Government Should Tell Parents If Their Child Is Obese, Parents Say
Parents are supporting the Government's intended plans to change whether parents are told if their child is obese, but want the plans to go even further than those currently proposed. In a study of Child Obesity to be launched next week by Havas media agency MPG, 9-in-10 parents (89%) believe the government should actively tell parents if their child is obese.
BIOSPAIN 2008 - International Presentation Platform For Spanish Biotechnology
BIOSPAIN 2008, the greatest event held to date in the biotechnology sector in Spain, will be taking place in Granada from 17th to 19th September 2008.
INACSL And Elsevier Partner To Publish Clinical Simulation In Nursing
Elsevier announced a new partnership with the International Nursing Association for Clinical Simulation and Learning (INACSL) to publish its official online journal, Clinical Simulation in Nursing beginning with Volume 4:2 (July 2008).
Significant Weight Loss Sustained In Obese People Treated With Liraglutide For One Year
Novo Nordisk announced clinical results from a 32-week open-label extension of a 20-week phase 2 obesity study, in which treatment with liraglutide, the once-daily human GLP-1 analogue, was tested in obese people without diabetes. Novo Nordisk reported headline results from the initial 20 weeks of the phase 2 study in November 2007.
Molecule That Nudges Nerve Stem Cells To Mature Created By UT Southwestern Researchers
Inspired by a chance discovery during another experiment, researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have created a small molecule that stimulates nerve stem cells to begin maturing into nerve cells in culture.
Issues Surrounding Sudden Cardiac Death
Sudden cardiac death strikes 166, 200 individuals each year. Even when diagnosed, treated and rigorously monitored, heart disease can unexpectedly claim the lives of those it afflicts, such as newscaster Tim Russert.Cardiologists Judith Hochman and Larry Chinitz from NYU Langone Medical Center are available to discuss the complex issues surrounding sudden cardiac death.
New Data Reveals Tocilizumab Is The First And Only Biologic Drug To Show Superiority Over Current Standard Of Care In Rheumatoid Arthritis
The innovative rheumatoid arthritis drug tocilizumab has shown superiority over the current standard of care, methotrexate (MTX), by achieving a greater reduction of signs and symptoms at 6 months in patients suffering from rheumatoid arthritis(RA).
British Women Are Denying The Menopause - A Result Of Today's Anti-Aging Society?
Some British women are in denial when it comes to the menopause, according to results of a new survey released. They are also failing to recognise the discreet early symptoms leading to a possible delay in seeking essential advice and treatment.
For Long-Term Control Of Type 2 Diabetes Insulin Not Always Necessary
Some patients with type 2 diabetes can control their disease for years yet avoid insulin injections by using multiple classes of oral diabetic medications, a new study found. The results were presented at The Endocrine Society's 90th Annual Meeting in San Francisco.
Global Therapeutics Receives CE Mark Approval For Advanced GTX reg; Bare Metal Coronary Stent System Designed For Optimal Clinical Performance
Global Therapeutics, the cardiology unit of Cook Medical, has received CE Mark approval for a new cobalt chromium bare metal coronary stent that company executives believe will fill a demand for non-drug eluting coronary stents among interventional cardiologists, the company announced today.