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Placebo Defined
An inactive substance or treatment that looks the same as, and is given the same way as, an active drug or treatment being tested. The effects of the active drug or treatment are compared to the effects of the placebo. The use of placebos in cancer treatment studies is very uncommon.
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CHMP Recommends Approval of New Indication for Enbrel(R) as Treatment for Severe Psoriasis in Paediatric Patients
Published November 21, 2008, 5:46 am, FinanzNachrichten
Maidenhead, England, November 21 (ots/PRNewswire) - - Not for UK Journalists The European Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) today ...
CHMP Recommends Approval of New Indication for Enbrel(R) as Treatment for Severe Psoriasis in Paediatric Patients
Published November 21, 2008, 5:39 am, Presseportal
Maidenhead, England, November 21 (ots/PRNewswire) - - Not for UK Journalists The European Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) today announced its positive recommendation for the approval of Enbrel(R) ...
CHMP Recommends Approval of New Indication for Enbrel(R) as Treatment for Severe Psoriasis in Paediatric Patients
Published November 21, 2008, 5:30 am, PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance
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Novartis highlights innovative approach to drug discovery with dynamic advance in exploratory pipeline
Published November 20, 2008, 7:49 pm, PharmaBiz
Novartis highlighted at an investor event on November 19, the success of its pharmaceuticals research strategy in delivering novel compounds to the clinic, reflecting the benefits of sustained investments in Research and Development.
Chelsea Therapeutics Completes Enrollment in Phase II Trial of Droxidopa in Intradialytic Hypotension
Published November 19, 2008, 4:30 am, GlobeNewswire via Yahoo! Finance
CHARLOTTE, N.C., Nov. 19, 2008 -- Chelsea Therapeutics International, Ltd. has completed patient enrollment in its Phase II trial of Droxidopa, an orally active synthetic precursor of norepinephrine, in patients with intradialytic hypotension .
19.11.2008 - DJ HUGIN NEWS/Novartis highlights innovative approach to drug discovery with dynamic advance in ...
Published November 18, 2008, 11:01 pm, 4investors
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Vitamin D levels should be multiplied by ten for children: study
Published November 18, 2008, 11:01 am, Nutraingredients.com
"Our research reveals that vitamin D, at doses equivalent to 2,000 IUs a day, is not only safe for adolescents, but it is actually necessary for achieving desirable vitamin D levels," said lead researcher Ghada El-Haff Fuleihan from the American University of Beirut-Medical Center, Lebanon.
Fortified cheese as good as supplements for vitamin D: study
Published November 18, 2008, 11:01 am, Nutraingredients.com
The vitamin is produced in the body on exposure to sunlight, but increasing vitamin D levels via sunlight or supplements has been a source of ongoing debate.
Vitamin E
Published November 18, 2008, 3:34 am, ThirdAge
Vitamin E is an antioxidant that fights damaging natural substances known as free radicals. It works in lipids (fats and oils), which makes it complementary to vitamin C, which fights free radicals dissolved in water.
Four-type HPV Vaccine Gardasil(R) Is Also Effective In Men
Published November 17, 2008, 12:09 pm, Medical News Today
The four-type (6,11,16,18) human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine Gardasil® is also effective in men according to the primary analysis from a pivotal phase III clinical study. In previously uninfected men aged 16 to 26 years*, Gardasil® prevented 90% (95%CI: 69, 98) of external genital lesions caused by HPV types 6, 11, 16 or 18.
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Fri Nov 21
- Is the Placebo Powerless?- An Analysis of Clinical Trials Comparing Placebo with No Treatment: New England Journal of Medicine, 2001.
Thu Nov 20
- Half of Doctors Routinely Prescribe Placebos - NYTimes.com: To help with the patients psyche not their actual health.
- Medicines Blog: Cetyl Myristoleate for Arthrtis: Science or Speculation
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- The Wages of Wins Journal: Coaches and Deck Chairs: What is the value of a manager or coach? Very little. re.http://www. slate.com/id/2 204834/; http://timeson line.typepad.c om/comment/200 8/11/over-on-d avid-b.html
- Skeptic: eSkeptic: Wednesday, October 8th, 2008
Mon Nov 17
- Cectic - Follow the Science, a cartoon on sham acupuncture. Heh.
- How Much is a Pound of Prevention Worth? | Brain Blogger: There are a group of cholesterol-lo wering drugs called "satins&q uot; that are the best-selling drugs for elevated cholesterol world-wide. But what if they were able to do more than just lower cholesterol?
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- It's All in Your Head - WSJ.com
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