Month: July 2012
Pluristem applies for U.S. approval of bone marrow drug
TEL AVIV (Reuters) – Pluristem Therapeutics Inc will apply to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for approval of its placenta-based stem cell treatment for aplastic bone marrow as an orphan drug or rare disease treatment, it said on Monday. Gaining orphan drug status is part of Pluristem’s strategy for penetrating the bone marrow recovery market, starting with treatment of aplastic anaemia, a disease that affects five to 10 people in every million. …
Panel Urges Expanded Use of Antiretrovirals for HIV
By Dr. Liza A. McLellan reports: An international panel of experts recommended Sunday that antiretroviral therapy start earlier for patients infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). The new recommendations, released at the 19th International AIDS Conference in Washington, D.C., illustrate a new era in…
Pfizer’s Lyrica does not hurt sperm in study
(Reuters) – Pfizer Inc said a clinical study found its Lyrica nerve pain treatment did not affect sperm production in men taking the pill. The drugmaker conducted the study of more than 200 men as a requirement of the U.S. Food and Administration for approving Lyrica, which is one of Pfizer’s biggest-selling medicines. Lyrica, also known as pregabalin, is used for diabetic nerve pain, pain after shingles and seizures for epilepsy sufferers, among other conditions. Pfizer last week won a U.S. court case protecting Lyrica’s patent that stands to keep generic rivals at bay until 2018. …
Aurora Suspect James Holmes’s Family’s Painful Emotional Hurdles
AIDS meeting: Science here to slash HIV’s spread
The leading U.S. AIDS researcher says science has provided the tools needed to slash new infections even without a vaccine — if countries will put them in place.
Keeping off the pounds for good not just a numbers game
Boisvert reminds us that weight control is achieved by following a number of healthy eating habits including when you eat (breakfast eaters are slimmer than non-breakfast eaters), what and how much you eat. Substituting high glycemic carbs for fibre …
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CDC Teaches that Healthy Weight is a Lifestyle – Not Just a Diet
| As part of its national mission to promote public health, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) is providing an educational program for the public on how to lose weight and keep it off. … for Americans issued by the U.S. Department … See all stories on this topic » |
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What Are The Best Ways To Promote Exercise Around The World?
A range of successful and effective interventions from around the world were recognized in the third paper in The Lancet Series that can be used to encourage …
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Docs at odds over kids’ cholesterol test guidance
AIDS conference opens at key turning point
Researchers, doctors and patients attending the world's largest AIDS conference are urging the world's governments not to cut back on the fight against the epidemic when it is at a turning point.