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Budesonide is not beneficial for the treatment of diarrhea in metastatic melanoma patients
2009 AUG 24 ... be pursued in further clinical trials. "Ipilimumab appears to result in prolonged median and overall survivals in patients with stage IV melanoma," he said. "A ... Patients with stage III or IV melanoma taking ipilimumab and the oral steroid budesonide to reduce side effects did not have less diarrhea, a known side effect of ... at the University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute. "The conclusion that the therapy is active in melanoma is justified, but not particularly novel. The study supports the ...
Subject: American Association for Cancer Research
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Investigators at Kaiser Permanente have published new data on inflammatory bowel disease
2009 SEP 14 ... (IBD) has become 'increasingly complicated, and it is unknown whether poor outcomes (prolonged steroid use, hospitalizations, and surgery) have declined in the general population. ... Crohn Disease, Gastroenterology, Gastrointestinal, Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Surgery, Therapy, Treatment, Ulcerative Colitis, Kaiser Permanente. This article was ...
Subject: Inflammatory Bowel Disease
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Massachusetts General Hospital details research in anesthesiology
2009 SEP 14 ... is a rapidly acting sedative-hypnotic that provides hemodynamic stability. it causes prolonged suppression of adrenocortical steroid synthesis; therefore, its clinical utility and ... Pharmacology, Drugs, Therapies, Pharmaceuticals, Diagnosis, Diagnostics, Etomidate, Therapy, Treatment, Imidazole, Liquid Chromatography, Mass Spectrometry, Anesthesiology, ...
Subject: Anesthesiology
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New anxiety disorders research reported from Stanford University
2009 NOV 16 ... low-affinity GRs are heavily occupied only by stress level's of glucocorticoids. Prolonged and heavy occupancy of GRs tends to mediate the deleterious effects of glucocorticoids ... response. The amygdala contains two kind of receptor for corticosteroids, the adrenal steroid hormone released during stress: glucocorticoid receptors (GRs) and mineralocorticoid ... Stanford, Anxiety Disorders, Anxiety Disorder, Biotechnology, Corticosteroid, Gene Therapy, Genetics, Genomics, Herpes Simplex Virus, Herpesvirus, Hormones, Hypertrophy, ...
Subject: Anxiety Disorders
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New pediatric lung health research presented at CHEST 2009
2009 NOV 16 ... 3, 3:45 PM ET) Children with status asthmaticus, those who experience prolonged and serious asthma attacks, may safely be able to reduce their daily corticosteroid ... Eligible patients had received methylprednisolone, prednisolone, or prednisone. Steroid dosing for group 1 (152 patients) was 1 mg/kg/dose every 6 hours (maximum of 240 mg/day) ... Pediatrics, Pharmaceuticals, Prednisolone, Prednisone, Status Asthmaticus, Therapy, Treatment, American College of Chest Physicians. This article was prepared ...
Subject: American College of Chest Physicians
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Reports summarize hormones research from University of Michigan
2009 JUL 27 ... is the relevant factor in determining whether cortisol reduces LH pulse frequency. Prolonged (29 h) cortisol infusion did not lower LH pulse frequency in ovariectomized ewes ... Endocrinology report. "This study first determined whether the ovarian steroid milieu or duration of exposure is the relevant factor in determining whether cortisol ... Ann Arbor, Drugs, Endocrinology, Estradiol, Hormones, Pharmaceuticals, Progesterone, Therapy, Treatment, University of Michigan. This article was prepared by Biotech ...
Subject: Hormones
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Research from University of Florida provides new data about Crohn disease
2009 NOV 1 ... "Although treatment with corticosteroids induces remission in Crohn's disease, prolonged exposure to corticosteroids is undesirable. This randomised clinical trial evaluated the ... are confirmed." Valentine and colleagues published their study in Gut (Steroid-sparing properties of sargramostim in patients with corticosteroid-dependent Crohn's ... adjunctive phase (weeks 1-4) in which patients received study drug plus corticosteroid therapy; (2) a forced corticosteroid tapering phase (weeks 4-14); and (3) an observation phase ...
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Research in the area of HIV/AIDS reported from University of Padua
2009 JUL 27 ... used in the treatment of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected patients, whose prolonged administration was found to cause toxic lesions in cardiomyocytes in humans and ... of the mitochondrial compartment and smooth endoplasmic reticulum (where the enzymes of steroid synthesis,are located), and a marked decrease in the Volume of the lipid-droplet ... Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitor, Pharmaceuticals, Sexually Transmitted Disease, Therapy, Treatment, Viral, Virology, Zidovudine, University of Padua. This article ...
Subject: HIV/AIDS
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Research results from C.N. Philip and colleagues update understanding of paresthesia
2009 NOV 30 ... seconds followed by dexamethasone and bupivicaine. The patient reported exceptional and prolonged pain relief at 6-month follow-up. Limitations: Since this case report is not a ... recalcitrant to conservative/pharmacologic therapy and multiple nerve blocks with local steroid instillations. A single treatment with pulsed radiofrequency resulted in complete and ...
Subject: Paresthesia
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Research results from T. Kadar and colleagues update understanding of inflammation
2009 NOV 1 ... mustard (SM) is a potent vesicant, known for its ability to cause incapacitation and prolonged injuries to the eyes, skin and respiratory system. The toxic ocular events following ... factors and amniotic membrane transplantation. Topical anti-inflammatory drugs, either steroid (Dexamycin ®, DEX) or non-steroidal anti-infllammatory drug (NSAID, Voltaren Ophtha ... was observed, however, the effect was temporal and blood vessels reappeared after therapy ceased. Chronic administration (8 weeks) of the MMP inhibitor Doxycycline was also ...
Subject: Inflammation
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Researchers from University of Melbourne report on findings in hormones
2009 SEP 7 ... University of Melbourne. The researchers concluded: "However, the prolonged elevation in progesterone and a second peak of testosterone was unrelated to ... intensification and sexual receptivity, indicated by acceptance of copulations. As steroid levels peaked around the inferred ovulation time, maximal colour development occurred ... Comparative Physiology, Drugs, Hormones, Pharmaceuticals, Progesterone, Testosterone, Therapy, Treatment, University of Melbourne. This article was prepared by Biotech ...
Subject: Hormones
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Scientists at Nagoya City University publish research in thymoma
2009 JUL 27 ... preoperative steroid pulse, total resection, and postoperative HTR was associated with prolonged relapse-free survival in the operated patients (p = 0.027, hazard ratio 6.452). Pursuing ... nodules. These patients were reviewed in the present study. Preoperative steroid pulse therapy was performed in 14 patients. Macroscopic total resection of all tumors was achieved in ...
Subject: Thymoma
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Scientists at University of Bern target dialysis
2009 OCT 12 ... of Bern. The researchers concluded: "Although these studies show that prolonged GA supplementation persistently lowers serum potassium in dialysis patients, a long-term ... patients. Because glycyrrhetinic acid (GA) inhibits the enzyme 11beta-hydroxy-steroid dehydrogenase II and thereby increases cortisol availability to the colonic ... USA. Keywords: Switzerland, Blood Pressure, Hemodialysis, Renal Dialysis, Therapy, Treatment. This article was prepared by Biotech Business Week editors from ...
Subject: Dialysis
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Scientists at University of Michigan target perinatology
2009 JUL 14 ... severe IVH, including mode of delivery, pregnancy-induced hypertension, premature and/or prolonged rupture of membranes, maternal fever, maternal bleeding, prenatal steroid ... fever, maternal bleeding, prenatal steroid administration, maternal magnesium sulfate therapy, 1-minute and 5-minute Apgar scores, need for delivery room resuscitation (epinephrine ...
Subject: Perinatology
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Studies from Thomas Jefferson University yield new data on glaucoma
2009 SEP 21 ... The researchers concluded: "Careful and ongoing observation of IOP throughout the prolonged follow-up period is recommended for these individuals with prompt attention to IOP ... from the United States, "The aim of the present study was to evaluate the frequency of steroid-induced intraocular pressure (IOP) elevation and/or glaucoma in patients with ... group and only one patient ill the Fuchs dystrophy group. Despite the maximum medical therapy, 2 patients in the KCN group underwent glaucoma Surgery and none in the Fuchs dystrophy ...
Subject: Glaucoma
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Study data from Erasmus Medical Center, Department of Internal Medicine update knowledge of enzyme research
2009 NOV 1 ... effects of this deficiency on phenotype in patients who had not been treated for prolonged periods and correlated these phenotypes with the mutations found in our patients," ... these patients were correlated with their phenotype in terms of genital development and steroid hormone levels. Fifteen 46,XX patients with ages between 1 and 33 years, of whom 12 had ... Clinical Endocrinology, Enzyme Research, Hormones, Hydroxylase, Internal Medicine, Therapy, Treatment. This article was prepared by Pharma Investments, Ventures & Law ...
Subject: Enzyme Research
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Study findings on myopathy therapy are outlined in reports from Karolinska University, Karolinska Institute
2009 JUL 13 ... as a common condition that develops in the intensive care unit (ICU). It may lead to a prolonged hospital stay with subsequent increased ICU and hospital costs." ... pathologic changes in neurophysiologic measurements, only patients with sepsis and steroid treatment (5/5) fulfilled the CIPNM criteria. The presence of CIPNM did not affect the ... 350 Main St., Malden, MA 02148, USA. Keywords: Sweden, Stockholm, Myopathy Therapy, Histology, Myopathy, Neurophysiology, Physiology, Polyneuropathies, Therapy, Treatment. ...
Subject: Myopathy Therapy
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