Seaweed Extract May Hold Promise For Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma Treatment

Seaweed extract may eventually emerge as a lymphoma treatment, according to laboratory research presented at the second AACR Dead Sea International Conference on Advances in Cancer Research: From the Laboratory to the Clinic, held here March 7-10, 2010...
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Cempra Announces The Completion Of Phase 1 Studies For CEM-101, A Next-Generation Macrolide

Cempra Pharmaceuticals announced the successful completion of Phase 1 clinical trials of its oral formulation of CEM-101, which showed good tolerability in those studies. The company also announced plans to submit an IND to the FDA to begin a Phase 1 study with the company's intravenous formulation of CEM-101 in mid-2010...
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Allergist Expert Onsite At The FDA Advisory Committee Meeting On LABAs

On Wednesday, March 10 and Thursday, March 11, the FDA is convening an Advisory Committee meeting on the clinical trial design for long acting beta-2 adrenergic agonists (LABA's). Bob Lanier, M.D...
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Coromega(R) Sweetens Adult Omega-3 Supplement Line

Premier supplements maker Coromega® today unveiled Coromega Omega3 + Vitamin D, a delicious squeeze supplement that provides a daily dose of omega-3s with added vitamin D3, and Coromega Omega3 Fruit Gummies, a high-DHA chewable gummy supplement for the kid in everyone...
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Massage Eases Anxiety, But No Better Than Simple Relaxation Does

A new randomized trial shows that on average, three months after receiving a series of 10 massage sessions, patients had half the symptoms of anxiety. This improvement resembles that previously reported with psychotherapy, medications, or both...
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British Fertility Society Issues New Guidelines On The Use Of Acupuncture And Chinese Herbal Medicine In Fertility Treatment, UK

The British Fertility Society has issued new guidelines in the journal Human Fertility on the use of acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine in fertility treatment. The guidelines found that there is currently no evidence that having acupuncture or Chinese herbal medicine treatment around the time of assisted conception increases the likelihood of subsequent pregnancy...
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Program Could Help Teens Control Asthma

An asthma program specifically tailored to teens could help those in rural areas manage their disease and avoid potentially fatal complications, Medical College of Georgia researchers say. Black males have a death rate from asthma that is six times greater than their white counterparts, and Dr...
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New Asthma Prevention Study Underway At UHSM

The largest ever study to investigate whether its possible to prevent children with hay fever going on to develop asthma is now underway at UHSM (University Hospital South Manchester)...
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Reducing Pain In Hospitalized Patients Using Non-Drug Techniques

Non-traditional therapies relieve pain among a wide range of hospitalized patients as much as 50 percent, according to a first-of-a-kind study in the Journal of Patient Safety...
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What Are Hiccups? What Causes Hiccups?

A hiccup, also known as hiccough, synchronous diaphragmatic flutter (SDF), or singultus is a common condition that probably affects every human, in which there is an involuntary esophageal contraction of the diaphragm that recurs several times per minute. The diaphragm is the muscle that separates the chest from the abdomen - it is underneath the ribcage - and has a key function in breathing...
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