Pain & Central Nervous System Week articles from August 2002

Pain & Central Nervous System Week archives from August 2002

Gene gun particles stem neuron sensitization in rodents with pain.(Brief Article)
August 5, 2002... 2002 AUG 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Sonia Nichols, senior medical writer - By using a gene gun delivery method, scientists in Taiwan have been able to curb some pain in animals treated with particles carrying DNA. Researchers have...

Vector can deliver protective factor to mice with neurodegeneration.(Brief Article)
August 5, 2002... 2002 AUG 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Sonia Nichols, senior medical writer - Scientists in France have used an adenovirus to deliver ciliary neurotrophic factor to areas deep within murine brains, affording them protection from nervous...

Drug tolerance, central to addiction, responds to learned cues.
August 5, 2002... 2002 AUG 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- New studies reveal that a learned compensatory response can trigger "drug tolerance," a physiological process central to addiction. Drug tolerance makes people need more and more drug to get the...

New signaling pathway found, may be linked to movement disorders.(fibroblast growth factor 14 )(Brief Article)
August 5, 2002... 2002 AUG 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Though previous evidence points to the contrary, scientists have discovered that the protein known as fibroblast growth factor 14 (FGF14) may not actually behave like a growth factor. The research...

Elderly patients not likely to recover.(mental depression statistics)(Brief Article)
August 5, 2002... 2002 AUG 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Elderly people with depression have poor chances of full recovery, especially if they are older than 75, according to a study published in the July 2002 issue of the Archives of General Psychiatry. ...

Snail venom heralds new era of pain treatment.(Brief Article)
August 5, 2002... 2002 AUG 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Australian scientists have taken out a full patent on a novel compound from a toxic marine snail that could be a godsend to sufferers of chronic pain. The compound from a species of cone shell, a...

Pediatric cord blood recipients may be at risk for HHV-6 encephalitis.(Brief Article)
August 5, 2002... 2002 AUG 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Michael Greer, senior medical writer - Children who receive umbilical cord blood transplants may be at risk for human herpesvirus-6 (HHV-6)-related encephalitis, researchers in Hong Kong warn. ...

National healthcare access restrictions delay diagnosis, treatment.(Brief Article)
August 5, 2002... 2002 AUG 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Some 80% of patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD), a highly under-recognized disorder, remained undiagnosed after presenting symptoms to their general practitioner (GP) or family physician, according...

Brain damage seen after surgery.(Brief Article)
August 5, 2002... 2002 AUG 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- New evidence suggesting an association between coronary artery bypass surgery and a risk of brain damage is published in the July 2002 issue of the Archives of Neurology. Martin Bendszus, MD, of...

New VNS therapy is more patient friendly.(vagus nerve stimulation)(Brief Article)
August 5, 2002... 2002 AUG 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- News that a significantly smaller, lighter-weight, implantable electrical stimulation device was recently approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is good news for people with seizures. ...

Record sales results in increase in profitability.(BioLase Technology Inc.)(Brief Article)
August 5, 2002... 2002 AUG 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Biolase Technology, Inc., (BLTI), a medical technology company focused on pain-free medical and dental procedures, confirmed that the company will report record sales for the second quarter and 6 months...

Mutual receives FDA approval for Tramadol HCl 50 mg tablets.(Mutual Pharmaceutical Company Inc.)(Food and Drug Administration )(Brief Article)
August 5, 2002... 2002 AUG 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- United Research Laboratories/Mutual Pharmaceutical Co. announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Mutual Pharmaceutical's abbreviated new drug application for Tramadol HCl 50 mg...

MorphoSys, Roche announce major milestone in research collaboration.(MorphoSys AG)(Roche Holding Ltd.)(Brief Article)
August 5, 2002... 2002 AUG 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- MorphoSys AG (MOR), a Munich-based biotechnology company, and Roche announced the achievement of an important milestone in their collaboration. In achieving the milestone MorphoSys generated and...

Neurocrine announces positive phase II efficacy and safety results with Indiplon-MR.(Brief Article)
August 5, 2002... 2002 AUG 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc., (NBIX) announced positive efficacy and safety results with indiplon-MR tablets in a phase II clinical trial in 79 elderly patients with primary (chronic) insomnia...

Alzheimer drug improves pilots' performance on tests.(Donepezil)(Brief Article)
August 5, 2002... 2002 AUG 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A drug that boosts memory for Alzheimer patients may also augment the performance of airplane pilots, according to a study published in the July 9, 2002, issue of Neurology, the scientific journal of...

Novuspharma SpA results of BBR 2778 study show potential.(product testing)(Brief Article)
August 5, 2002... 2002 AUG 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Novuspharma SpA (NOV.MI), a biotechnology company focused on cancer, announced results from a preclinical study with BBR 2778 in a chronic model of multiple sclerosis. The results were presented by...

Survey shows treatment is still delayed.(multiple sclerosis treatment)(Brief Article)
August 5, 2002... 2002 AUG 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A major pan-European survey of over 300 neurologists in 7 E.C. countries (France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain, Sweden and the U.K.) has revealed that, on average, disease-modifying beta...

New option now available to treat migraine sufferers.(frovatriptan succinate)(Brief Article)
August 5, 2002... 2002 AUG 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The newest migraine treatment, Frova (frovatriptan succinate) 2.5 mg tablets, is now widely available throughout the United States. Approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for the acute...

Watson receives FDA approval for tramadol hydrochloride tablets.(Watson Pharmaceuticals Inc.)(Food and Drug Administration)(Brief Article)
August 5, 2002... 2002 AUG 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (WPI) announced that it has received final approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on its abbreviated new drug application for tramadol hydrochloride tablets, 50...

Toy-like anesthesia system comforts children during medical procedures.(Brief Article)
August 5, 2002... 2002 AUG 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- For many children, medical procedures are stressful events that evoke fear and anxiety. Design Continuum, Inc., and Boston Medical Center physician Geoffrey A. Hart, MD, announced an innovative...

FDA issues nonapprovable letter for Risperdal Consta.(Food and Drug Administration)(Brief Article)
August 5, 2002... 2002 AUG 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceutical Research & Development, LLC (J&JPRD) announced that it has received a nonapprovable letter from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) related to its new drug...

Preclinical data shed light on the potency of Lexapro.(selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor)(Brief Article)
August 5, 2002... 2002 AUG 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Forest Laboratories, Inc., (FRX) announced the results of a preclinical study that may provide a potential explanation why the investigational selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) Lexapro...

New research shows brain abnormalities appear early in psychoses.(Brief Article)
August 5, 2002... 2002 AUG 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Early brain scans may offer best chance of detecting people likely to develop schizophrenia New brain imaging research shows clear abnormalities in the brains of people experiencing their first...

High-volume hospitals equal higher survival rates for bleeding strokes.(Brief Article)
August 5, 2002... 2002 AUG 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Patients are more likely to survive a stroke caused by a burst blood vessel if they are admitted to a hospital that treats these strokes more often. Yet few patients are referred from less experienced...

Study demonstrates potential for nerve regeneration treatment of stroke.(Brief Article)
August 5, 2002... 2002 AUG 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA demonstrates that Inosine, a naturally occurring chemical, can induce axon (nerve fiber) growth within the brain and spinal...

Ulcer bacteria link discovered.(Brief Article)
August 5, 2002... 2002 AUG 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Potent strains of ulcer-causing bacteria may play a key role in certain kinds of stroke, researchers report in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association. For the first time,...

Nerve cells' death different from other cells'.(Brief Article)
August 12, 2002... 2002 AUG 12 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Writing in the July 12, 2002, issue of the journal Science, Johns Hopkins-led researchers said they have identified in neurons a novel form of programmed cell death unlike those already known -...

JC virus levels have low correlation with leukoencephalopathy progression.(polyoma virus)(Brief Article)
August 12, 2002... 2002 AUG 12 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Michael Greer, senior medical writer - JC virus levels in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) provide little information about neurologic damage in AIDS patients, researchers in Spain argue. "JC virus...

Therapy expressing hemoglobin enzyme prevents vasospasm in brain hemorrhage.(Brief Article)
August 12, 2002... 2002 AUG 12 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Sonia Nichols, senior medical writer - Vasospasms arising as the result of subarachnoid hemorrhage could possibly be prevented with gene therapy. Scientists at the University of Chicago have...

Researchers produce motor neurons from embryonic stem cells.
August 12, 2002... 2002 AUG 12 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Beginning with cultured mouse embryonic stem cells, researchers have administered a precise mix of chemical signals to coax the cells to differentiate into functioning motor neurons. The...

Adult brains turn back developmental clock to repair damage.(Brief Article)
August 12, 2002... 2002 AUG 12 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A new study by University of California - Los Angeles (UCLA) neuroscientists shows for the first time that a unique pattern of cellular activity found in early brain development also triggers repairs...

Study identifies new drug target for preserving brain cells.(Brief Article)
August 12, 2002... 2002 AUG 12 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Doctors know that the body's natural response to injury - inflammation - can do more harm than good when it comes to the brain. But new research from Steven Levison, PhD, associate professor of...

MorphoSys and Roche announce major milestone in research collaboration.(MorphoSys AG)(Roche Holding Ltd.)(development of Alzheimer's disease drug)(Brief Article)
August 12, 2002... 2002 AUG 12 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- MorphoSys AG (MOR), a Munich-based biotechnology company, and Roche announced the achievement of an important milestone in their collaboration. In achieving the milestone MorphoSys generated and...

New research indicates heart-healthy lifestyle could prevent Alzheimer.(Brief Article)
August 12, 2002... 2002 AUG 12 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Mounting evidence indicates that the same risk factors for heart disease - high blood pressure, diabetes, excess weight, high cholesterol and lack of exercise may also play a role in Alzheimer disease....

Two proteins related to senile plaques discovered.(Brief Article)
August 12, 2002... 2002 AUG 12 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Scientists at Exelixis, Inc., (EXEL), working in collaboration with Pharmacia Corporation (PHA) have discovered two proteins that play a role in the production of beta-amyloid, the main constituent of...

Study identifies critical protein.(beta catenin protein and cortical growth)(Brief Article)
August 12, 2002... 2002 AUG 12 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers have identified a protein that may help to explain why the brain's cerebral cortex is disproportionately larger in humans than in other species, a finding which appears in the July 19,...

Need for increased research, supportive services reaches critical levels.(Brief Article)
August 12, 2002... 2002 AUG 12 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- This year, over 185,000 people in the United States will be diagnosed with a primary or metastatic brain tumor. Brain tumors are now the leading cause of cancer death in children under the age of 20....

American Heart Association updates heart attack, stroke prevention guidelines.(Brief Article)
August 12, 2002... 2002 AUG 12 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- To avert a first heart attack or stroke, physicians should routinely assess patients' general risk of cardiovascular disease beginning at age 20, according to new American Heart Association...

Disorder linked to region of brain.(dyslexia)(Brief Article)
August 12, 2002... 2002 AUG 12 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Scientists have found new evidence linking the reading problem called dyslexia to glitches in a particular region of the brain. The evidence comes from brain scans of 70 dyslexic and 74...

Psychiatric Solutions completes $20 million private placement of senior subordinated notes.(securities and finance of Psychiatric Solutions Inc.)(Brief Article)
August 12, 2002... 2002 AUG 12 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Joey A. Jacobs, president and CEO of Psychiatric Solutions, Inc., (PSI) announced that PSI has completed a $20 million private placement of senior subordinated notes with detachable nominal warrants....

Paris prosecutor's office opens inquiry.(Gulf War Syndrome)(Brief Article)
August 12, 2002... 2002 AUG 12 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- France is investigating complaints by some military veterans that their health has deteriorated due to Gulf War syndrome, officials said July 19, 2002. Prosecutors had been looking into such claims...

Program tracks stroke treatment.(Brief Article)
August 12, 2002... 2002 AUG 12 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Only about 2 of every 100 stroke victims in the U.S. are treated with the clot-busting drug TPA that might not only save their lives but keep them from being disabled. Many simply don't get to the...

California's high court approves medical marijuana.(Brief Article)
August 12, 2002... 2002 AUG 12 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Medical marijuana users are immune from criminal prosecution in California state courts under a ruling by the state's Supreme Court. Under California law, possessing or growing marijuana "is no...

New partner sought to pursue treatment opportunity.(Cortex Pharmaceuticals Inc.)(Shire Pharmaceuticals Group PLC)(Brief Article)
August 12, 2002... 2002 AUG 12 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Cortex Pharmaceuticals, Inc., (COR), announced that Shire Pharmaceuticals Group plc has decided not to exercise its option to develop Cortex's Ampakine technology and compounds for the treatment of...

Study reports pain-free status for Zomig-ZMT as early as 1 hour after treatment.(Brief Article)
August 12, 2002... 2002 AUG 12 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Data presented at the 44th annual scientific meeting of the American Headache Society (AHS) show that Zomig-ZMT (zolmitriptan) 2.5 mg Orally Disintegrating Tablets achieve pain-free status as early as...

NexMed raises $6 million; 815 patients complete testing in phase III studies.(NexMed Inc.)(Brief Article)
August 12, 2002... 2002 AUG 12 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- NexMed, Inc., (NEXM), a developer of topical treatments based on its proprietary drug delivery technology, announced that the company has raised over $6 million in gross proceeds from a private...

Researchers develop mouse model.(Brief Article)
August 12, 2002... 2002 AUG 12 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- By studying gene mutations in patients with the complex set of behavioral and neurological symptoms that accompany Rett syndrome, Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigator Huda Zoghbi and her...

Studies: Angiogenix may hold great promise in treating Alzheimer disease.(Brief Article)
August 12, 2002... 2002 AUG 12 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Endovasc Ltd., Inc., (ENDV) announced studies in Sweden that show the therapeutic effects of nicotine in brains of transgenic mice model of Alzheimer disease. "Inhibition of beta-amyloid...

Nerve cells' death different from other cells'.
August 19, 2002... 2002 AUG 19 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Writing in the July 12, 2002, issue of the journal Science, Johns Hopkins-led researchers said they have identified in neurons a novel form of programmed cell death unlike those already known -...

JC virus levels have low correlation with leukoencephalopathy progression.
August 19, 2002... 2002 AUG 19 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Michael Greer, senior medical writer - JC virus levels in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) provide little information about neurologic damage in AIDS patients, researchers in Spain argue. "JC virus...

Therapy expressing hemoglobin enzyme prevents vasospasm in brain hemorrhage.
August 19, 2002... 2002 AUG 19 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Sonia Nichols, senior medical writer - Vasospasms arising as the result of subarachnoid hemorrhage could possibly be prevented with gene therapy. Scientists at the University of Chicago have...

Researchers produce motor neurons from embryonic stem cells.
August 19, 2002... 2002 AUG 19 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Beginning with cultured mouse embryonic stem cells, researchers have administered a precise mix of chemical signals to coax the cells to differentiate into functioning motor neurons. The...

Adult brains turn back developmental clock to repair damage.
August 19, 2002... 2002 AUG 19 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A new study by University of California - Los Angeles (UCLA) neuroscientists shows for the first time that a unique pattern of cellular activity found in early brain development also triggers repairs...

Study identifies new drug target for preserving brain cells.
August 19, 2002... 2002 AUG 19 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Doctors know that the body's natural response to injury - inflammation - can do more harm than good when it comes to the brain. But new research from Steven Levison, PhD, associate professor of...

MorphoSys and Roche announce major milestone in research collaboration.
August 19, 2002... 2002 AUG 19 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- MorphoSys AG (MOR), a Munich-based biotechnology company, and Roche announced the achievement of an important milestone in their collaboration. In achieving the milestone MorphoSys generated and...

New research indicates heart-healthy lifestyle could prevent Alzheimer.
August 19, 2002... 2002 AUG 19 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Mounting evidence indicates that the same risk factors for heart disease - high blood pressure, diabetes, excess weight, high cholesterol and lack of exercise may also play a role in Alzheimer disease....

Two proteins related to senile plaques discovered.
August 19, 2002... 2002 AUG 19 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Scientists at Exelixis, Inc., (EXEL), working in collaboration with Pharmacia Corporation (PHA) have discovered two proteins that play a role in the production of beta-amyloid, the main constituent of...

Study identifies critical protein.
August 19, 2002... 2002 AUG 19 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers have identified a protein that may help to explain why the brain's cerebral cortex is disproportionately larger in humans than in other species, a finding which appears in the July 19,...

Need for increased research, supportive services reaches critical levels.
August 19, 2002... 2002 AUG 19 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- This year, over 185,000 people in the United States will be diagnosed with a primary or metastatic brain tumor. Brain tumors are now the leading cause of cancer death in children under the age of 20....

American Heart Association updates heart attack, stroke prevention guidelines.
August 19, 2002... 2002 AUG 19 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- To avert a first heart attack or stroke, physicians should routinely assess patients' general risk of cardiovascular disease beginning at age 20, according to new American Heart Association...

Disorder linked to region of brain.(Brief Article)
August 19, 2002... 2002 AUG 19 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Scientists have found new evidence linking the reading problem called dyslexia to glitches in a particular region of the brain. The evidence comes from brain scans of 70 dyslexic and 74...

Psychiatric Solutions completes $20 million private placement of senior subordinated notes.(Brief Article)
August 19, 2002... 2002 AUG 19 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Joey A. Jacobs, president and CEO of Psychiatric Solutions, Inc., (PSI) announced that PSI has completed a $20 million private placement of senior subordinated notes with detachable nominal warrants....

Paris prosecutor's office opens inquiry.(Brief Article)
August 19, 2002... 2002 AUG 19 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- France is investigating complaints by some military veterans that their health has deteriorated due to Gulf War syndrome, officials said July 19, 2002. Prosecutors had been looking into such claims...

Program tracks stroke treatment.
August 19, 2002... 2002 AUG 19 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Only about 2 of every 100 stroke victims in the U.S. are treated with the clot-busting drug TPA that might not only save their lives but keep them from being disabled. Many simply don't get to the...

California's high court approves medical marijuana.(Brief Article)
August 19, 2002... 2002 AUG 19 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Medical marijuana users are immune from criminal prosecution in California state courts under a ruling by the state's Supreme Court. Under California law, possessing or growing marijuana "is no...

New partner sought to pursue treatment opportunity.
August 19, 2002... 2002 AUG 19 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Cortex Pharmaceuticals, Inc., (COR), announced that Shire Pharmaceuticals Group plc has decided not to exercise its option to develop Cortex's Ampakine technology and compounds for the treatment of...

Study reports pain-free status for Zomig-ZMT as early as 1 hour after treatment.
August 19, 2002... 2002 AUG 19 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Data presented at the 44th annual scientific meeting of the American Headache Society (AHS) show that Zomig-ZMT (zolmitriptan) 2.5 mg Orally Disintegrating Tablets achieve pain-free status as early as...

NexMed raises $6 million; 815 patients complete testing in phase III studies.
August 19, 2002... 2002 AUG 19 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- NexMed, Inc., (NEXM), a developer of topical treatments based on its proprietary drug delivery technology, announced that the company has raised over $6 million in gross proceeds from a private...

Researchers develop mouse model.
August 19, 2002... 2002 AUG 19 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- By studying gene mutations in patients with the complex set of behavioral and neurological symptoms that accompany Rett syndrome, Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigator Huda Zoghbi and her...

Studies: Angiogenix may hold great promise in treating Alzheimer disease.(Brief Article)
August 19, 2002... 2002 AUG 19 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Endovasc Ltd., Inc., (ENDV) announced studies in Sweden that show the therapeutic effects of nicotine in brains of transgenic mice model of Alzheimer disease. "Inhibition of beta-amyloid...

Rhyme and rhythm offers new approach.
August 26, 2002... 2002 AUG 26 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A groundbreaking theory about dyslexia could offer new approaches to diagnosis and treatment. Scientists at University College London (UCL) have challenged accepted thinking, by testing rhythmic...

Genetic markers key to identifying patients who can benefit from clozapine.
August 26, 2002... 2002 AUG 26 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Individual variation in response to medications remains a major problem within the health care system. In the United Kingdom, 1 in 15 British hospital admissions is due to adverse drug reactions; in...

Neuro-immune approach may offer another option for children with autism, ADD.(Brief Article)
August 26, 2002... 2002 AUG 26 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Doctors and researchers on the cutting edge of medical research are bringing hope to many of the 500,000 children in the U.S. diagnosed with autism and many of the more than 2.5 million with attention...

Medication effective for children.
August 26, 2002... 2002 AUG 26 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A team of researchers has found that the drug risperidone, considered effective in treating adults with schizophrenia, is safe for children and reduces severe behavioral symptoms in youths with autism,...

Study: New paroxetine formulation may help patients adhere to medication.(Brief Article)
August 26, 2002... 2002 AUG 26 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Controlled-release paroxetine, known as Paxil CR, may increase treatment compliance for patients with depression, according to a study published in the July issue of the Journal of Clinical Psychiatry....

High CSF viral loads presage neurological impairment.
August 26, 2002... 2002 AUG 26 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Michael Greer, senior medical writer - Health care workers should monitor brain and spinal viral loads in HIV patients, researchers in California say. "If cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) human...

Heel pain epidemic afflicts weekend athletes.(Brief Article)
August 26, 2002... 2002 AUG 26 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Heel pain among weekend sports participants, runners and those beginning exercise programs is reaching epidemic proportions, according to a leading podiatric sports medicine expert with the American...

Axura demonstrates benefits in two studies.
August 26, 2002... 2002 AUG 26 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- At the Alzheimer Association 8th International Conference on Alzheimer Disease and Related Disorders held recently in Stockholm, new data associated with Merz Pharmaceuticals' Axura was presented. ...

Mindset and NYU collaborate on novel vaccine technology for Alzheimer disease.(Brief Article)
August 26, 2002... 2002 AUG 26 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Mindset BioPharmaceuticals, Inc., and New York University School of Medicine (NYUSM) announced that they have signed an agreement through which Mindset becomes the worldwide exclusive licensee of a...

U.S. cases could triple.
August 26, 2002... 2002 AUG 26 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The number of Americans with Alzheimer disease could more than triple to 16 million by 2050, new research indicates. The projections, presented in July 2002 at an international Alzheimer...

The ALS Association accelerates search for Lou Gehrig disease genes.
August 26, 2002... 2002 AUG 26 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The ALS Association (ALSA), the only national not-for-profit organization dedicated solely to the fight against amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), announced it has launched a major research project...

Songbird names Thomas Gardner chairman, president, and CEO.(Brief Article)
August 26, 2002... 2002 AUG 26 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Songbird Hearing, Inc., the developer of a disposable hearing aid, announced the appointment of Thomas E. Gardner to the position of chairman, president, and CEO. Gardner will succeed former CEO...

Valdecoxib receives positive opinion from E.U. board.(Brief Article)
August 26, 2002... 2002 AUG 26 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Pharmacia Corp. (PHA) and Pfizer, Inc., announced that the Committee for Proprietary Medicinal Products (CPMP) adopted a positive opinion for granting marketing authorization for valdecoxib in the...

Pharmos to start clinical trial of dexanabinol in heart surgery patients.
August 26, 2002... 2002 AUG 26 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Pharmos Corp. (PARS) has received approval from Israel's Ministry of Health to clinically test dexanabinol as a preventive agent against the mild cognitive impairment (MCI) that can follow coronary...