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| Report On Well-being Of America's Children: NIH Media Advisory Adolescent birth rate falls to record low, kids' exposure to secondhand smoke drops; infant mortality rate falls to former level, but birth rate for unmarried women risesThe federal government's yearly statistical report on the well-being of our Nation's children shows that the adolescent birth rate fell to the lowest level ever recorded. [click link for full article] Astellas Discontinues Development Of Alzheimer's Disease Compound FK962 Astellas Pharma Inc. today announced that it has decided to discontinue development of the Alzheimer's disease compound FK962. Astellas started Phase-II trials for FK962 for Alzheimer's disease in the US and Canada. [click link for full article] U.S. Hospitals Treat Many Uninsured Victims Of Car Crashes, Violence And Other Injuries Hospital stays for the uninsured are more likely to be for treatment of injuries, compared with the stays of privately insured patients, according to a new report by HHS' Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.-- AHRQ found that injuries accounted for 11.3 percent of the 1.7 million uninsured hospital admissions in 2003 - roughly 192,000 cases. [click link for full article] Ciphergen Reports Biomarkers Of Alzheimer's Disease CiphergenBiosystems, Inc. (Nasdaq: CIPH) announced today results of a multi-sitestudy aimed at discovering and validating biomarkers for Alzheimer'sdisease. For biomarker discovery, cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) samples wereanalyzed from 65 Alzheimer's disease patients and 44 controls. [click link for full article] C.E.R.A. Anti-Anemia Drug Maintained Stable Hemoglobin Levels In Dialysis Patients With Up To Once Every 4 Week Dosing In Phase III Clinical Studies Dialysis patients treated with short-acting and frequently administered epoetin were switched to a once every two week or once every four week treatment and maintained stable hemoglobin (Hb) levels, according to data presented today.1,2 This new treatment is Roche's investigational Continuous Erythropoietin Receptor Activator (C.E.R.A. [click link for full article] Frontotemporal Dementia: Researchers Find Cause Frontotemporal Dementia (FTD) is the second major form of dementia. Under the direction of Christine Van Broeckhoven, researchers from the Flanders Interuniversity Institute for Biotechnology (VIB) affiliated to the University of Antwerp have recently discovered that the progranulin growth factor plays an important biological role in the development of this form of dementia. [click link for full article] Colorectal Cancer Patients Suffer From Psychological Problems Long After Completion Of Treatment According to a survey, colorectal cancer patients rate their quality of life after treatment as good, particularly if they have to cope with small physical restrictions only. But the emotional and social lives of sufferers remain seriously affected over many years. [click link for full article] Different Tooth Whitening Options Produce Similar Results In today's society, the emphasis on one's appearance is unavoidable. Consumers receive messages on a daily basis regarding products to help them lose weight, change their skin's appearance, or improve the whiteness of their teeth. Tooth whitening in particular has seen a dramatic increase in popularity over the years, due to the reasonable price of the products and the increase in public demand. [click link for full article] Reuters Examines How Businesses In India Attempt To Define Role In HIV/AIDS Control Reuters on Thursday examined how businesses in India are trying to "work out their role" in HIV prevention and treatment (Allen, Reuters, 7/14). According to the "2006 Report on the Global AIDS Epidemic" released in May by UNAIDS, India has overtaken South Africa as the country with the highest number of HIV-positive people, with 5.7 million people living with the virus, compared with 5. [click link for full article] Special Plastic Surgery Needed For Soaring Number Of Formerly Obese Patients After Gastric By-Pass Surgery The number of surgicalbody-contouring procedures performed on post-bariatric surgery patientsafter significant weight loss is soaring (up 22 percent from 2004 to 2005alone) according to the American Society of Plastic Surgeons. [click link for full article] |
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