Posted by admin on September 24th, 2009 in Medical Devices
Late-breaking data from SPIRIT IV, a large-scale multi-center study of nearly 4,000 patients in the U.S., shows that an everolimus-eluting stent demonstrated enhanced safety and efficacy in the treatment of de novo native coronary artery lesions when compared to a paclitaxel-eluting stent, and showed that “low late loss” may be achieved with drug-eluting stents without [...]
Posted by admin on September 24th, 2009 in Medical Devices
The commercial failure of Exubera® (Pfizer, New York, NY), the first inhaled insulin product to come to market, led other companies such as Eli Lilly-Alkermes to halt studies of similar drug delivery in development intended to compete for a share of the lucrative diabetes market.
Posted by admin on September 24th, 2009 in Psychology
Scientists now have a better understanding of a perplexing gene that is associated with susceptibility for a wide spectrum of severely debilitating mental illnesses.
Posted by admin on September 24th, 2009 in Psychology
If you find yourself more concerned about highly publicized dangers that grab your immediate attention such as terrorist attacks, while forgetting about the more mundane threats such as global warming, you’re not alone. And you can’t help it because it’s human nature, according to a new study led by University of Colorado [...]
Posted by admin on September 24th, 2009 in Psychology
Adolescent depression and anxiety disorders are two distinct psychiatric disorders, according to Dr. William W. Hale III (a researcher of the Langeveld Institute for the Study of Education and Development in Childhood and Adolescence at Utrecht University) in a recent publication in the Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry. Hale and his [...]
Posted by admin on September 24th, 2009 in Psychology
Most people don’t think twice about the ability to choose the movie they want to watch, the book they want to read or with whom they will have coffee. But what if you didn’t have the choice, or were never taught how to make decisions regarding leisure activities? That’s the reality for some women living [...]
Posted by admin on September 24th, 2009 in Diabetes
Physical therapist-directed exercise counseling combined with fitness center-based exercise training can improve muscular strength and exercise capacity in people with type 2 diabetes, with outcomes similar to those of supervised exercise, according to a randomized clinical trial published in the September issue of Physical Therapy, the scientific journal of the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA).
Posted by admin on September 24th, 2009 in Diabetes
University of Utah medical ethics expert Jeffrey R. Botkin will chair a federal panel that will review scientists’ requests to conduct government-funded research using embryonic stem cells left over from couples who used “test-tube fertilization” to have babies. “Stem cells have the capability of developing into any tissue type in the human [...]
Posted by admin on September 24th, 2009 in Allergy
Asthma, nasal symptoms and eczema is a major public health problem in Sweden, not least among young people. Half of all teenagers are affected in Västra Götaland County in West Sweden. This is shown in a study conducted in 2008 by the Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, on the request of the Public [...]
Posted by admin on September 24th, 2009 in Allergy
In July 2008, Health Canada published in Canada Gazette, Part I proposed regulatory amendments for the labelling of food allergens, gluten sources and added sulphites. The department has now reviewed the comments received and is publishing documents detailing some of the changes being made to the proposal as a result of the consultations.
