Posts Tagged ‘clinical trials’
Lyme disease vaccine trials show promise
STONY BROOK (US) — Clinical trials of a new vaccine for Lyme disease reveal strong immune response in 300 individuals with little adverse reaction. Continue…
Monday, May 13, 2013 15:58 - 2 Comments
Health & Medicine - May 2, 2013 14:08 - 3 Comments
In nursing homes, exercise doesn’t lift depression
U. WARWICK (UK) — Physical activity is not an effective way to reduce depression among elderly people who live in nursing homes, report researchers. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Apr 24, 2013 16:37 - 0 Comments
ALS trial shows novel therapy is safe
WASHINGTON U.-ST. LOUIS (US) — An investigational treatment for an inherited form of Lou Gehrig’s disease has passed an early clinical trial for safety, researchers report. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Apr 4, 2013 10:09 - 4 Comments
Chinese herbs help cut diabetes symptoms
U. QUEENSLAND (AUS) — Conventional drugs to treat type 2 diabetes are significantly more effective when paired with traditional Chinese medicine, new research finds. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Apr 1, 2013 16:25 - 1 Comment
To heal heart, treat depression, too
COLUMBIA U. (US) —Treating people for depression after a heart attack could reduce the risk of death or another attack, new research shows. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Mar 22, 2013 11:01 - 0 Comments
Even with advice, new moms don’t sleep
U. TORONTO (CAN) — Giving new parents sleep advice and support may not result in more shut-eye for first-time moms, according to a recent study. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Feb 28, 2013 13:33 - 0 Comments
For tennis elbow, steroids may be a long shot
U. QUEENSLAND (AUS) — Steroid injections help tennis elbow in the short term, but can lead to higher odds of re-injury, as well as delayed healing. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Feb 26, 2013 12:02 - 0 Comments
Bigger babies when moms take omega-3
U. KANSAS (US) — Infants of mothers who took the omega-3 fatty acid DHA during pregnancy weighed more at birth and were less likely to be born before 34 weeks gestation, a new study finds. (more…)
Top Stories - Feb 25, 2013 12:27 - 6 Comments
‘Bracelet’ implant eases chronic heartburn
USC (US) — A loop of magnetic, titanium beads may help relieve chronic heartburn symptoms that standard treatment cannot, a clinical trial shows. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Feb 19, 2013 6:59 - 0 Comments
C-sections no safer for twin births
U. TORONTO (CAN) — Having twin babies by planned vaginal birth is just as safe as having them by planned cesarean section, a new clinical trial shows. (more…)
Top Stories - Feb 7, 2013 12:51 - 10 Comments
Switch to vegetable fats linked to death risk
UNC-CHAPEL HILL (US) — A new look at data missing from a 1966-73 study casts doubt on current dietary advice about vegetable fats and heart health. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jan 7, 2013 16:01 - 3 Comments
Bit by bit, treatment cuts back peanut allergy
UNC-CHAPEL HILL (US) — In a possible new remedy for peanut allergies, patients hold liquids containing increasing amounts of peanut powder under their tongues. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jan 7, 2013 13:24 - 3 Comments
Can a new vaccine prevent colon cancer?
U. PITTSBURGH (US) — In clinical trials, a first-of-its-kind vaccine successfully prompted the immune system to respond to early indications of colon cancer in people at high risk for the disease. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jan 3, 2013 11:55 - 0 Comments
Real-world defibrillators live up to clinical trials
DUKE (US) — Patients who receive an implantable heart defibrillator in everyday practice have survival benefits similar to those who receive the same devices in carefully controlled clinical trials. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Dec 21, 2012 11:21 - 1 Comment
Gene-swap therapy eases rare brain disease
UNC-CHAPEL HILL (US) — A new therapy that uses a virus to switch genes in the brain may help extend the lives of children with a rare and fatal neurodegenerative disorder. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Nov 19, 2012 12:47 - 2 Comments
Placebo effect varies by personality type
U. MICHIGAN (US) — New research links specific personality traits with a person’s susceptibility to the placebo effect from a sham pain medicine. (more…)
Science & Technology - Nov 16, 2012 13:31 - 10 Comments
New inflammation drug may spare horses
UC DAVIS (US) — An experimental drug shows promise for treating horses with laminitis, a very painful and life-threatening disease that often results in euthanasia. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Nov 7, 2012 12:27 - 1 Comment
Side effects tip diabetes drug toss-up
UNC-CHAPEL HILL (US) — As patients and their doctors consider two of the newer treatments for type 2 diabetes, their pick may come down to weight loss and side effects, a new study shows. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Nov 7, 2012 11:20 - 0 Comments
Re-sync the beat to manage ‘heart block’
U. BUFFALO (US) — Heart failure patients with a condition called “heart block” get significant benefit from cardiac resynchronization therapy, according to the results of an eight-year-long clinical trial. (more…)
