BETHESDA, Md., Jan. 24 (UPI) -- Healthcare providers who work with young men who have sex with men should stress the urgency of getting HIV tested, U.S. researchers say. Study author Dr. Bill G. Kapogiannis, scientific director of the ...
Tags: Hiv Testing, aids, Disease Control
There is more to seasonal allergies than a little congestion and sneezing. If you notice eating watermelon, cantaloupe or avocado make you cough and itch, it may be a symptom of ragweed allergy. But more help might be on the way for some of ...
The Myelin Repair Foundation (MRF) today announced it has entered a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) with the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to assess MRF-008, as a potential therapeutic for multiple sclerosis ...
Tags: Multiple Sclerosis, Sclerosis, Myelin
MONDAY Jan.27,2014,2014--The cold season is in full swing,with everyone swearing by their own methods for avoiding infection or treating themselves should they get sick. Now,a new review finds that some methods seem to work better than ...
Tags: Hand Washing, Zinc use, Zinc
TherapeuticsMD,Inc.(NYSE MKT:TXMD),a women's healthcare company("TherapeuticsMD"or the"Company"),announced today that it has initiated the SPRY Trial,a randomized,placebo-controlled phase 3 clinical trial designed to evaluate the safety ...
Diamonds may be a girl's best friend,but they could also one day help us understand how the brain processes information,thanks to a new sensing technique developed at MIT. A team in MIT's Quantum Engineering Group has developed a new ...
LONDON, Jan. 26 (UPI) -- GlaxoSmithKline says it received a positive opinion in Europe for albiglutide, under the brand name Eperzan, for treatment of type 2 diabetes. GSK officials said the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use ...
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Adamis Pharmaceuticals has announced an important addition to its intellectual property with receipt of a notice of allowance of patent claims supporting its cancer immunotherapy portfolio in the US. Notice of allowance is the final step ...
Tags: Cancer Immunology, Cancer, Cancer cure
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries and Active Biotech have announced that both companies remain committed to the Nerventra(laquinimod)clinical development program for multiple sclerosis(MS)following the announcement of a negative opinion for ...
Tags: Medicine, clinical studies, Nerventra
German biotechnology company Miltenyi Biotec has received the US Food and Drug Administration's(FDA)approval for its CliniMACS CD34 reagent system to prevent graft-versus-host disease(GVHD)in the treatment of acute myeloid leukemia(AML). ...
Tags: Miltenyi Biotec, Blood, Medicine
NEW HAVEN,Conn.,Jan.27(UPI)--Each day,about 20 U.S.children are injured by firearms seriously enough to require hospitalization,and more than 6 percent die,researchers say. Dr.John Leventhal and his team at the Yale School of Medicine in ...
Tags: brain injuries, Gunshot Wounds
Horses face high risks of developing eye problems, and Cornell University clinicians have recently developed a new way to detect and diagnose them more safely and quickly than before. Published online in January 2014 in the journal ...
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Beijing will begin construction on 16 new water reclamation plants this year to ease the thirsty capital with a stable "second water source," said water authorities on Saturday. In addition to the 16 projects, Beijing will complete ...
The European Medicines Agency’s (EMA) Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) has issued a positive opinion for the use of Novartis’ Xolair (omalizumab) as an add-on therapy for the treatment of chronic spontaneous ...
As you prepare for your Super Bowl party, make sure the televisions in your home are in safe locations and properly secured so they don't fall on children. Every 45 minutes, a child in the United States arrives at a hospital emergency ...
Tags: TV Safety, properly secured