Transport Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a leader in combination drug/medical devices for the topical treatment of dermatological conditions, today announced preliminary results from a recently completed Phase I safety and pharmacokinetic study with the SoloVir(TM) electrokinetic transdermal system, being...
Transport Delivers Unprecedented Levels Of Acyclovir With Novel Five Percent Gel Formulation
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Scientists Discover New Gene That Prevents Multiple Types Of Cancer
A decades-old cancer mystery has been solved by researchers at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL). “We not only found a critical tumor suppressor gene, but have revealed a master switch for a tumor suppressive network that means more targeted and effective cancer therapy in the future,”...
Cincinnati Researchers Publish Pioneering Work Characterizing The Basis For Predisposition To Infection In Deadly Lung Disease
Researchers at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center and University of Cincinnati have published pioneering work characterizing the molecular defect contributing to the predisposition to microbial infection in people with Pulmonary Alveolar Proteinosis (PAP), a rare lung disorder...
Pfizer’s Sutent Receives FDA Approval To Include New First-Line Advanced Kidney Cancer Data In Label
Pfizer Inc said today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved new labeling of Sutent(R) (sunitinib malate) which includes first-line treatment of advanced renal cell carcinoma (RCC), a type of advanced kidney cancer, based on results of a large Phase 3 trial which showed prolonged...
Advanced BioHealing Enrolls First Patient In Celaderm(TM) Pilot Venous Leg Ulcer Clinical Trial
Advanced BioHealing, Inc. (ABH) announced today that it has enrolled the first patient in its initial Celaderm(TM) pilot study. The study, whose primary purpose is to evaluate the safety of Celaderm in humans, will also assess the potential for Celaderm to accelerate healing of venous leg ulcers...
Prevalence Of Overactive Bladder Is Overestimated
According to the International Continence Society, overactive bladder is a symptom-defined condition characterized by urinary urgency, with or without urgency incontinence, usually with urinary frequency and nocturia (night-time urination). The term overactive bladder is appropriate if there is no proven...
Statin Therapy Associated With Regression Of Coronary Atherosclerosis With Key Lipid Level Changes
An analysis of data from four clinical trials suggests that statin therapy is associated with regression of coronary atherosclerosis when low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C or “bad” cholesterol) is substantially reduced and high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C or “good”...
Senate Finance Committee Leaders ‘Stop Short’ Of Endorsing Norwalk As Permanent CMS Administrator
The leaders of the Senate Finance Committee, which would conduct confirmation hearings on nominations for a permanent CMS administrator, on Tuesday “stopped short” of endorsing acting agency administrator Leslie Norwalk for the position, CQ HealthBeat reports. Committee Chair Max Baucus...
EPG Patient Direct - A Portal Enabling The Millions Of Patients Seeking Knowledge And Information About Personal Care And Health
IMR International Limited, developers of e-communication and clinical information solutions, today announced that it will launch EPG Patient Direct in June 2007. The service, designed specifically for public and patient use, will provide visitors with access to a vast range of healthcare content written...
Wal-Mart, SEIU, Others To Launch Campaign Seeking Universal Health Coverage, Shared Responsibility
Wal-Mart Stores and the Service Employees International Union on Wednesday in a joint news conference will announce “a major new campaign with a focus on health care,” according to a news release issued Tuesday, the AP/Houston Chronicle reports (AP/Houston Chronicle, 2/7). The news conference...