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Hospitals That Participate In Clinical Trials May Provide Better ...  -  25 Mar 2008
Science Daily (press release)25, 2008) â€” Hospitals that participate in clinical trials appear to provide better care for patients with heart attacks or other acute heart events and have

CLX Investment Company Issues March 2008 Newsletter Reviewing ...  -  25 Mar 2008
CNNMoney.comClinical trials are being undertaken as part of the company's efforts to achieve FDA clearance for the chlamydia test and to begin distribution in the

Hospitals that do clinical trials give better care  -  25 Mar 2008
CTV.ca,A new study led by a Canadian researcher suggests that hospitals that participate in clinical trials have lower mortality rates and offer better care to

Cancer Treatments In Phase 3 Trials Successful Up To Half Of The Time  -  25 Mar 2008
Science Daily (press release)24, 2008) â€” About one-fourth to one-half of new cancer treatments that reach assessment in phase 3 randomized clinical trials are eventually proven

Many Phase 3 Cancer Drug Trials Yield Effective Medicines  -  25 Mar 2008
U.S. News & World Report,MONDAY, March 24 (HealthDay News) -- From 25 percent to 50 percent of new cancer treatments tested in phase 3 randomized clinical trials are eventually

Cytokinetics to Present Non-Clinical Data on Cardiac Myosin ...  -  25 Mar 2008
CNNMoney.comCK-1827452 is being evaluated in clinical trials for the potential treatment of heart failure and is the subject of a Collaboration and Option Agreement

Oncology CRO Publishes Free "Patient Safety in Oncology Clinical ...  -  25 Mar 2008
Emediawire (press release),Patient safety has always been the industry's focus during clinical trials. However, a recent spate of well-publicized patient safety issues has increased

Clinical Trials Update: March 25, 2008  -  25 Mar 2008
U.S. News & World Report,If you are 18 to 65, have nighttime heartburn with GERD-associated sleep disturbance, have been diagnosed with esophageal erosions for at least six months,

Hospitals involved in clinical trials are better  -  25 Mar 2008
Thaindian.com,Toronto, March 25 (IANS) Involving hospitals in clinical trials seem to improve patient-care, as borne out by the lower incidence of heart attacks and death

Cardiac Survival Better in Hospitals Hosting Clinical Trials  -  25 Mar 2008
MedPage Today,Participation in clinical trials was also significantly associated with adherence to American College of Cardiology and American Heart Association treatment

NCI-Sponsored Cancer Trials Offer Decent Clinical Return on Investment  -  25 Mar 2008
MedPage Today,Explain to interested patients that according to this meta-analysis these publicly funded clinical trials appeared to find new, better treatments 25% to 50%

EPIX Pharmaceuticals to Present Phase 2a Alzheimerâ€™s Data at ...  -  25 Mar 2008
Business Wire (press release),EPIX recently announced that this proof of concept program consists of two clinical trials â€“ PRX-03140 as monotherapy and PRX-03140 in combination with

Craig M. Pratt, MD, Joins NewCardioâ€™s Scientific Advisory Board  -  25 Mar 2008
Business Wire (press release),...in cardiovascular medicine, with a proven track record in more than a dozen clinical trials and as a key advisor to the US Food and Drug Administration.

Targeted Genetics Reports Fourth Quarter and Year-End 2007 ...  -  25 Mar 2008
CNNMoney.comThe results of this study indicated a favorable safety and tolerability profile consistent with the results observed in clinical trials for this product

UK to Force Drugmakers to Share Info  -  25 Mar 2008
The Associated PressLONDON (AP) â€” Britain plans to force pharmaceutical companies to share more information with regulators about clinical trials after an investigation

Anesiva Commences Phase 3 Clinical Trial of Adlea(TM) for Reducing ...  -  25 Mar 2008
CNNMoney.com (press release)..."We are encouraged by the positive results Adlea has already shown in mid-stage clinical trials for pain management following various surgeries,

Bio-Imaging Acquires Phoenix Data Systems, a Leading Provider of ...  -  25 Mar 2008
Trading Markets (press release),The global EDC services market is increasing rapidly and within five years is expected to increase Bio-Imaging's addressable market in the clinical trials

Study Causes A Stir  -  25 Mar 2008
UConn Daily Campus (subscription),Data sets from 47 separate clinical trials - from both the US and UK - were included in this meta-analysis, which is a statistical method that pools the

Anacor Pharmaceuticals Announces Positive Results from Phase 2a ...  -  25 Mar 2008
PR Newswire (press release),Some factors that may affect these forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, delays in the completion of our clinical trials,

Generex Biotechnology Receives Indian Purchase Order for Generex ...  -  25 Mar 2008
Primenewswire (press release),Generex Oral-lyn is presently in Phase III clinical trials at several sites around the world. Generex is engaged in the research, development,

Amarillo Biosciences Enters Into a License and Supply Agreement ...  -  25 Mar 2008
CNNMoney.comUnder the terms of the Agreement, CytoPharm and its subsidiary will conduct all animal (swine, poultry, cattle) clinical trials and seek regulatory

Pfizer planning to increase Indian activity  -  25 Mar 2008
OutSourcing-Pharma.com,Specifically, Pfizer is intending to run more clinical trials in India, with a view to also introducing more of its drugs to the vast Indian domestic market

Cleveland doctors are on the leading edge of treating disorders ...  -  25 Mar 2008
The Plain Dealer - cleveland.com,The first clinical trials in depression and OCD began in 2002 and 2003 at the Clinic. Trials like these and the later trials treating Tourette's patients at

Micromet Establishes New Scientific Advisory Board for Its BiTE ...  -  25 Mar 2008
CNNMoney.com (press release)...preclinical studies or clinical trials do not demonstrate safety and/or efficacy in subsequent clinical trials, the risk that encouraging results from

Micromet Establishes New Scientific Advisory Board for Its BiTE ...  -  25 Mar 2008
Ad-Hoc-News (Pressemitteilung),...preclinical studies or clinical trials do notdemonstrate safety and/or efficacy in subsequent clinical trials, therisk that encouraging results from

(2Âº) Clinical Data Services  -  25 Mar 2008
InfoBolsa,The Company has specialized in assisting its clients in the design and management of the medical-imaging component of clinical trials since 1990.

Study Co-ordinator  -  25 Mar 2008
Nursing Times,The Clinical Trials Co-ordinating Centre (CTCC) is a new facility at the university, working with NHS staff, academics and commercial companies to undertake

Synthetic Blood International, Inc. Announces Passing of Interim ...  -  25 Mar 2008
Business Wire (press release),These statements refer to commencement of clinical trials and the development strategy involving Oxycyte. Actual events or results may differ from Synthetic

Malaria Vaccine Passes Clinical Trials  -  Mar 24, 2008
AllAfrica.com,The war against malaria, a leading global killer, has moved a notch higher with the announcement of successful clinical trials of a vaccine for children

Uganda: Country to Host TB Vaccine Trials  -  Mar 24, 2008
AllAfrica.com,IAVI Clinical Trials Monitor Apollo Balyegisawa said the trial will initially target 40 volunteers. "If all goes well, we shall have this trial running in

Clinical Trials Show Potential of Immunomodulators for Asthma ...  -  Mar 24, 2008
DG NewsAntagonists of the tumor necrosis factor family ligands and receptors BAFF and APRIL are in clinical trials for a number of autoimmune disorders and could

Sernova to Take Its First Regulatory Step Towards Clinical Trials ...  -  Mar 23, 2008
PR-USA.net (press release),This formal pre-Investigational New Drug (IND) meeting is Sernova's first step in seeking IND approval to initiate clinical trials in humans.

Hope over brain tumour treatment  -  Mar 24, 2008
BBC News,This has allowed them to move straight to clinical trials. "We are on the verge of working with inpatient clinics to trial our latest breakthrough,

Protecting the â€˜lab ratsâ€™ in for-profit trials  -  Mar 23, 2008
Chicago Methods Reporter,Less publicized are the thousands of clinical trials each day that save lives, result in new, powerful treatments or, as with the studies Keltner joins,

Encorium Group, Inc. Announces $2.5 Million of Awarded New ...  -  Mar 24, 2008
Business Wire (press release),Encorium Group, Inc. is a global clinical research organization specializing in the design and management of complex clinical trials and Patient Registries

CLX Investment Company Announces Pre-Clinical Trials Validation ...  -  Mar 20, 2008
CNNMoney.comThe purpose of the study is to perfect the testing protocol in preparation for the clinical trials as part of the process to achieve FDA clearance for the

pSivida Release: DSMB Again Supports Continuation of the Phase III ...  -  Mar 24, 2008
WELT ONLINE,The technology underlying Medidurâ„¢ for diabetic macular edema is licensed to Alimera Sciences and is in Phase III clinical trials.

GeoVax taps CryoLife co-founder as CEO  -  Mar 24, 2008
Bizjournals.com,..."Dr. McNally is joining our team to provide additional expertise to guide our AIDS vaccine development into advanced Phase 2a human clinical trials which

Corcept Therapeutics Announces Commencement of Next Phase 3 Study ...  -  Mar 24, 2008
CNNMoney.comCorcept's lead product, CORLUX, is currently in Phase 3 clinical trials for the treatment of the psychotic features of psychotic depression and Cushing's

Clinical Trials Update: March 20, 2008  -  Mar 20, 2008
Washington Post,Comments that include profanity or personal attacks or other inappropriate comments or material will be removed from the site.

Cellworks' tech to eliminate testing of drugs on humans  -  Mar 23, 2008
Economic Times,This approval comes only after heavy investment in pre-clinical development and clinical trials, as well as a commitment to ongoing safety monitoring.

Did Tuskegee damage trust on clinical trials?  -  Mar 18, 2008
CNN..."There is enormous irony that without African-American subject participation in clinical trials, we are not going to have tested the best therapies we need

Employer: MRC - CLINICAL TRIALS UNIT  -  Mar 18, 2008
Guardian,The MRC Clinical Trials Unit undertakes national and international studies to assess the value of medical interventions in a variety of disease areas

Volunteers need support; test subjects for aids vaccine needed for ...  -  Mar 22, 2008
Sarnia Observer,Tens of thousands of participants will be needed for clinical trials of vaccines aimed at preventing HIV infection, yet one study has found lots of reasons

Project to Develop Guidelines for Health Research in Africa Launched  -  Mar 24, 2008
ClinicalTrialsToday,By Sara Gambrill The â€œClinical Trials Roundtableâ€? attracted more than 70 participants during the â€œScience with Africaâ€? conference organized by the United

NextEngine, caBIG Life Sciences Distribution, caBIG Clinical ...  -  Mar 21, 2008
bio1nf0rm (subscription),The second bundle, the Clinical Trials Suite, includes the Cancer Adverse Event Reporting System, the Cancer Central Clinical Participant Registry,

Japan Drug Firms Move Clinical Trials To Other Asian Nations  -  Mar 21, 2008
Therapeutics Daily (subscription) (press release),TOKYO (Nikkei)--To save money and time, Japan's pharmaceutical companies are increasingly going to other parts of Asia to conduct clinical trials on new

Only Two Percent Of Child Drug Trials Have Independent Safety Checks  -  Mar 19, 2008
Science Daily (press release)...â€œIt is essential that drugs are developed for use in children and clinical trials need to continue. They are vital because they increase the chance of

Genetics May Bring New Life to Failed Drugs  -  Mar 23, 2008
Wall Street Journal...between genes and diseases can help not only to design new treatments, but to salvage drugs that are shelved when they come up short in clinical trials.

SAâ€™s Aids vaccine project in crisis  -  Mar 22, 2008
The Times,Two of its vaccines are about to be tested in human clinical trials in the US, a first for a developing country, and the funding crunch could compromise

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