Archive for March, 2009
A dpp-iv compound makes it through
After talking the other week about the problems that Takeda has had with their DPP-IV inhibitor for diabetes, it now appears that AstraZeneca and Bristol-Myers Squibb have made it through the same narrows with their own drug. Saxagliptin has met the FDA’s latest guidelines for cardiovascular safety, which (you’d think) will remove the biggest potential barrier to approval. The advisory committee is meeting today, so we’ll see how their vote goes. (Source: In the Pipeline)Original post by In the Pipeline
No commentsTownie bar meetup.
"What are you on?"Four sets of hands fumble for their hardware.Me: "I’m on a 522."Karen: "I have the other one? The bigger one? 722?"Erin: "I’ve got Minimed, too."M: "Animas ping!" (She reaches into her shirt and pulls out a pink pump.) "I bet you didn’t even know it was in there." Where does the question "What are you on?" get everyone to flash their pumps, other than at a dinner with fellow diabetics? Last night, four of us (me, Karen, Erin, and M) met up for another Fairfield County dinner at a townie bar in western Connecticut. Despite the fact that none of us were locals, the townies in the bar ac…
No commentsAssociation Of Air Medical Services Cautions Spring Vacationers To ‘Plan Ahead, Play It Safe’ In Avoiding Traumatic Brain Injuries
First came the news of the tragic death of Tony-award-winning actress Natasha Richardson from a traumatic brain injury (TBI) after a fall on a Canadian ski slope. Then came the article about Janice Jackson, of Cincinnati, who died from a head injury after being thrown off a motor scooter while vacationing in Cozumel, Mexico.Original post by Alzheimer’s Notes
No commentsExamining The Emerging Practice Of Drug Delivery Systems Which Use The Application Of Light To Activate Medications
A study published in a special issue of Photochemistry and Photobiology examines the emerging practice of drug delivery systems which use the application of light to activate medications in the body. The process uses biocompatible materials that are sensitive to certain physiological variables or external physicochemical stimuli. Changes in external or internal body conditions can be used to achieve control of the delivery.Original post by Allergy News From Medical News Today
No commentsUnitedHealth Group, Ingenix To Testify At Senate Hearing About Out-of-Network Rates
Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee Chair Jay Rockefeller (D-W.Va.) on Tuesday will hold a hearing that follows lawsuits and an investigation by New York state Attorney General Andrew Cuomo (D) alleging that Original post by Alzheimer’s Notes
No commentsOn Switch That Turns Stem Cells Into Muscle
In a genetic engineering breakthrough that could help everyone from bed-ridden patients to elite athletes, a team of American researchers - including 2007 Nobel Prize winner Mario R. Capecchi - have created a “switch” that allows mutations or light signals to be turned on in muscle stem cells to monitor muscle regeneration in a living mammal.Original post by Allergy News From Medical News Today
No commentsThe Relationship Between Caffeine, Physical Activity And Pain
Stopping to smell the coffee - and enjoy a cup of it - before your morning workout might do more than just get your juices flowing. It might keep you going for reasons you haven’t even considered. As a former competitive cyclist, University of Illinois kinesiology and community health professor Robert Motl routinely met his teammates at a coffee shop to fuel up on caffeine prior to hitting the pavement on long-distance training rides.Original post by Alzheimer’s Notes
No commentsNew Approach Discovered To Lowering Triglycerides
Studies done with laboratory rats suggest that supplementation of their diet with lipoic acid had a significant effect in lowering triglycerides, which along with cholesterol levels and blood pressure are one of the key risk factors in cardiovascular disease. In the lab animals, supplements of lipoic acid lowered triglyceride levels up to 60 percent.Original post by Alzheimer’s Notes
No commentsSome Research Might Back Pope On Comments Against Condom Distribution In Africa, Opinion Piece Says
Pope Benedict XVI “set off a firestorm of protest” earlier this month when he commented that condom distribution “isn’t helping, and may be worsening” the spread of HIV/AIDS in Africa, but “in truth, current empirical evidence supports him,” Edward Green, a senior research scientist at the Original post by Alzheimer’s Notes
No commentsCQ’s Armstrong Discusses Budget Reconciliation, Coverage Proposal From Private Insurers, Sebelius Confirmation
Drew Armstrong, a Congressional Quarterly staff reporter, discusses efforts to use budget reconciliation to fast-track health reform, a compromise offered by private health insurers and the scheduled confirmation hearing for Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius (D), President Obama’s nominee for HHS secretary, in this week’s “Original post by Alzheimer’s Notes
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