzheimer's disease. Post-hoc analysis of the 24-week, double-blind, parallel group study identified...
Published Monday 03 March 2008 - Insulin rejection in women 'may increase mortality risk'
Women with type 1 diabetes who take less insulin than prescribed may increase their risk of mortality and associated complications by up to three times, when compared with...
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