Archive for June, 2010
June 30th, 2010 -- Posted in General |
Newly available information indicating that some patients vary in their genetic makeup in ways that may affect their response to clopidogrel (Plavix), and can prevent the medication from reducing their risk for heart attack, stroke and even death, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently added a warning to the information for this drug…
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June 29th, 2010 -- Posted in General |
New research from Japan suggests that dental pulp from extracted teeth may be an easy source of Induced Pluripotent Stem (IPS) cells, which like embryonic stem cells, have the potential to form several different cell types, but without the controversial ethical problems. These were the findings of a study led by K. Tezuka from the Gifu University Graduate School of Medicine in Japan, that was published continue reading »
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June 28th, 2010 -- Posted in General |
ORLANDO – A fixed-dose combination of sitagliptin/metformin (Janumet) is superior to pioglitazone( Actos) monotherapy for glucose-lowering in patients with type 2 diabetes, researchers announced here at the 70th Annual Scientific Sessions of the American Diabetes Association (ADA). Investigators compared the efficacy and safety of initial therapy with a fixed-dose combination of sitagliptin plus metformin continue reading »
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June 27th, 2010 -- Posted in General |
ORLANDO – The dipeptidyl peptidase (DPP-4) inhibitor sitagliptin seems to confer multiple benefits in type 1 diabetics with suboptimal glycemic control, according to early results released at the 70th Annual Scientific Sessions of the American Diabetes Association (ADA). In a pilot study that included 20 type 1 patients, four weeks’ treatment with sitagliptin led to decreased hemoglobin (Hb)A1c and continue reading »
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June 26th, 2010 -- Posted in General |
Gastric bypass surgery can help lower cholesterol and improve the ratio of total cholesterol to HDL (good) cholesterol, according to a new study presented here at the 27th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Metabolic & Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS). The study reported that within just six months of gastric bypass, nearly all patients with high cholesterol had normal blood cholesterol levels and continue reading »
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June 25th, 2010 -- Posted in General |
The 2007 House of Lords (HoL) Science and Technology Committee inquiry into allergy recommended practical steps to improve allergy services by developing expert centres to lead cost-effective service improvement. A new report shows that although there has been limited progress in some areas of allergy care, in the majority of areas it has been slow or non-existent, despite a huge commitment by continue reading »
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June 24th, 2010 -- Posted in General |
NICE has today issued final guidance to the NHS recommending pemetrexed (Alimta, Eli Lilly) for the maintenance treatment of non-small-cell lung cancer. Lung cancer is one of the most common cancers in the UK, with around 38,000 people diagnosed every year. Non-small-cell lung cancer is the most common type of lung cancer, accounting for around 80% of all cases. Dr Carole Longson, Health Technology continue reading »
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June 23rd, 2010 -- Posted in General |
The first ever WHO Model Formulary for Children released by the WHO provides information on how to use over 240 essential medicines for treating illness and disease in children from 0 to 12 years of age. This means that for the first time medical practitioners worldwide have access to standardized information on the recommended use, dosage, adverse effects, and contraindications of these medicines continue reading »
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June 22nd, 2010 -- Posted in General |
Using gene therapy, researchers in the US managed to reverse Type 1 diabetes in laboratory mice, raising hope that a “cure” for the disease might be developed using this approach. However, only about 50 per cent of the treated mice responded to the therapy, so there is still a lot of work to do before such a method can be trialled as a potential treatment…
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June 21st, 2010 -- Posted in General |
To better serve our patients, Conceptions is now able to run out of our in-house lab a wide range of fertility laboratory tests, which means quicker turn-a-round time and consistency of lab results. Conceptions Laboratory and physicians are proud to participate with most major insurance plans. This is important as this means our patients will have the peace of mind of not paying any extra costs. For continue reading »
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