Cardiorentis has initiated the first-ever acute heart failure (AHF) Phase III trial to be specifically designed to assess the effect of early treatment on cardiovascular mortality. TRUE-AHF (TRial of Ularitide's Efficacy and safety in patients with Acute Heart Failure) aims to show that early...
Michael Patrick Pignone, M.D., M.P.H., of the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, and colleagues conducted a randomized clinical in October 2011 in which men underwent a values clarification task and then chose the most important attribute for prostate-specific antigen (PSA) screening. Â...
I was wonderng where to go on my next hiking/hunting trip ive been on 2-3 day ones but plan on taking 2 weeks and doing something big i really want somewhere beautiful like surreal or out of a movie type of place if you guys have any advice on places you been or heard of id love to hear the...
An international study of ibrutinib in people with relapsed or refractory mantle cell lymphoma (MCL) continues to show unprecedented and durable results with few side effects. Researchers from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center presented interim findings of the multi-center Phase...
A recent University of Colorado Cancer Center review in the journal Advances in Nutrition shows that rice bran offers promising cancer prevention properties. Meanwhile, an ongoing clinical trial is testing the effectiveness of rice bran in preventing the recurrence of colon cancer. "While I have...
The Auckland trial will take place in parts of the North Shore on the 2600MHz spectrum and will be conducted by Huawei Technologies. Alcatel-Lucent will run the trial in the Lower Hutt area of Wellington, also on the 2600MHz spectrum.
Ares murdered Halirrhothius for attempting to rape his daughter, Alcippe. I find this myth referenced in other texts but cannot find the myth itself. Can someone help me? Trying to write a term paper, here!
What are your thoughts on the case? Do you think he is guilty, and do you think he will be found guilty, or not guilty? I personally think this is a very hard case for the prosecution. I think he will be found not guilty. Discuss.
A new conjugate vaccine is highly effective (93-100%) at preventing invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD; meningitis, sepsis, bacteremic pneumonia, and other blood-borne infections) in infants younger than 2 years who are the most vulnerable to infection, according to new research published Online...
The key player in a movement challenging improper use of DNA testing and other elements of forensic science is the topic of a compelling cover story in this week's edition of Chemical & Engineering News. The story in the weekly newsmagazine of the American Chemical Society (ACS) - the world's...
Early analysis from the world's first ever efficacy trial of an experimental vaccine against dengue fever shows promising results. In a study involving 4,000 children in Thailand, the vaccine appeared to prevent infection by three of the four circulating strains of the virus and showed an...
While clinical trial results are being released regarding drugs intended to decrease amyloid production - thought to contribute to decline in Alzheimer's disease - clinical trials of drugs targeting other disease proteins, such as tau, are in their initial phases...
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Participants in drug trials are often not fully informed about the effect of placebos, thereby undermining the process of "informed consent", concludes a new study published this week in the open access journal PLoS ONE. Placebos are used in randomized drug trials to act as a yardstick or...
In the battle against HIV/AIDS conditions on the frontlines are constantly in flux as treatment, research and policy evolve. The landmark HIV Prevention Trials Network (HPTN) 052 study, which established that antiretroviral treatment in people who are HIV positive decreases the likelihood of...
A pill designed to zero in on abnormal genes that drive specific cancers has produced encouraging early results in children with an uncommon but aggressive type of lymphoma, as well as in children with a rare form of neuroblastoma. A phase 1 clinical trial of the drug crizotinib achieved...
Telecom announced today that it will be conducting live customer trials of Long Term Evolution (LTE) mobile technology later this year in preparation for the evolution of its XT network to 4G.