Year: 2012

Hopes fade for AstraZeneca and Rigel’s arthritis pill

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LONDON (Reuters) – An experimental rheumatoid arthritis drug from AstraZeneca proved inferior to Abbott Laboratories’ Humira in a clinical study, knocking hopes for one of the few late-stage products in the company’s pipeline. The mid-sized study of fostamatinib – given as a pill rather than injected, as is the case with Humira – showed it was not as good as Abbott’s market-leading drug in controlling arthritis symptoms, AstraZeneca said on Thursday. …

Aerobic exercise boosts brain power

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( Springer ) The physical benefits of regular exercise and remaining physically active, especially as we age, are well documented. However, it appears that it is not only the body which benefits from exercise, but the mind too. The evidence for this is published in a new review by Hayley Guiney and Liana Machado from the University of Otago, New Zealand, which focuses on the importance of …

ER crowding tied to higher in-hospital death rates

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NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Patients admitted to the hospital on days when the emergency department is overcrowded are slightly more likely to die than patients admitted on other days, according to a new study. “We are suggesting that one reason for this association is, when you have a crowded hospital or emergency department, that the quality of care is not as good, that there are delays in diagnosis, there are delays in treatment, and all these things add up so that for a small set of patients this actually makes a difference in whether they survive or don’t survive,” said Dr. …

CVS Caremark sees Obamacare as expansion opportunity

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A CVS pharmacy is seen in New York City(Reuters) – CVS Caremark Corp is looking at changes in U.S. healthcare as an opportunity to serve more customers, whether they are picking up prescriptions, getting them through the mail, or stopping by an in-house MinuteClinic for a checkup. The company, formed when drugstore chain CVS bought pharmacy benefits manager Caremark in 2007 in a $27 billion all-stock deal, is set to give details on its strategy as it meets with analysts and investors in New York on Thursday. It also plans to discuss its 2013 financial forecasts. …

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Physical activity improves brain function in older generations

Exercise

The physical benefits of regular exercise and remaining physically active, especially as we age, are well documented. However, it appears that it is not only the body which benefits from exercise, but the mind too. The evidence for this is published in a new review by Hayley Guiney and Liana Machado from the University of Otago, New Zealand, which focuses on the importance of physical activity …

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