A diet which includes high intake of beta carotene, vitamins C and E, and zinc is associated with a substantially reduced risk of age-related macular degeneration in the elderly, according to a study in the December 28, 2005. issue of JAMA.A diet which includes high intake of beta carotene, vitamins...
The FDA is looking into whether Pharmacia Corp. knowingly disseminated an allegedly misleading journal article on Celebrex celecoxib, according to a senior agency official. The official was responding to an editorial in the June 1 issue of the British Medical Journal criticizing a September 2000 article in JAMA that selectively...
The Aug 18, 1993 issue of JAMA, The Journal of the American Medical Association reports the results of a survey of patients using managed care. The survey asked patients of solo or single specialty SOLO, multispecialty group MSG or health maintenance The Aug 18, 1993 issue of JAMA, The Journal...
Some once-friendly ghosts may be getting Merck in trouble all over again. The ethereal beings in question are ghostwriters -- the nameless, faceless freelancers paid by drug companies to draft up medical review papers, usually well before they're even seen by the academic researchers who will eventually...
NORTHRIDGE, Calif. -- Pharmavite LLC, maker of Nature Made[R] vitamins, today urged caution against making final judgment on B vitamins for prevention and heart health. The most recent study titled "Mortality and Cardiovascular Events in Patients Treated with Homocysteine-Lowering B Vitamins After Coronary Angiography," is published in the August 20,...
MURRAY HILL, N.J. -- C. R. Bard, Inc. (NYSE: BCR) today announced the publication of the North American Silver-Coated Endotracheal Tube NASCENT clinical study results in the August 20, 2008 edition of the Journal of the American Medical Association JAMA. The NASCENT study - which enrolled 2,003 patients in 54...
WASHINGTON AFP — Even low-level exposure to arsenic in drinking water appears to be associated with increased prevalence of type 2 diabetes, researchers said in a study published Tuesday. Millions of people across the world consume drinking water containing arsenic from inorganic sources, said the researchers in the...
Authors to Discuss Issue at International AIDS Conference, August 3-8 CHICAGO, Aug. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Criminal punishment for exposure to or transmission of HIV does nothing to reduce the spread of the virus. Instead, it increases stigma and drives people away from accessing care, while disproportionately burdening...
NO. While supplementation with folic acid and B vitamins significantly lowered homocysteine levels in women at high risk for cardiovascular disease CVD, it did not reduce the risk of subsequent CVD events or reduce all-cause mortality. Albert CM, Cook NR, Gaziano JM, et al. Effect of folic acid...
Practice changer Recommend metformin 250 mg 3 times a day, along with lifestyle modifications, to promote weight loss and decrease insulin resistance in patients who gain more than 10% of their pretreatment body weight on antipsychotic medications. Strength of recommendation B: Based on a...
MEXICO CITY, July 24 /PRNewswire/ -- New research from the Journal of the American Medical Association JAMA theme issue on HIV/AIDS will be released to the media, coinciding with the International AIDS Conference. Four of the world's top HIV/AIDS researchers will present their findings on new therapies, treatment guidelines,...
New review article in leading hypertension journal suggests that increasing dietary potassium could have a significant effect on the prevention of hypertension, a major public health concern Diets containing foods that are good sources of potassium and low in sodium may reduce the risk of...
Hemispherx Biopharma, Inc. Completes Enrollment in Phase II Study of Ampligen as Seasonal Flu Vaccine Enhancer Six-Month Study Will Also Assess Potential Cross-Protection Against H5N1 Avian Influenza Hemispherx Biopharma, Inc. (AMEX:HEB), Philidelphia, has completed enrollment in a Phase II clinical trial to evaluate...
Time Domain Corporation Available to Discuss UWB Real-Time Location Systems RTLS in Healthcare Based on JAMA Report HUNTSVILLE, Ala., July 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Time Domain Corporation issues the following: WHAT: On Wednesday, June 25, the Journal of the American Medical...
Dutch study of medical equipment suggests that wireless radio frequency systems cause harm, confirming Aethon's approach as the only safe solution PITTSBURGH -- Aethon, Inc., a leader in affordable autonomous mobile robots for healthcare supply chain management today announced its robotic Asset Tracking and Recovery...
WASHINGTON AFP — Anti-retroviral drug therapy has slashed AIDS death rates in the first five years after infection to equal the normal death rates in developed countries, scientists said Tuesday. In a report published in the July 2 edition of JAMA, the Journal of the American...
In a letter dated July 1, 2008, Joseph A.Califano, Jr., Chairman and President of The National Center on Addictionand Substance Abuse (CASA*) at Columbia University, urged the NationalCollegiate Athletic Association NCAA to eliminate all beer and alcoholadvertising at NCAA broadcast events. In this letter to all 16 NCAA...
If anybody believes Shaq was just playing around with his "freestyle," I have a bridge that I want to sell to you. He said exactly what he meant. However, he sounds very childish. -- Jama I'm a Shaq fan, but the rap was horrible...
Sonitor Technologies, Inc. -- A JAMA article,published on June 25, 2008 and referenced by the media today, highlightsserious issues with Radio Frequency RF based location and trackingdevices in a hospital environment as found by the recent study by Remko vander Togt at the Vrije Universiteit in Amsterdam(1). The...
Sufferers of Certain Types of Knee and Lower Back Pains Are Unaware of an Effective Yet Inexpensive Solution - Dr. Scholl'sR Pain Relief Orthotics KENILWORTH, N.J., June 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- What's the biggest pain in your life? Credit card debt? High gas...
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