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Drugs Approvals and Trials
MDA Collaborates with AVI BioPharma on First Phase 2 Placebo-Controlled Clinical Trial of Exon-51 Skipping Drug as Potential Therapy for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
Columbus, OH - More than a decade of targeted Muscular Dystrophy Association-funded research, made possible as a result of generous public support of the MDA Labor Day Telethon and thousands of grassroots special events, has culminated in MDA providing financial assistance for the start of the first phase 2 placebo-controlled, multiple-dose efficacy, safety, tolerability and pharmacokinetics clinical trial of an exon-51 skipping drug, eteplirsen, as a potential therapy for Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD).
New Study is the First North American Clinical Trial to Test Adult Mesenchymal Stem Cell Transplantation as a New Therapy for MS
A team of researchers at three landmark Cleveland institutions have come together to launch a new clinical trial of an experimental treatment for multiple sclerosis (MS). ...Research set to improve processes for NHS drug approvals
Researchers from the University of Sheffield and the University of Liverpool have identified ways in which the process of approving drugs for use on the NHS can be improved....FDA approves Adcetris to treat two types of lymphoma
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Adcetris (brentuximab vedotin) to treat Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) and a rare lymphoma known as systemic anaplastic large cell lymphoma (ALCL)....U-M participates in study to reduce debilitating effects of stroke in diabetic patients
50+ center clinical trial is being coordinated through U-M based Neurological Emergencies Treatment Trials (NETT) network...FDA approves Zelboraf and companion diagnostic test for late-stage skin cancer
Second melanoma drug approved this year that improves overall survival ...FDA approves the first specific treatment for scorpion stings
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Anascorp, the first specific treatment for a scorpion sting by Centruroides scorpions in the United States....Hepatitis C study seeks more volunteers
La Trobe University is calling for Australians with Hepatitis C to participate in the national Charting Health Impacts study in a bid to improve treatment and services....Trials move closer to treat Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
Findings from clinical trials for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, using a compound designed in The University of Western Australia and Australian Neuro-muscular Research Institute laboratories of Professors Steve Wilton and Sue Fletcher have been published today in the prestigious medical research journal The Lancet. ...Study investigates drug-free relief for tension headaches
As Australia marks its first National Pain Week (24-30 July), RMIT University researchers have begun recruiting volunteers for a new study investigating the use of acupuncture and counselling as a treatment for tension headaches....
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Jon
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12/10/2011 16:41:04
One reason people get the wrong idea: articles like yours that talk about "association with the risks of smoking"
Hello? Are you familiar with the ...
brigitte
on
07/10/2011 14:29:44
Those listed items are not going to make much impact. Smoking compromises babies, but doesn't result in prematurity anymore than any other imperfect practice prenatally. ...
admin
on
06/10/2011 18:47:06
Actually there is a great deal of published evidence of fluoride in drinking water severely harming the health of users.
Try examining the dozens of clinical ...
Richard Windsor
on
29/09/2011 05:25:07
Point to a single double-blind placebo controlled trial that meets modern standards of evidence based medicine and I might consider your argument.
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28/09/2011 04:57:08
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