Posted on November 4th, 2008 by Health News
(Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) To intelligently perform laboratory methods in the investigation and diagnosis of disease, a solid understanding of the biochemistry behind the diseases and methods is required. The second edition of a leading book that describes the biochemical and physiological fundamentals needed in a clinical setting, “Clinical Biochemistry,” was recently released by [...]
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A prominent psych nurse tackles controversial topics ranging from the US presidential election to workplace violence.
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The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday will hear opening arguments in Wyeth v. Levine, a case that could determine whether patients have the ability to file product liability lawsuits against pharmaceutical companies in state courts, the
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(Medical College of Georgia) Using an insulin pump to manage diabetes is more convenient than managing the disease with daily insulin injections. That much, physicians already know. But the pump’s impact on the lives of diabetics and their primary caregivers is an important question that hasn’t been answered yet, Medical College of Georgia researchers say.
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(University at Buffalo) Researchers at the University at Buffalo have found that fetuses of obese mother rats were programmed in utero to develop obesity in adulthood.
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(Kaiser Permanente) A Kaiser Permanente study of 625,000 men and women over the age of 50 that found proactive measures can reduce hip fracture rates by an average of 37.2 percent and as much as 50 percent among those at risk for osteoporosis and/or hip fractures. The study, which is the largest of its [...]
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Trial termination is a natural consequence of clinical development, with the largest numbers of trial terminations occuring at Phase II. In the November issue of
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Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (NASDAQ: TEVA) today announced results of a study in which Azilect® (rasagiline tablets) demonstrated selective MAO - B inhibition at the approved dose of 1mg. Non selective MAO inhibitors may have some contra indications with certain foods and drugs. These limitations are not associated with selective MAO inhibitors and therefore they [...]
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Reuters Health reports that a new study finds that independent drugstores in the state of Florida charged an average of 15 percent more for four widely used prescription drugs than the statewide average according to data examined on the web site MyFloridarx.com. Florida pharmacies that fill prescriptions for Medicaid patients are required by law to [...]
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Two newspapers recently published editorials responding to a recent report that found women generally pay higher premiums than men for the same individual health insurance policies. Summaries appear below.
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