Archive for December 4th, 2007

Black MSM Twice As Likely As White MSM To Be Living With HIV

Tuesday, December 4th, 2007

Black men who have sex with men in the U.S. are twice as likely as white MSM to be living with HIV.

Easy After-Cesarean Care For C-Section Moms

Tuesday, December 4th, 2007

The C-section has hit number one for inpatient surgery in the US.

Natural Nutrition Ships First InterACTIVE Nutrition Brand Products To Qatar

Tuesday, December 4th, 2007

InterACTIVE Nutrition International has shipped its first InterACTIVE Nutrition brand sports nutritional supplement order to Qatar.

Helping Americans With Diabetes And Their Families Make Holiday Season Healthy

Tuesday, December 4th, 2007

Holiday celebrations might have some people feeling jolly, but for the 21 million Americans with diabetes and their families, this time of the year raises challenges and anxiety over what to eat.

MIGENIX Reports Preliminary Celgosivir Viral Kinetics Study

Tuesday, December 4th, 2007

Celgosivir has no negative effects on the tolerability, pharmacokinetics and viral kinetics when combined with the standard of care drugs, pegylated interferon plus ribavirin, as compared to the standard of care drugs alone.

Reminding Kids To Stop Germs - Wash Hands

Tuesday, December 4th, 2007

Pennsylvania State Health wants all children in Pennsylvania to help stop spreading germs by spreading the word about good hand washing.

Baxa Corporation Launches MedBoard Medication Tracking System

Tuesday, December 4th, 2007

Baxa launches MedBoard Web-based medication tracking system, designed to record pharmacy preparation and delivery activities.

FDA Approves Nebivolol For Hypertension Treatment

Tuesday, December 4th, 2007

Mylan has received an approvable letter from FDA in response to its NDA for nebivolol (proposed brand name Bystolic), a novel beta blocker under review for the treatment of hypertension.

Lacosamide Significantly Reduced Seizures In Refractory Epilepsy Patients

Tuesday, December 4th, 2007

Investigational drug lacosamide, with the proposed brand name Vimpat, administered as oral, adjunctive therapy, significantly reduced the frequency of epilepsy seizures.

More Energy, Immunity With Vitamin Supplements This Winter

Tuesday, December 4th, 2007

There are some nutritional supplements that have been shown to both enhance the immune system and reduce fatigue.