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Interstitial lung disease associated with lung cancer treatment.
Interstitial lung disease is one of the most serious side effects caused by lung cancer treatment. Due to the complexity diagnosis and variability of the disease, it is often not diagnosied and treate...
No one treatment is likely to affect all patients with a disorder in the same way. A treatment highly effective for some may be ineffective or even harmful for others. Statistically significant or not...
Opening and blocking the inner-pores of halloysite.
Aggregation and dispersion behaviours of halloysite nanotubes (HNTs) were influenced by pH. The meso- and micro-porosity of halloysite were determined by N2 gas physisorption. The blocking and opening...
Sofosbuvir for hepatitis C genotype 2 or 3 in patients without treatment options.
Patients chronically infected with hepatitis C virus (HCV) genotype 2 or 3 for whom treatment with peginterferon is not an option, or who have not had a response to prior interferon treatment, current...
Cancer treatment is complicated because of a multitude of treatment options and little patient-specific information to help clinicians choose appropriate therapy. There are two genomes relevant in can...
ABSTRACT Background: The Charles Bonnet syndrome (CBS) is characterized by distinct visual hallucinations and ocularpathology causing visual impairment in patients with insight and the absence of psyc...
Treating eating disorders over the internet: A systematic review and future research directions.
OBJECTIVE: To review the literature regarding internet-based treatment of eating disorders (ED). METHOD: Relevant studies were identified by searching electronic databases (including Medline, Embase,...
Prognostic role for diffusion-weighted imaging of pediatric optic pathway glioma.
Optic pathway glioma (OPG) has an unpredictable course, with poor correlation between conventional imaging features and tumor progression. We investigated whether diffusion-weighted MRI (DWI) predicts...
In 2007 Timor-Leste, a malaria endemic country, changed its Malaria Treatment Protocol for uncomplicated falciparum malaria from sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine to artemether-lumefantrine. The change in tr...
Background: Enhanced functionality is a major goal in the treatment of schizophrenia. However, possible differences in the effectiveness of first- vs. second-generation antipsychotics or between depot...
News Articles
AcelRX post-op pain treatment meets late-stage study goal
(Reuters) - AcelRX Pharmaceuticals Inc said its experimental treatment for post-operative pain met its main goal in a late-stage trial of patients who had undergone knee or hip replacement surgery, se...
Recent findings from Clinical Psychiatry news sites the connection between using mental health techniques like hypnotherapy to help skin conditions. Adult acne treatment, Probiotic Action explains how...
Study identifies superior hypertension treatment, efficacy between sexes
(Medical Xpress)—In a recent subgroup analysis of the largest blood pressure treatment trial in history, University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) researchers found that women and men react the same...
The premier Chula Vista dentist, Dr. Nicholas Gistaro, is now offering a complimentary Invisalign consultation. In addition, Dr. Gistaro is offering $500 off of the treatment. Chula Vista, CA (PRWEB)...
Lung Volume Reduction Coil may play key role in treatment of emphysema, study finds
A small, easily implantable device called the Lung Volume Reduction Coil may play a key role in the treatment of two types of emphysema, according to a study conducted in Europe. Results of the study...
The Interactive Effects On Neurocognition Of Alcohol Consumption, Smoking And Age
Treatment for alcohol use disorders works best if the patient actively understands and incorporates the interventions provided in the clinic. Multiple factors can influence both the type and degree of...
Gateway Rehab CEO Kenneth S. Ramsey Receives NAATP's Bradley Award
PITTSBURGH, May 20, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Kenneth S. Ramsey, PhD, President and CEO of Gateway Rehabilitation Center, is the 2013 recipient of the Nelson J. Bradley Life Time Achievemen...
The s**t hits the fan - FDA, INDs, and fecal microbiota transplants
[caption id="attachment_4663" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Bristol Stool Chart"] [/caption]This weekend, the proverbial s**t hit the fan over the FDA's decision to require an IND for stool...
Tiny, implantable coil promises hope for emphysema patients
A small, easily implantable device called the Lung Volume Reduction Coil (LVRC) may play a key role in the treatment of two types of emphysema, according to a study conducted in Europe. Results of the...
Study supports 'aggressive' treatment for posterior fossa hematoma in newborns
Posterior fossa subdural hematoma (PFSDH) is a serious and rare condition in newborns, generally occurring after difficult deliveries. But with appropriate treatment, there's an excellent chance of go...
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Main focus on Breast cancer, Prostate cancer, Ovarian cancer, Lung cancer, Colorectal cancer
Companies
Aradigm Corporation and Grifols S.A.
Aradigm is an emerging specialty pharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of drugs delivered by inhalation for the prevention and treatment of sever...
Ignyta, Inc., located in San Diego, California, is a personalized medicine company developing revolutionary new products and services to customize diagnosis and treatment of patie...
Foundation Medicine is dedicated to the development of comprehensive tests that will help physicians personalize cancer treatment for their patients. Foundation Medicineâs la...
Eutropics Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Eutropics is addressing the need for improving the treatment of aggressive forms of leukemia, myeloma, lymphoma, and other cancers. The company is developing a novel diagnostic te...
Devon Medical, Inc. (www.devonmedicalproducts.com) is an ISO 13485 certified medical device manufacturer, designer, and distributor. Since 2005, we have developed innovative and h...
Scientific excellence that achieves new standards of care drives the company's work. 17 products are currently in clinical development addressing a variety of key medical needs.With patients in more t...
GL Rapha have been developing various ranges of pharmaceutical technologies specially focusing on Bio-pharmaceuticals such as recombinant proteins, synthetic peptides, and DDS bio similar based on t...
Founded in 1990, U.S. Physical Therapy, Inc. (NASDAQ:USPH) operates 369 clinics in 43 states. The Company's clinics provide preventative and post-operative care for a variety of o...
Columbia Laboratories, Inc. is focused on developing products that utilize its novel bioadhesive drug delivery technologies to optimize drug delivery in a controlled, sustained ma...
BSD Medical Corporation develops, manufactures, markets and services systems to treat cancer and benign diseases using heat therapy delivered using focused radio frequency (RF) an...
Clinical Trials
This prospective, multi-center, non-interventional study will evaluate the efficacy and safety of Herceptin (trastuzumab) in routine clinical practice in Chinese patients with gastric or g...
This is a prospective, multi-center, randomized, placebo-controlled trial in subjects with histological evidence of > 33% hepatic steatosis or nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) and chron...
Phase 2 Study Of Neoadjuvant Iressa Treatment In Stage 1 NSCLC
ELIGIBILITY - Non-small cell lung cancer Clinical Stage 1A (T1N0M0 a tumor that is 3 cm or less in greatest dimension, surrounded by lung or visceral pleura, and without bronchosc...
Nicotinic Acid - Pharmacokinetics, Pharmacodynamics, Receptor Expression
The study will be a double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled, single-center, 2 treatment, 3-way crossover. Subjects will be randomly allocated to a treatment sequence – AAB, ABA or...
Treatment for Subjects With Chronic Kidney Disease Receiving Haemodialysis
Treatment period 1:To demonstrate that switching HD subjects with a baseline haemoglobin (Hb) ≥ 10 g/dL and ≤ 13 g/dL from either subcutaneous (SC) or intravenous (IV) rHuEPO to IV dar...
Treatment of HIV repairs the immune system, but continuous treatment is expensive and causes side effects. Would it not be better to treat intermittently, e.g. stop treatment when the imm...
The purpose of this study is to permit access to SU011248 for treatment use by patients with GIST given the following conditions: a) patients undergo screening, but are not eligible for pa...
Behavior and Naltrexone Treatment for Alcoholics
The study's purpose is to improve alcoholism treatment by investigating the combined effectiveness of a psychotherapy (Coping Skills Training and Cue Exposure Treatment - CSTCET) with nalt...
This is a phase 2, open-label, single institution trial of combination of intravenous (IV) ofatumumab and oral GSK2110183 in patients with relapsed or refractory Chronic Lymphocytic Leuke...
The investigational product is a specially formulated TCM and administered in the form of a capsule. Basic pre-clinical studies have suggested that it may have good immunomodulating funct...
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Immunomodulating effect of autohaemotherapy. PMID 3534085 [PubMed indexed for MEDLINE]
Immunomodulating effect of autohaemotherapy (a literature review). PMID 3534085 [PubMed indexed for MEDLINE] J Hyg Epidemiol Microbiol Immunol. 1986;30(3):33...
Medical and Biotech [MESH] Definitions
Consent Forms
Documents describing a medical treatment or research project, including proposed procedures, risks, and alternatives, that are to be signed by an individual, or the individual's proxy, to indicate his/her understanding of the document and a willingness to undergo the treatment or to participate in the research.
Duty To Recontact
The ethical and/or legal obligation of a health provider or researcher to communicate with a former patient or research subject about advances in research relevant to a treatment or to a genetic or other diagnostic test provided earlier, or about proposed new uses of blood or tissue samples taken in the past for another purpose.
Genetic Services
Organized services to provide diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of genetic disorders.
Rare Diseases
A large group of diseases which are characterized by a low prevalence in the population. They frequently are associated with problems in diagnosis and treatment.
Virus Inactivation
Inactivation of viruses by non-immune related techniques. They include extremes of pH, HEAT treatment, ultraviolet radiation, IONIZING RADIATION; DESICCATION; ANTISEPTICS; DISINFECTANTS; organic solvents, and DETERGENTS.
