Archive for 2010/04


Australian Study Shows Link Between MS And Birth Month

An Australian study published today (Friday 30 April) has shed further light on the correlation between vitamin D and MS. The study, published in the British Medical Journal, shows that people born after the vitamin D-scarce winter months are roughly 30% more likely to go on to develop MS later in life compared with those born after the summer months...
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04/30/2010 | Complememntary & Alternative Medicine - Multiple Sclerosis | Trackback | Comments Off

Novavax’s Seasonal Influenza VLP Vaccine Candidate Shows Positive Results In A Phase II Clinical Trial In Older Adults

Novavax, Inc. (Nasdaq: NVAX) reported that its trivalent seasonal influenza virus-like-particle (VLP)-based vaccine candidate was safe and immunogenic against the 2009-2010 seasonal influenza virus strains in older adults 60 years or higher in age...
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04/30/2010 | Respiratory & Asthma - Respiratory / Asthma | Trackback | Comments Off

Vitamin E Helps Those With Fatty Liver Disease

In an NIH-funded study published in the New England Journal of Medicine, research found that daily vitamin E improved the livers of patients who have a type of liver disease known as nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH). The study results are welcome findings because there are currently no approved treatments for the disease, says a Saint Louis University researcher on the project...
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04/30/2010 | Complememntary & Alternative Medicine - Liver Disease / Hepatitis | Trackback | Comments Off

Use Of Alternative Therapy For Pain Treatment Increases With Age And Wealth

In a University of Michigan Health System study, 1 out of 3 patients with chronic pain reported using complementary and alternative medicine therapies such as acupuncture and chiropractic visits for pain relief. Socioeconomic factors - primarily race and age - played a large role in the use of alternative therapy in chronic pain patients, the study showed...
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04/30/2010 | Complememntary & Alternative Medicine - Pain / Anesthetics | Trackback | Comments Off

BJOG Release: Acupuncture Does Not Help Relieve Birth Pains

A new review published in BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology states that the available evidence does not show that acupuncture helps diminish pain during labour. The use of acupuncture to manage pain in labour started in the 1970s but the evidence of its benefits remains unconvincing...
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04/29/2010 | Complememntary & Alternative Medicine - Complementary Medicine / Alternative Medicine | Trackback | Comments Off

Pigs Provide Clues On Cystic Fibrosis Lung Disease

Aided by a new experimental model, scientists are a step closer to understanding how cystic fibrosis (CF) causes lung disease in people with the condition. The findings, published online April 28 in the journal Science Translational Medicine, could help improve treatments for lung disease, which causes most of the deaths and disability among people with CF...
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04/29/2010 | Respiratory & Asthma - Cystic Fibrosis | Trackback | Comments Off

Critical Care Outcomes Tied To Insurance Status

Among the general U.S. population, people who are uninsured are about half as likely to receive critical care services as those with insurance, according to systematic review of the literature by the American Thoracic Society's Health Disparities Group...
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04/29/2010 | Respiratory & Asthma - Health Insurance / Medical Insurance | Trackback | Comments Off

New Genetic Tests May Predict Leading Cause Of Hospital Readmissions In Newborns & Improve Outcomes For Asthma Patients

The results of two separate research studies taking place at Children's Mercy Hospitals and Clinics will help physicians use genetic testing to prevent complications, and ease the worry of new parents by predicting in advance which newborns may require readmission to the hospital shortly after birth...
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04/29/2010 | Respiratory & Asthma - Respiratory / Asthma | Trackback | Comments Off

Alnylam Publishes Results From Phase II GEMINI Trial With ALN-RSV01

Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: ALNY), a leading RNAi therapeutics company, announced that it has published results from its Phase II GEMINI study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) (DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0912186107)...
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04/29/2010 | Respiratory & Asthma - Respiratory / Asthma | Trackback | Comments Off

FDA Approves New Device For Adults With Severe And Persistent Asthma

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved the first medical device that uses radiofrequency energy to treat severe and persistent asthma in certain adults. The Alair Bronchial Thermoplasty System is intended for patients ages 18 and older whose severe and persistent asthma is not well-controlled with inhaled corticosteroids and long-acting beta agonist medications...
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04/28/2010 | Respiratory & Asthma - Respiratory / Asthma | Trackback | Comments Off

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