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Protalex Reports Positive Interim Review of Phase 1b Trial of PRTX-100 in Rheumatoid Arthritis by Independent Data Safety Monitoring Committee

Protalex, Inc. (OTCBB: PRTX), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, today announced that following a planned interim safety review by its independent Data Safety Monitoring Committee, the Company is continuing enrollment and increasing the dose for subjects in its multicenter Phase 1b randomized, multiple-dose, dose-escalation study of PRTX-100 in co...

COPD patients suffer pain 'on par with arthritis'

Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) experience significant chronic pain of similar severity to the pain of arthritis, a new study has found.

Jim Belushi, Savient And CreakyJoints Team Up To Shift The Conversation About Gout

BRIDGEWATER, N.J., May 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Jim Belushi, Savient Pharmaceuticals and patient advocacy group CreakyJoints have released a new online video to encourage candid discussion about gout, an age-old and often misunderstood condition. The actor and performer has suffered from gout for more than 15 years and is an advocate within the gout community who aims to raise awareness and e...

Rigel's R348 to Initiate Phase 2 Clinical Trial in Dry Eye

SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., May 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Rigel Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: RIGL) today announced the clinical advancement of three programs in development. The first program is a wholly-owned topical ophthalmic formulation of a JAK/SYK inhibitor, R348, being developed by Rigel as a treatment for dry eye disease.  The other two programs are aimed at oncology targets and are...

Alzheimer's Treatment Reduces Assisted Living Facilities Cost

Novel drug treatment facilitates recovery of memory, mood and cognitive function. The improved self-suficiency enables a lower level of care according to a recent NWC observational study. (PRWEB) May 22, 2013 Neurological Recovery Guide and Neurological Wellness Center have been facilitating recovery from Alzheimer's disease since 2010.This breakthrough therapy results in rapid cognitive impr...

Global Musculoskeletal Diseases (MSDs) Market Research Report Submitted by Transparency Market Research

Albany, NY, May 22, 2013 --(PR.com)-- Musculoskeletal diseases/disorders (MSDs) are diseases of muscles and related ligaments, and other connective tissues and bones. Some of the most common musculoskeletal diseases are back pain, osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, osteoporosis, septic arthritis, gout, myasthenia gravis, systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), and some others. Musculoskeletal dis...

Musculoskeletal ultrasonography in patients with rheumatoid arthritis

Musculoskeletal ultrasonography is widely used for evaluating patients with RA and these imaging techniques can also allow the comparison of therapeutic agents, as well as monitoring patient response to treatment. Here, Ohrndorf and Backhaus describe...

Rheumatoid arthritis: MRI points to inflammation as source of cartilage damage

Surgery: Preserving shoulder movement in advanced OA—yes we CAM!

When nonsurgical options for osteoarthritis of the glenohumeral joint are exhausted, total shoulder arthroplasty has been well studied and carries the most predictable outcome. For patients wishing to remain active, however, proven shoulder-preservin...

Post-traumatic osteoarthritis: from mouse models to clinical trials

In this Review, Little and Hunter discuss the use of animal models in osteoartritis (OA) research, focusing on their importance in understanding post-traumatic OA, the human form of the disease that the models most accurately reflect. The authors als...

RNL BIO and Human Biostar to Offer Direct-to-Consumer Adult Stem Cell Banking in the United States

SEOUL, South Korea, May 20, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- RNL BIO Co. Ltd., a stem cell biotechnology company dedicated to the commercialization of autologous cell therapy products for a variety of degenerative, ischemic and other indications, announces the availability of adult stem cell banking in the United States beginning on June 20, 2013.  RNL BIO previously offered these services through a...

Arthritis Foundation Announces Appointment Of Meagan Fulmer As Chief Development Officer

ATLANTA, May 21, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Arthritis Foundation announces the appointment of Meagan Fulmer as chief development officer effective May 13. In her new role Fulmer is responsible for national development strategy of the nation's largest non-profit health organization dedicated to the prevention, control and cure of arthritis. "Meagan Fulmer has a proven track reco...

Medivir: Positive results from a phase Ia study with MIV-711 for the treatment of skeletal disorders

Single doses of MIV-711 were safe and well tolerated in healthy subjects and displayed linear pharmacokinetics over the investigated dose range (20 – 600 mg) Serum levels of the bone resorption biomarker CTX-I were suppressed in a dose dependent manner) with up to 79% reduction at 24 hours after dose...

SuppreMol Raises € 9.5 million in Extended Series D Financing Round

SuppreMol GmbH / SuppreMol Raises € 9.5 million in Extended Series D Financing Round . Processed and transmitted by Thomson Reuters ONE. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. Munich, Germany, May 21st, 2013: SuppreMol GmbH, a privately held biopharmaceutical company developing novel therapies for the treatment of autoimmune diseases, today announced the second cl...

Pain a Common Problem for People With COPD

TUESDAY, May 21 (HealthDay News) -- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients experience a significant amount of pain, new research suggests. Pain levels are nearly on par with the kind of discomfort experienced by many osteoarthritis an...

United Spinal Co-Hosts 'From Within' Conference for Women Living with Physical Disabilities

NEW YORK, May 21, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- United Spinal Association, Independence Care System (ICS), and the National MS Society are co-hosting the fourth annual 'From Within' Women's Health Conference to improve the lives, health, and well-being of women living with spinal cord injuries and disorders. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110413/MM82757LOGO) From Within atten...

U.S. Spending on Specialty Medications Likely to Increase 67 Percent Through 2015

ST. LOUIS, May 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- U.S. spending on specialty prescription drugs — those used to treat chronic, complex diseases such as cancer, multiple sclerosis and rheumatoid arthritis — is projected to increase 67 percent by the end of 2015, according to a forecast released today by Express Scripts (NASDAQ: ESRX). (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20080827/EXPRESSSCR...

Sugar injections for knee arthritis may ease pain

(HealthDay)—Injections of a sugar solution appear to help relieve knee pain and stiffness related to osteoarthritis, a new study suggests.

Sugar Injections for Knee Arthritis May Ease Pain: Study

By Steven Reinberg HealthDay Reporter MONDAY, May 20 (HealthDay News) -- Injections of a sugar solution appear to help relieve knee pain and stiffness related to osteoarthritis, a new study suggests. The technique -- known as dextros...

Researchers Able To Prevent And Cure Type 1 Diabetes In Animal Models

Melbourne researchers have identified an immune protein that has the potential to stop or reverse the development of type 1 diabetes in its early stages, before insulin-producing cells have been destroyed. The discovery has wider repercussions, as th...

Joint Replacement Surgery Could Become A Thing Of The Past With New Theory On Genesis Of Osteoarthritis

Scientists at Johns Hopkins have turned their view of osteoarthritis (OA) inside out. Literally. Instead of seeing the painful degenerative disease as a problem primarily of the cartilage that cushions joints, they now have evidence that the bone und...

Common Foot Deformities Like Bunions Are Inherited

A novel study reports that white men and women of European descent inherit common foot disorders, such as bunions (hallux valgus) and lesser toe deformities, including hammer or claw toe. Findings from the Framingham Foot Study - the first to estimat...

Study shows COPD is associated with significant and persistent pain

(American Thoracic Society) Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is primarily associated with the respiratory symptoms that are its hallmark, but in fact, patients who struggle with the disease also experience significant amounts of chronic pain. A...

Race Horses May Hold Key to Cure for Deadly Lung Disease Killing Humans, Horses, Other Domestic Animals

LOUISVILLE, Ky., May 20, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Researchers from human and veterinary medicine want to know more about the lung disease that is killing horses, including thoroughbred horses and other domestic animals, just as it's claiming an increasing number of human lives – and are hoping the animals will hold a key to finding treatments faster for both. Pulmonary Fibrosis (PF)...

Dextrose Shots Ease Knee OA (CME/CE)

(MedPage Today) -- Injection of a sugar solution into the joint significantly improved quality of life among patients with osteoarthritis in the knee, a randomized study showed.