Archive for 2008/04


ForeverGreen Receives Clinical Study Results On Marine Phytoplankton

ForeverGreen Corp. (OTCBB:FVRG), a manufacturer and distributor of all natural whole foods, announced the company has received the preliminary findings of a recently completed medical study of the benefits of marine phytoplankton to humans. Scientific evidence has proven one of the key ingredients in ForeverGreen's FrequenSea, Alpha 3 concentrated marine phytoplankton (Alpha 3CMP), does in fact benefit humans who consume the product.
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04/18/2008 | Complememntary & Alternative Medicine | Trackback | Comments Off

PARI’s EFlow Delivers Alnylam RNAi Therapeutic In Phase II Study

An optimized PARI eFlow platform nebulizer will be delivering Alnylam's ALN-RSV01 in a Phase II human clinical trial that has begun enrolling patients. ALN-RSV01 is a RNAi therapeutic being developed as a treatment for respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection, the leading cause of pediatric hospitalization in the U.S. and a prevalent infection in immune-compromised adults. RSV currently does not have a viable treatment option.
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04/18/2008 | Respiratory & Asthma | Trackback | Comments Off

As The Complementary Medicine Debate Continues, Patients Lose

In an editorial published in BMJ Clinical Evidence,complementary medicine (CM) expert Professor Edzard Ernst writes thatpatients are continuously and seriously being misled by the debate overcomplementary medicine's efficacy.
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04/17/2008 | Complememntary & Alternative Medicine | Trackback | Comments Off

Aeolus Pharmaceuticals’ AEOL 10150 Protects Lungs From Fractionated Radiation; Reduces Angiogenesis And Inflammation

Aeolus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (OTCBB: AOLS) reported data published in the peer-reviewed journal, Free Radical Research, show the Company's lead compound, AEOL 10150, provided statistically significant protection of the lungs of Fisher 344 rats exposed to fractionated radiation in a study led by Zeljko Vujaskovic, M.D. Ph.D. of Duke University.
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04/17/2008 | Respiratory & Asthma | Trackback | Comments Off

Oral Epithelium As A Surrogate Tissue For Assessing Smoking-Induced Molecular Alterations In The Lungs

Doctors may be able to determine the extent of a smoker's lung damage by looking in his or her mouth, according to new research from The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center.
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04/17/2008 | Respiratory & Asthma | Trackback | Comments Off

Pine Bark Naturally Reduces Osteoarthritis, Study Shows

A new study has shown that Pycnogenol® , a natural pine bark extract, has the ability to naturally reduce pain and increase mobility in those suffering from osteoarthritis. The study revealed a particularly high efficacy of Pycnogenol® for lowering joint pain by 55 percent, joint stiffness by 53 percent and increasing patients mobility almost three-fold.
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04/17/2008 | Complememntary & Alternative Medicine | Trackback | Comments Off

Top Three CO2 Emitting US Counties Are Houston, Los Angeles And Chicago

The top twenty carbon dioxide-emitting counties in the United States have been identified by a research team led by Purdue University. The top three counties include the cities of Houston, Los Angeles and Chicago. Kevin Gurney, an assistant professor of earth and atmospheric science at Purdue University and leader of the carbon dioxide inventory project, which is called Vulcan, says the biggest surprise is that each region of the United States is included in the ranking.
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04/17/2008 | Respiratory & Asthma | Trackback | Comments Off

Half Of Europe’s Workforce Remain Unprotected From Secondhand Smoke At Work

Less than a third of the European Union's Member States have introduced fully comprehensive smokefree legislation, three years after the world's first public health treaty on tobacco control - the World Health Organisation (WHO) Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) - introduced the need for protecting employees from the dangerous effects of secondhand smoke.
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04/17/2008 | Respiratory & Asthma | Trackback | Comments Off

An Option For Poor Families Could Be Homemade Asthma-Relief Device

When an asthma attack occurs, many sufferers use a device - a "spacer" - to increase the chances that rescue medicine travels from an inhaler all the way down to the airways where it is needed. A new review of studies found no difference between the effectiveness of commercially manufactured devices and homemade spacers - sometimes fashioned from a plastic soda bottle or a Styrofoam cup.
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04/16/2008 | Respiratory & Asthma | Trackback | Comments Off

Reviewers Say Children Should Not Take Antihistamines For Chronic Cough

Chronic cough can cut into children's sleep and fray parents' nerves. Although antihistamines can alleviate cough, possible side effects outweigh their benefits, say authors of a new review of studies from Australia."In contrast to recommendations in adults with chronic cough, antihistamines cannot be recommended as empirical therapy for children with chronic cough," conclude reviewers led by Dr. Anne Chang.
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04/16/2008 | Respiratory & Asthma | Trackback | Comments Off

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