Insulin regulates the secretion of the antiaging hormome Klotho
“The findings reported here may lead to new research designed to regulate the aging process, in other words, compounds that would increase Klotho could become the next “fountain of youth”
Dr. Carmela Abraham, a professor of biochemistry and medicine at Boston University School of Medicine , reports this week in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences new findings on Klotho, an … via Medical News
Possible Case: Myfortic
allegedly linked to increased risks of pregnancy loss and congenital malformations.
FDA Meets on Safety of Glaxo Asthma Drug
Government advisers on Wednesday will consider whether a GlaxoSmithKline asthma drug poses greater risks to children than to adults. via International Business Times
Welch Allyn AED 10 Automatic External Defibrillators
UPDATED - Recall expanded to include additional part numbers.
Two charged with selling Viagra as “BOOM!” packed it in Ulster County, feds charge
New York Federal authorities Tuesday arrested two men on charges that they used interstate wires to market and sell, in the US and abroad, the active ingredient in the prescription drug Viagra by falsely … via Mid-Hudson News
QLT Board Authorizes Exploration of Strategic Alternatives to Enhance Near- to Mid-Term Shareholder Value
VANCOUVER, November 28, 2007 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - QLT Inc.
today announced that the Board of Directors has formed a Special
Committee to review all strategic alternatives available to the
Company. The Special Committee, comprised of three…
Boehringer Ingelheim Initiates NEwArT Study Comparing Viramune (nevirapine) to a Ritonavir-Boosted Atazanavir-based Regimen in Treatment-Naive HIV Patients
RIDGEFIELD, Conn., November 28, 2007 /PRNewswire/ — Boehringer
Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc., makers of Viramune(R) (nevirapine)
tablets, announced today that it has begun to enroll patients in
the NEwArT study to include 18 planned sites across…
eResearchTechnology (eRT) Agrees to Acquire the Centralized ECG Business of Covance
Covance and eRT Enter into Exclusive Marketing Agreement to Offer
eRT’s Cardiac Safety Services to Covance’s Clients for 10 Years
PHILADELPHIA, November 27, 2007 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ –
eResearchTechnology, Inc. (eRT), , a leading provider of…
Alzheimer drugs don’t delay dementia onset: study
By Ben Hirschler
LONDON (Reuters) - Giving Alzheimer’s drugs to people with early memory problems does not seem to delay the onset of the disease, researchers said on Tuesday.
Three main drugs — Aricept, or donepezil; Exelon, or rivastigmine; and Reminyl, or galantamine — are currently approved for use in mild-to-moderate Alzheimer’s disease.
They are also often prescribed on a so-called “off-label” basis to people with pre-dementia.
But doctors are divided over their effectiveness, leading to differing rates of use and bitter arguments over patient access to treatment, notably in Britain where a dispute over their cost-effectiveness has led to legal clashes. Read more
Axcil and Desirin
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