Thursday, January 31, 2008

Viventia Biotech Reports Positive Data From Cancer Trial

Viventia Biotech provided an update on clinical development programs for Proxinium, Vicinium, VB6-845 for cancer treatment. Continue reading ...

In people with high blood pressure as part of metabolic syndrome, a cluster of conditions that increases the risk for heart disease, diuretics offer greater protection against cardiovascular disease. Continue reading ...

Adult obesity-related health conditions could cost Minnesota at least an additional $900 million per year by 2010 and $3.7 billion more per year by 2020. Continue reading ...

One in ten Americans report suffering regularly from various physical aches, pains and debilitating arthritis. Continue reading ...

GfK Asia released its premier retail audit data on the 2007 Optics industry in China covering the contact lens market. Continue reading ...

Chemotherapy-associated nausea

Chemotherapy-associated nausea
Study may help reduce debilitating side effects of cancer treatment.

Lungs' Mast Cells Could Provide New Asthma Treatment Target
An enzyme released by mast cells in the lungs appears to play a key role in the tightening of airways that is a hallmark of asthma - pointing to a potential new target for treatment of asthma.

Possibility for development of macular degeneration treatment
A new study of age-related macular degeneration (AMD), a disease that affects more than nine million Americans, will pave the way for the biopharmaceutical industry to develop better treatments and cures.

Creative, noncreative problem solvers show different patterns of brain
Why do some people solve problems more creatively than others? Are people who think creatively somehow different from those who tend to think in a more methodical fashion?

Deep brain stimulation may improve memory
Deep brain stimulation (DBS) surgery, which is used to treat Parkinson's disease and other movement disorders, is now being studied for its potential to treat a variety of conditions.