Archive for December 18th, 2007

Indoor Tanning Behaviors Can Help Doctors Tailor Prevention Messages

Tuesday, December 18th, 2007

Identifying indoor tanning behavior patterns can help physicians tailor prevention messages. One size fits all does not apply when it comes to indoor tanning.

Severe Psoriasis Linked To Increased Risk Of Death

Tuesday, December 18th, 2007

Patients with severe psoriasis appear to have an increased risk of death compared with patients without the skin condition.

InSightec To Study ExAblate To Treat Pain Caused By Bone Metastases

Tuesday, December 18th, 2007

InSightec’s Phase 3 pivotal study to determine if its ExAblate incisionless surgery system can safely and effectively reduce the pain associated with bone metastases

PTC Presents Encouraging Phase 1 Results Of Novel VEGF Inhibitor

Tuesday, December 18th, 2007

PTC Therapeutics presents preclinical and Phase 1 data regarding PTC299, its novel, internally discovered, vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) inhibitor.

SuperGen Initiates Clinical Trial Of Novel Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitor

Tuesday, December 18th, 2007

SuperGen has dosed the first patient in a multi-arm Phase 1b clinical trial of MP470, a novel, oral, multi-targeted tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI).

Sciences Discover Novel Therapeutic Antibodies In Cancer

Tuesday, December 18th, 2007

Oxford Genome Sciences has entered into a strategic collaboration with Amgen to discover, develop and commercialise novel therapeutic antibodies for the treatment of cancer.

Researchers Examine Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s Disease

Tuesday, December 18th, 2007

The TI Pharma project is a large-scale study into the brain material of Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s patients, who gave permission to the Netherlands Brain Bank for their tissue to be used for scientific research.

Study Opens The Door For Avastin Use In Women With Breast Cancer

Tuesday, December 18th, 2007

Avastin (bevacizumab) can proceed to be tested after breast cancer surgery in combination with anthracycline containing regimens.

Resolutions For A Healthy New You In New Year

Tuesday, December 18th, 2007

The holiday season is a great opportunity to relax, spend time with family, reflect on the past year, and focus on new goals for the next 12 months.

What To Do When Holiday Guest Shows Up With A Pet

Tuesday, December 18th, 2007

You have the tree decorated and holiday plans prepared, then suddenly you get a call from guests who want to bring their pet along to your house.