Monday, March 8th, 2010
BioVex Inc, a private biotechnology company developing new generation biologics for the treatment of cancer and prevention of infectious disease, announced that the first subject had been dosed in the Phase 1 study of its live attenuated genital herpes vaccine, ImmunoVEXHSV2. The Phase 1 study is an open label ascending ...
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Sunday, March 7th, 2010
The field is abuzz with the word "prevention," but how to pull off this vaunted goal? It's been held back by a strange Catch-22 of cost, time, and biomarker validation. That might change with a bold initiative led by Eric Reiman, Pierre Tariot, and others at the Banner Alzheimer's Institute. ...
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Saturday, March 6th, 2010
The same drugs that are used effectively to treat diseases in millions of people around the world can sometimes be the cause of disease themselves. The American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) has just released the 2nd edition of Drug-Induced Diseases: Prevention, Detection and Management, edited by James E. Tisdale, ...
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Sunday, February 28th, 2010
A major study shows that a minimally-invasive procedure is as effective and safe as the gold standard for treating blockages of the carotid artery, giving patients who prefer a less invasive procedure a proven alternative. The Methodist Hospital in Houston is a top 10 enrolling site for the CREST ...
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Sunday, February 28th, 2010
Winter statistically represents a time when older people are more susceptible to slips, trips and falls. However, Balance Master's Peter Hope argues that fall prevention is better than cure. In fact, Peter believes that by increasing awareness of and access to advice and exercise; older people are more likely to ...
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