Oral health is an important and often overlooked component of an older person's general health and well-being. Oral health problems can cause pain and suffering as well as difficulty in speaking, chewing, and swallowing. These problems can also be a complication of certain medications used to treat systemic diseases. In...
WALTHAM, Mass. -- Altus Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ: ALTU), announced today that Georges Gemayel, Ph.D., President and CEO of Altus, will speak at the Piper Jaffray Health Care Conference on December 3 in New York City. [TABLE OMITTED] A webcast of this event will be available to all interested...
A recently published therapeuticarea forecasting report from pharmaceutical business intelligence leaderCutting Edge Information finds that DPP-4 inhibitors will quickly becomethe highest-grossing class within the diabetes market, even outpacing thelong-acting insulins. The DPP-4 class entered the market in 2006 when Merck won approval tomarket Januvia. The class has three distinct...
RARITAN, N.J., Nov. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Millions of Americans with moderate to severe acute pain and their health-care providers will soon have a new treatment option. Today, Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceutical Research & Development, L.L.C., (J&JPRD), announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration FDA approved tapentadol immediate-release...
WALTHAM, Mass. -- NeurAxon, Inc. is pleased to announce that Lawrence Bloch, M.D., J.D., the Company's Chief Executive Officer, will present at the 20th Annual Piper Jaffray Health Care Conference taking place December 2-3, 2008 in New York, NY. The NeurAxon presentation will be delivered on Tuesday, December...
Statewide Organization Urges Greater Awareness of "Meth Mouth" as an Early Indicator of Abuse GLENDALE, Calif. -- With methamphetamine addiction continuing to skyrocket, the California Dental Hygienists' Association CDHA today called on the public to understand that decaying teeth can be one of the first warning signs that...
MEMBERS of the public are being encouraged to drop in and get their mouths checked out at special oral health events taking place this week. Health professionals will be offering free instant mouth screenings to highlight the importance of oral health as part of the British Dental Health...
Second New Program Disclosed During Calendar 2008 CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- Alkermes, Inc. (NASDAQ: ALKS) today announced positive preclinical results for its proprietary small molecule candidate, RDC-1036, which emerged from a library of novel opioid modulators. The data demonstrated RDC-1036 was effective in reversing opioid effects on gastrointestinal motility....
Prebeta-HDL generation and improved HDL functionality are distinguishing factors TSX Exchange Symbol: RVX NEW ORLEANS, LA, Nov. 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Resverlogix Corp. ("Resverlogix") (TSX:RVX) is pleased to announce today key scientific data was presented in an oral presentation highlighting the novel features of RVX-208 at...
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] VALLEY FORGE, Pa. -- Community pharmacists who are part of AmerisourceBergen's Good Neighbor Pharmacy program got an enhanced circular program earlier this year when the company rolled out its Health Connection program. "The monthly flyer has a fresh new look and a targeted message...
NEW YORK -- Although toothpaste is by far the largest oral care segment, it is also the most mature, with only modest sales growth during the last year. Nonetheless, marketers have positioned toothpaste as a cornerstone to consumers' health regimens, forming a basis on which sales of many...
CALGARY, Nov. 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Oncolytics Biotech Inc. (TSX: ONC, NASDAQ: ONCY) announced today that an oral presentation covering the interim results of a U.S. Phase II trial investigating intravenous REOLYSINR in patients with bone and soft tissue sarcomas metastatic to the lung is being delivered today by Dr....
DUBLIN, Ireland -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/414fe3/womens_health_ser) has announced the addition of Decision Resources, Inc.'s new report "Women's Health Series: How Have New Oral Contraceptives Changed the Market" to their offering. Introduction The oral contraceptive market is mature, with a high level of competition and a stable patient...
Many Canadians do their best to keep themselves in good health. They pay attention to their oral health, heart health and mental health. All too often though, people ignore the warning signs of poor bladder health. According to The Canadian Urinary Bladder Survey (CUBS 2003), over 20 per cent of...
Screenings Now Available to Most Essex Dental Benefits Members, Age 18 and Older PHOENIX -- Zila, Inc. (NASDAQ:ZILA) today announced that Essex Dental Benefits has begun offering coverage for ViziLite([R]) Plus with TBlue([R]), Zila's proprietary screening device for the early detection of oral abnormalities that could lead to...
SAMHSA Sponsored Study of 650,000 Oral Fluid Specimen Drug Test Results Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society of Forensic Toxicologists BETHLEHEM, Pa. -- OraSure Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:OSUR) announced today that findings from a recent large-scale study of laboratory-based oral fluid drug testing results are comparable to...
THE pill remains the most popular form of contraception among women, new figures suggest. A survey of attitudes towards sexual health by the Office for National Statistics found 28% of women aged 16 to 49 used oral contraceptives compared with 24% who relied on male condoms. ...
Writer and oral historian who teased out the often extraordinary stories of 'uncelebrated lives', dies at the age of 96. David Randall reports Studs Terkel, the resolutely liberal broadcaster and writer whose work gave voice to the experiences of ordinary Americans, has died aged 96. ...
PROBLEM: Indigestion SOLUTION: Artichoke Leaf Extract THE SCOOP: Most of us know and love the flower bud of the artichoke plant Cynara scolymus as a delicious food. But we may also appreciate the plant's leaves when we eat a little too much around the holidays. Traditional...
To the Editor: The World Health Organization Polio Eradication Initiative has reduced to 4 the number of countries with endemic transmission of wild polioviruses and has reported the widespread circulation of polioviruses that have evolved from attenuated vaccine (oral poliovirus vaccine [OPV]), so-called vaccine-derived polioviruses VDPVs (1,2). VDPVs can reportedly...
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