News tagged with clinical trials

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Research shows mothers holding at-risk babies can help with pain management

Dr. Marsha Campbell-Yeo and her team of researchers at Dalhousie's School of Nursing are exploring how maternal-driven interventions can help improve outcomes for at-risk preterm and fullterm infants.

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Rethinking treatment goals improves results for those with persistent anorexia

A new, multinational randomized clinical trial has found that patients with severe and enduring anorexia nervosa will not only stick with treatments but also make significant improvements with just a slight modification of ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created May 08, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Cancer biorepository speeds clinical trials, drug development, analysis shows

Researchers at Moffitt Cancer Center say identifying and selecting participants for phase II cancer clinical trials from a centralized warehouse of patient-donated biological data expedites participant accrual, reduces trial ...

Cancer created May 08, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study demonstrates that once-a-day pill offers relief from ragweed allergy symptoms

An international team of researchers, led by physician-scientists at Johns Hopkins, reports that a once-daily tablet containing a high dose of a key ragweed pollen protein effectively blocks the runny noses, sneezes, nasal ...

Immunology created May 07, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Dark chocolate improves calmness

(Medical Xpress)—Good news for chocolate lovers. New research from Swinburne University of Technology has found that the polyphenols in dark chocolate increase calmness and contentedness.

Psychology & Psychiatry created May 03, 2013 | popularity 4 / 5 (6) | comments 4

FDA reports Samsca may cause liver damage

(HealthDay)—After reviewing data from recent large clinical trials, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has determined that Samsca (tolvaptan) should not be used for longer than 30 days and should not ...

Medications created May 02, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New US website makes clinical trials easy to find

A US doctor has created a website to make it easier for the world's sickest people to connect with research that could potentially save their lives.

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Diabetes drug makes lung cancer vulnerable to radiotherapy

The diabetes drug metformin slows the growth of lung cancer cells and makes them more likely to be killed by radiotherapy, according to a study published in the British Journal of Cancer today.

Cancer created May 01, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Commentary calls for greater transparency in highlighting social value of research

In a commentary published in the May issue of Mayo Clinic Proceedings, UC Davis bioethicist Mark Yarborough proposes that more information about the social value of individual research studies be made available to prospe ...

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Experts discuss ways to embed patient voices and values in clinical research

There is worldwide concern in the biomedical research community that enrollment in clinical trials is lagging, putting clinical research and consequent benefits to society in jeopardy. Experts explore ways to embed patient ...

Other created Apr 30, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Optimal vitamin D dosage for infants uncertain

In a comparison of the effect of different dosages of vitamin D supplementation in breastfed infants, no dosage raised and maintained plasma concentrations within a range recommended by some pediatric societies. However, ...

Health created Apr 30, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Cancer research often falls short: study

Cancer research tends to involve small studies focused on a single therapy, often falling short of scientific standards seen in other medical investigations, said a study released Monday.

Cancer created Apr 29, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

HIV 'cure' looks 'promising,' Danish scientists contend

(HealthDay)—Danish scientists testing a novel HIV treatment in human trials contend that they're confident their strategy will result in a cure for the AIDS-causing virus, according to news reports.

HIV & AIDS created Apr 29, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

US health leader warns of human-to-human H7N9 bird flu

There is no evidence that the deadly H7N9 bird flu has yet spread between humans in China but health authorities must be ready for the virus to mutate at any time, a top US virologist has warned.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Apr 28, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Pharma giant Novartis working on H7N9 vaccine

Swiss pharmaceuticals giant Novartis is researching a vaccine for the H7N9 strain of bird flu, its chief executive said Thursday, amid fears that the disease could mutate into a form that spreads among people.

Medications created Apr 25, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0