Posted on May 25th, 2011 by Health News
Overweight or obese women with less-than-optimal levels of vitamin D who lose more than 15 percent of their body weight experience significant increases in circulating levels of this fat-soluble nutrient, according to a new study by researchers at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center…
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Posted on May 25th, 2011 by Health News
Postmenopausal women who regularly eat broiled or baked fish have a 30% lower risk of heart failure compared to women who very rarely or never consume broiled/baked fish, while regular eaters of fried fish have a higher risk, researchers revealed in the journal Circulation - Heart Failure…
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Posted on May 25th, 2011 by Health News
United Medical Systems (UMS) announces it has entered into an exclusive agreement in the United States with IceCure Medical (IceCure), an innovative provider of medical technology from Israel. The agreement provides for the mobile deployment of IceCure’s medical product IceSense3 for cryoablation…
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(MedPage Today) — Many newer drugs contain a high number of adverse event warnings, despite recent changes by the FDA intended to simplify these warnings and reduce the number associated with each drug, a quantitative analysis showed.
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Posted on May 25th, 2011 by Health News
(MedPage Today) — Having a personal healthcare “navigator” improved rates of colon cancer screening, especially among blacks and non-native English speakers, researchers found.
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(MedPage Today) — The distributor of a line of neonatal carbon dioxide sampling lines has recalled the product because of the presence of dislodged plastic strands, which may cause serious injury or death if inhaled.
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(MedPage Today) — The distributor of a line of neonatal carbon dioxide sampling lines has recalled the product because of the presence of dislodged plastic strands, which may cause serious injury or death if inhaled.
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Posted on May 25th, 2011 by Health News
Provectus Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a development-stage oncology and dermatology biopharmaceutical company, has completed patient accrual in its Phase 2C clinical trial of PH-10 for the treatment of psoriasis. PH-10, an aqueous hydrogel formulation of Rose Bengal disodium for topical administration to the skin, is being studied for the treatment of cutaneous skin disorders, specifically psoriasis and [...]
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Radius Health, Inc. and 3M Drug Delivery Systems today announced an agreement to collaborate on the development of a transdermal delivery option of BA058, Radius’ novel, proprietary PTHrP analog, for the treatment of osteoporosis.
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Posted on May 25th, 2011 by Health News
Takeda Global Research & Development Center, Inc. U.S., today announced results from three phase 3 studies of the investigational fixed-dose combination of azilsartan medoxomil plus chlorthalidone.
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