Subjects randomized to receive omega-3 supplements had greater decreases in anxiety and inflammation than those receiving placebo. Medscape Medical News
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Hepatitis C from high-risk sex is ‘widespread’ in U.S., Europe, and Australia. WebMD Health News
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(MedPage Today) — More than half of the respondents to a MedPage Today poll think that morbidly obese children should be removed from their parents’ custody, although most of those who do said that such a change should occur only in “extreme cases.”
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(MedPage Today) — Sexual transmission of hepatitis C virus appears to be on the rise among HIV-infected men who have sex with men, according to the CDC.
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WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) — The National Resource Council has called for medical groups and government agencies to work together to ensure that people who provide home healthcare are well-trained and that medical devices used in the home are easy for laypeople to use.
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22nd Century Group, Inc., a company focused on smoking cessation and tobacco harm reduction products, today announced that the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared an Investigational New Drug (IND) Application to conduct a Phase II-B clinical trial using X-22, a prescription smoking cessation aid in development.
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Repligen Corporation today announced that the first patient has been enrolled in a pilot study to evaluate the ability of RG1068 to improve detection and characterization of pancreatic cancer in combination with contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and computed tomography.
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UK regulators have approved Europe’s first clinical trial of a monoclonal antibody produced from genetically modified plants. This landmark decision sets the stage for the testing, in humans, of an anti-HIV product made from genetically modified tobacco plants. It will open the door for trials of additional plant-derived medicines treating a range of diseases.
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Taiho Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. announced on July 22 the results of a randomized, Phase II clinical trial for the novel oral nucleoside antitumor agent TAS-102 under development by the company for metastatic colorectal cancer, at the 9th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society of Medical Oncology held in Yokohama.
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Inotek Pharmaceuticals Corp., a leader in the development of innovative medicines to address significant diseases of the eye, today announced that the Company has successfully completed the first two of three stages of a multiple-dose Phase 2b clinical trial of its novel eye-drop candidate, INO-8875, in patients with glaucoma or ocular hypertension.
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