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Nostroms: Vitamins and Cancer Risk in Women
Published December 1, 2008, 6:53 pm, New York Times
A large randomized trial of vitamin B and folic acid suggests that they do not lower the risk of cancer for women.
Fractional dose of scarce meningitis vaccine may be effective in outbreak control
Published December 1, 2008, 5:28 pm, EurekAlert!
( Public Library of Science ) A partial dose of a commonly used vaccine against meningitis may be as effective as a full dose, according to new research published Dec. 2 in the open-access journal PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases. Fractional dosing would enable large-scale vaccination campaigns during epidemics, especially at a time of global vaccine shortages.
Evidence grows for vitamin D, heart health link
Published December 1, 2008, 4:40 pm, MSNBC
People with a deficiency in vitamin D may be at increased risk of heart and blood vessel disease, the authors of a new review on research of vitamin D and heart health conclude.
Clinical Trial Results on the Sleep-Promoting Effects of Vanda Pharmaceuticals' Circadian Regulator Tasimelteon ...
Published December 1, 2008, 4:01 pm, PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance
Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc. reports publication in The Lancet, one of the world's leading medical journals, results of clinical trials of its novel circadian regulator, experimental compound tasimelteon .
Evidence growing for vitamin D-heart health link
Published December 1, 2008, 3:23 pm, Reuters
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People with a deficiency in vitamin D may be at increased risk of heart and blood vessel disease, the authors of a new review of current research on vitamin D and cardiovascular health conclude.
Lack of vitamin D could spell heart trouble
Published December 1, 2008, 2:29 pm, PhysOrg
Vitamin D deficiency—which is traditionally associated with bone and muscle weakness—may also increase the risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD). A growing body of evidence links low 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels to common CVD risk factors such as hypertension, obesity and diabetes, as well as major cardiovascular events including stroke and congestive heart failure.
ViroPharma Submits Supplemental Biologics License Application for Cinryze(TM) to Treat Acute Attacks of Hereditary ...
Published December 1, 2008, 2:20 pm, PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance
ViroPharma Incorporated today announced that the company submitted a supplemental Biologics License Application to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for Cinryze C1 Inhibitor as a treatment for acute attacks of hereditary angioedema .
Psychological challenges of surviving cancer
Published December 1, 2008, 2:01 pm, Newsday
About 11 million Americans alive today -- one in 30 people -- are either currently undergoing treatment for cancer or have done so in the past. The National Cancer Institute considers all to be cancer survivors. Many would attest that cancer is not only life-threatening, but also life-altering.
This Just In: Times Are Tough
Published December 1, 2008, 1:31 pm, Portfolio.com via Yahoo! Finance
You might have thought that the recession was already an inarguable reality, but today the National Bureau of Economic Research announced for the first time that -- surprise! -- the U.S. is officially in a recession, and that it ...
Lexicon Files Investigational New Drug Application for LX4211 as a Potential Treatment for Diabetes
Published December 1, 2008, 1:30 pm, GlobeNewswire via Yahoo! Finance
THE WOODLANDS, Texas, Dec. 1, 2008 -- Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, Inc. , a biopharmaceutical company focused on discovering and developing breakthrough treatments for human disease, announced today that it has submitted an investigational new drug application to the U.S.
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