Science Letter articles from December 2004

Science Letter archives from December 2004

Tropical birds sensitive to environmental cues that affect breeding.
December 7, 2004... 2004 DEC 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A bird's song is music to our ears - and to the ears of his potential mates - and a warning to other males to stay out of his territory. To Ignacio Moore, assistant professor of biology at Virginia...

Family ties give hope to beat butterfly blues.
December 7, 2004... 2004 DEC 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A newly constructed family tree for one of the world's most endangered butterfly groups suggests that there may be more members of this clan than previously thought. Some species of large blue...

Effects of ozone on mortality in 23 European cities.
December 7, 2004... 2004 DEC 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- In their analysis of the effects of ozone on mortality in 23 European cities, investigators found that death due to respiratory disease was more strongly associated with ozone exposure than was either...

Improved water quality reduces inflammation.
December 7, 2004... 2004 DEC 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Improved water quality is associated with reduced inflammation in hemodialysis patients. "Hemodialysis utilizes large quantities of water for the preparation of dialysis fluid," scientists in...

Oxidative stress may play key role in arsenic carcinogenesis.
December 7, 2004... 2004 DEC 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Oxidative stress appears to play a key role in arsenic-induced skin cancer development. In a recent study from Japan, the "appearance of 8-oxo-2'-deoxyguanosine (8-oxodG) was examined...

CD4+ T cell depletion in HIV occurs predominantly in gastrointestinal tract.
December 7, 2004... 2004 DEC 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- CD4+ T cell depletion during all stages of HIV disease occurs predominantly in the gastrointestinal tract. "The mechanisms underlying CD4+ T cell depletion in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)...

HIV linked to depletion of CD4+ T cells from effector sites in GI tract.
December 7, 2004... 2004 DEC 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Primary HIV-1 infection is associated with preferential depletion of CD4+ T lymphocytes from effector sites in the gastrointestinal tract. According to a study from the United States and Germany,...

Novel and promiscuous CTL epitopes in conserved regions of Gag identified.
December 7, 2004... 2004 DEC 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Scientists have identified novel and promiscuous CTL epitopes in conserved regions of Gag targeted by individuals with early subtype CHIV type infection from southern Africa. "Characterization of...

Therapeutic HIV vaccines reviewed.
December 7, 2004... 2004 DEC 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Scientists review therapeutic AIDS/HIV vaccines in a recent issue of the journal Vaccine. According to a study from, "The goal of a therapeutic HIV vaccine is to attenuate HIV disease progression in...

Vaccine provides T-cell-mediated protection in monkeys after SIV challenge.
December 7, 2004... 2004 DEC 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A systemic vaccine approach provided T-cell-mediated protection in cynomolgus monkeys after SIV mucosal challenge. According to recent research from Italy, the Netherlands, Germany, and Sweden,...

Corrections being made to Louisiana abortion brochure.
December 7, 2004... 2004 DEC 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Less than a week after learning that a state brochure incorrectly said abortions could increase the risk of breast cancer, health officials had a new version up on the Internet. It will take a bit...

IgM protects mice from actinomycetoma infection by Nocardia brasiliensis.
December 7, 2004... 2004 DEC 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Humoral immunity through IgM protects mice from an experimental actinomycetoma infection by Nocardia brasiliensis. According to a study from Mexico, "An experimental model of infection with...

High von Willebrand factor levels linked to poor outcome.
December 7, 2004... 2004 DEC 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- High levels of von Willebrand factor (VWF) are linked to poor outcome in patients with acute lung injury (ALI). "Systemic endothelial activation and injury are important causes of multiorgan system...

Oral etoposide has a cytoreductive effect in relapsed ALL.
December 7, 2004... 2004 DEC 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Oral etoposide has a cytoreductive effect in relapsed acute lymphoblastic leukemia. According to a study from the United States, "We evaluated the clinical response to low-dose etoposide in relapsed...

L-ascorbic acid represses NF-kappa B/COX-2 expression in acute myeloid leukemia.
December 7, 2004... 2004 DEC 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- L-ascorbic acid represses NF-kappa B/COX-2 expression in acute myeloid leukemia. "There is increasing evidence that L-ascorbic acid (LAA) is selectively toxic to some types of cancer cells at...

Cocaine pharmacology and pharmacotherapies for its abuse reviewed.
December 7, 2004... 2004 DEC 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers review cocaine pharmacology and current pharmacotherapies for its abuse in a recent issue of Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry. "Cocaine abuse continues to be prevalent and effective...

Company licenses oral drug to treat impulse control disorder.
December 7, 2004... 2004 DEC 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Somaxon Pharmaceuticals, Inc. has licensed the North American rights to oral nalmefene hydrochloride from Biotie Therapies Corp. for the treatment of impulse control disorders. Nalmefene is a...

Imaging study finds a structural difference in the brains of cocaine addicts.
December 7, 2004... 2004 DEC 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A team led by researchers from Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) has used advanced imaging techniques to identify an unexpected structural difference in the brains of cocaine addicts. The report...

Prenatal alcohol exposure has effects far beyond fetal alcohol syndrome.
December 7, 2004... 2004 DEC 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Numerous studies have documented intelligence quotient (IQ) deficits in children with fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS). Little research, however, has found IQ deficits in children with alcohol-related...

Nuclear localization of adenovirus E4orf4 protein correlates with cell death.
December 7, 2004... 2004 DEC 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Nuclear localization of adenovirus E4orf4 protein correlates with cell death. "The adenovirus E4orf4 protein induces p53-independent death of human cancer cells by a mechanism requiring interactions...

New scheme for identifying alpha[subscript]1A-adrenoceptor splice variants is proposed.
December 7, 2004... 2004 DEC 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A recent report provided an update on human alpha[subscript]1-adrenoceptor subtype signaling and genomic organization. According to the report from the United States,...

Cyclosporine A exposure in utero linked to adulthood kidney problems, high BP.
December 7, 2004... 2004 DEC 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- They are calling for a long-term clinical survey of children born to women who received cyclosporin A therapy during their pregnancy. "The number of pregnant women who receive cyclosporin A (CsA)...

Dinitrophenol-related fatality reported.
December 7, 2004... 2004 DEC 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers report a fatality related to dinitrophenol, a dietary weight loss aid. According to recent research from the United States, "2,4-dinitrophenol (DNP) was originally used as an explosive...

Long-term use of depo-provera contraceptive injection may cause osteoporosis.
December 7, 2004... 2004 DEC 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced on November 17, 2004, that a "black box" warning will be added to the labeling of Depo-Provera Contraceptive Injection, indicating that prolonged...

Minor behavioral deficits seen in rats exposed prenatally to synthetic estrogen.
December 7, 2004... 2004 DEC 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Rats exposed in utero to synthetic estrogen - specifically, 17alpha-ethinylestradiol - exhibit minor deficits in exploratory behavior. According to recent research published in the journal...

Retinoic acid exposure in utero alters cranial neural crest gene expression.
December 7, 2004... 2004 DEC 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Retinoic acid exposure in utero alters cranial neural crest gene expression, researchers report. "Although retinoic acid (RA), the active form of vitamin A, is required for normal embryonic growth...

New worries tarnishing arthritis drugs.
December 7, 2004... 2004 DEC 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- One by one, arthritis drugs that promised to ease pain without causing ulcers are losing their luster. In September, Merck & Co. yanked Vioxx from the market when a trial showed that long-term use...

Rare cutaneous reactions arise following hepatitis B vaccine immunization.
December 7, 2004... 2004 DEC 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Rare cutaneous reactions arise following hepatitis B vaccine immunization. According to researchers in Brazil, "we report two cases of adverse cutaneous reactions following hepatitis B vaccination....

New platform design launched for company's aesthetic systems.
December 7, 2004... 2004 DEC 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Cutera, Inc., (CUTR), a manufacturer of laser and other light-based aesthetic systems, has introduced a new platform design for aesthetic systems. The first application available in this tabletop...

Study patients clear African sleeping sickness parasite in DB289 phase IIb trial.
December 7, 2004... 2004 DEC 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Immtech International, Inc., (IMM) announced that all 30 patients participating in the concluded phase IIb extended dose regimen arm of its clinical trial of DB289 for treating African sleeping sickness...

Scientists successful in "death clock" gene hunt.
December 7, 2004... 2004 DEC 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Medical scientists at the University of Leicester have narrowed the search for the "death clock" gene in humans. Their study relates to a hunt for a gene that has important implications for aging...

Company contributes funds to SIUE National Corn-To-Ethanol Research Center.
December 7, 2004... 2004 DEC 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc., has contributed $10,000 to the National Corn-To-Ethanol Research Center (NCERC) at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (SIUE). The contribution will help fund...

Changes in cannabinoid brain receptor play role in alcoholism relapse.
December 7, 2004... 2004 DEC 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Changes in the cannabinoid brain receptor may play an important role in alcoholism relapse. "Alcoholism is characterized by successive relapses. Recent data have shown a cross-talk between the...

Intracellular SAH removal may be therapeutic option in alcoholic liver disease.
December 7, 2004... 2004 DEC 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Intracellular S-adenosylhomocysteine removal may be a therapeutic option in alcoholic liver disease. According to a study from the United States, "In alcoholic liver disease, tumor necrosis...

Brain-derived neurotrophic factor appears to modify elements of alcoholism.
December 7, 2004... 2004 DEC 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Among the many genes that may contribute to an individual's susceptibility to alcoholism, those in the dopamine system are of special interest because addictive substances can activate this system. ...

Clinical trial study for PreHistin to begin.
December 7, 2004... 2004 DEC 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Cobalis Corp. (CLSC), a pharmaceutical company specializing in the development of antiallergy medications, announced the start of a 6-week clinical trial study with 624 patients, as a part of the...

Parenteral immunization to beta-lactoglobulin modifies intestinal structure.
December 7, 2004... 2004 DEC 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Parenteral immunization to beta-lactoglobulin modifies the intestinal structure and mucosal electrical parameters in rabbit. According to recent research published in the journal International...

CE Mark issued for AlzheimAlert Test Kit making it available in European Union.
December 7, 2004... 2004 DEC 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Nymox Pharmaceutical Corporation (NYMX) announced the certification of its AlzheimAlert test kit with a CE Mark, making the device eligible for sale in the European Union. The company announced...

Compound in apples may help fight neurodegenerative disorders.
December 7, 2004... 2004 DEC 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A potent antioxidant abundant in apples and some other fruits and vegetables appears to protect brain cells against oxidative stress, a tissue-damaging process associated with Alzheimer and other...

Cytokines/GSTO genetic polymorphisms do not play major role in Alzheimer disease.
December 7, 2004... 2004 DEC 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Cytokines/GSTO genetic polymorphisms do not play a major role in Japanese Alzheimer disease patients. "We studied promoter region polymorphisms in the interleukin (IL)-1alpha, IL-1beta, IL-6,...

Immune responses to A-beta vaccine are different in C57BL/6 and B6D2F1 mice.
December 7, 2004... 2004 DEC 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The immune responses to long-term A-beta vaccination are different in C57BL/6 and B6D2F1 mice. "The cerebral accumulation of beta-amyloid (A-beta) is a pathological hallmark of Alzheimer disease...

Inhibitors of A-beta oligomerization identified.
December 7, 2004... 2004 DEC 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Investigators have identified inhibitors of A-beta oligomerization, which are promising candidates for Alzheimer disease therapy. "In the past two decades, a large body of evidence has established...

Melatonin inhibits amyloid beta-induced apoptosis.
December 7, 2004... 2004 DEC 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Melatonin inhibits amyloid beta protein (Abeta)-induced apoptosis. The finding that Abeta "has neurotoxic properties and that such effects are partly mediated by free radicals has provided insights...

Pharma companies collaborate on Alzheimer and Parkinson disease candidates.
December 7, 2004... 2004 DEC 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- NeuroSearch (NEUR.CO) is collaborating with Boehringer Ingelheim (BI) to develop the drug candidate NS2330 for the treatment of Alzheimer and Parkinson diseases. As an important part of the...

Taking statin slowed progression of Alzheimer disease, new study shows.
December 7, 2004... 2004 DEC 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A new study has found evidence that taking a commonly prescribed cholesterol-lowering statin drug slowed cognitive decline and improved depressive symptoms in patients with mild to moderate Alzheimer...

Branched-chain amino acid supplementation does not alter performance in the heat.
December 7, 2004... 2004 DEC 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers have investigated branched-chain amino acid supplementation and human performance when hypohydrated in the heat. According to a study from the United States, "The serotonin system may...

ALS drug candidate Myogane gets U.S. FDA Fast Track designation.
December 7, 2004... 2004 DEC 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Phytopharm plc (NASDAQ:PHYOF)(LSE:PYM) (Phytopharm) announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Fast Track designation to its drug candidate PYM50018 (Myogane) for the...

Study: FG-2216 increases endogenous EPO production in humans.
December 7, 2004... 2004 DEC 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- FibroGen, Inc., announced that oral administration of FG-2216, the company's investigational therapy for anemia, was safe and well-tolerated and significantly increased production of endogenous...

Consider the effect of anesthesia when measuring circulating blood elements.
December 7, 2004... 2004 DEC 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers have investigated the effects of anesthesia and vehicle injection on circulating blood elements in C3H/HeN male mice. Investigators in the United States report, "The induction and...

Consider the presence of anesthetics when studying control of heart rate.
December 7, 2004... 2004 DEC 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers have reported on respiratory sinus arrhythmia in freely moving and anesthetized rats. Investigators in the United States report, "Heart rate increases during inspiration and slows...

Target-controlled propofol infusions characterized.
December 7, 2004... 2004 DEC 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The kinetics of target-controlled propofol infusions have been characterized. "Target-controlled infusion systems have been shown to result in the administration of larger doses of propofol, which...

Earlier cardiac catheterization reduces risk of mortality in high-risk patients.
December 7, 2004... 2004 DEC 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Earlier and more aggressive treatment for patients at high risk of heart attack can reduce their chances of dying during hospitalization, but such treatment often is underutilized, new Cleveland...

Vasopressin and platelet-activating factor interact to provoke ischemia.
December 7, 2004... 2004 DEC 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A recent report described the synergistic interaction of endogenous platelet-activating factor and vasopressin in generating angina in rats. Researchers in Hungary report, "We examined the...

ERK played a role in mediating H2S-induced apoptosis of smooth muscle cells.
December 7, 2004... 2004 DEC 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A recent report described hydrogen sulfide-induced apoptosis of human aorta smooth muscle cells via the activation of mitogen-activated protein kinases and caspase-3. According to a study from...

Genomic response to adrenoceptor activation determined in aortic smooth muscle.
December 7, 2004... 2004 DEC 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The genomic response to adrenoceptor activation has been characterized in aortic smooth muscle cells. "Vascular adrenoceptors play an important role in vascular physiology and pathophysiology, such...

High glucose levels impair nitric oxide-related VEGF synthesis.
December 7, 2004... 2004 DEC 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- High glucose levels impair nitric oxide-related VEGF synthesis. According to recent research published in the journal Life Sciences, "synthesis of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), the...

Hypoxia and erythropoietin cause endothelial cells to generate nitric oxide.
December 7, 2004... 2004 DEC 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Hypoxia and erythropoietin cause endothelial cells to generate nitric oxide. According to a study from the United States, "erythropoietin (EPO), a hypoxia-inducible cytokine, is required for...

Kininogen-deficient developed increased cholesterol without plaque formation.
December 7, 2004... 2004 DEC 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Genetic kininogen deficiency contributes to aortic aneurysm formation but not to atherosclerosis. "Brown Norway (BN) and BN Katholiek (BN/Ka) rat strains are both susceptible to develop lesions in...

Outflow location on ventricular assist devices may affect patient response.
December 7, 2004... 2004 DEC 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A recent report described the effects of left ventricular assist device support and outflow graft location upon aortic blood flow. According to a study from the United States, "Although continuous...

Study demonstrated concurrent entrainment of all carotid baroreflex measurements.
December 7, 2004... 2004 DEC 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers have investigated dynamic carotid baroreflex control of the peripheral circulation during exercise in humans. Scientists in the United States report, "We sought to determine the dynamic...

Vascular endothelial growth factor mediates the response of c-Myc to hypoxia.
December 7, 2004... 2004 DEC 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Vascular endothelial growth factor mediates the response of c-Myc to hypoxia. According to published research from England, "the proto-oncogene c-myc is involved in the regulation of cell...

Preclinical data of Antrin to treat vulnerable plaque presented at AHA.
December 7, 2004... 2004 DEC 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Pharmacyclics, Inc., (NASDAQ:PCYC) announced preclinical findings demonstrating that Antrin (motexafin lutetium) angiophototherapy leads to regression and stabilization of vulnerable plaques in various...

Transit-time flow probes implanted in rat ascending aortas.
December 7, 2004... 2004 DEC 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Transit-time flow probes have been successfully implanted in rodent ascending aortas. Scientists in the United States described "the implantation of transit-time flow probes on the ascending aorta...

Company completes first phase of ThraxVax design.
December 7, 2004... 2004 DEC 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Circle Group Holdings, Inc., (CXN) has completed the phase I design of its homeland security technology, ThraxVac, and produced a prototype model and promotional DVD for interested buyers. The DVD...

Mass value for IgG in standard anthrax reference serum assigned.
December 7, 2004... 2004 DEC 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Scientists have assigned the mass values for total and subclass immunoglobulin G in a human standard anthrax reference serum. According to recent research published in the journal Clinical and...

Anti-inflammatory compounds in middle age may decrease CV events in aging.
December 7, 2004... 2004 DEC 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Results from a pilot study describe the concomitant presence of polymorphic alleles of interleukin-1 beta, interleukin-6 and apolipoprotein E is associated with an increased risk of myocardial...

Molecular technique shows promise in destroying drug resistance in bacteria.
December 7, 2004... 2004 DEC 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A new approach to outwit resistance to antibiotics has been discovered by a team of researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. By inserting a naturally occurring molecule into an...

New technology promises to cut time in discovery of antibody drugs.
December 7, 2004... 2004 DEC 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Affitech AS, the human antibody discovery and development company, launched a technology at BioEurope 2004 that promises to dramatically cut the time needed to discover new antibody drugs and their...

C-terminal heptapeptide has key role in maintaining GGN4 pore-forming activity.
December 7, 2004... 2004 DEC 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- C-terminal heptapeptide has a key role in maintaining GGN4 high pore-forming activity, but it does not participate in forming GGN4-induced pore structure. According to a study from South Korea,...

GAD 67KD antisense leaves colon cancer cells susceptible to cancer therapy.
December 7, 2004... 2004 DEC 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- GAD 67KD antisense leaves colon cancer cells susceptible to cancer therapy. According to a study from South Korea, "in eukaryotes, glutamate decarboxylase (GAD) expression was found in brain,...

Intratumoral CCL5 overexpression delays tumor growth.
December 7, 2004... 2004 DEC 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Intratumoral CCL5 overexpression delays tumor growth. According to recent research from France, "Chemokines participate in the antitumor immune response by regulating the movement and positioning...

Novel element in mock circulation may be helpful for investigating heart valves.
December 7, 2004... 2004 DEC 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers have investigated the influence of a nonlinear resistance element upon in vitro aortic pressure tracings and aortic valve motions. According to published research from Germany, "In vitro...

Mitochondrial pathway may be involved in myocyte apoptosis in the heart.
December 7, 2004... 2004 DEC 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A recent report focused on apoptosome formation and caspase activation in the heart. According to the report from the United States, "Apoptosis is a form of cell death which utilizes energy...

NF-kappa B activation by API2/MALT1 fusions inhibits p53 dependant apoptosis.
December 7, 2004... 2004 DEC 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- NF-kappa B activation by API2/MALT1 fusions inhibits p53 dependant apoptosis. According to published research from the United States, "Interactions between survival pathways and apoptotic cascades...

SOD and/or IL-10 may decrease hyperoxic lung injury by decreasing apoptosis.
December 7, 2004... 2004 DEC 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- SOD and/or IL-10 may decrease hyperoxic lung injury by decreasing apoptosis. According to recent research published in the journal Cytokine, "The response of the fetal rat Type II pneumocyte...

Safety and efficacy of subintimal angioplasty reviewed.
December 7, 2004... 2004 DEC 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The safety and efficacy of subintimal angioplasty in patients with infrainguinal occlusive disease have been reviewed. "Subintimal angioplasty is a relatively new endovascular approach for the...

CpG oligodeoxynucleotides modulate airway inflammation in aspergillosis model.
December 7, 2004... 2004 DEC 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Immunostimulatory CpG oligodeoxynucleotides modulate airway inflammation in a murine model of allergic aspergillosis. According to recent research published in the journal Infection and Immunity,...

Collaboration for aspirin-resistance testing announced.
December 7, 2004... 2004 DEC 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Corgenix Medical Corp. (CONX) and AspirinWorks, a division of Creative Clinical Concepts, Inc., (CCC), both headquartered in Denver, Colorado, announced that together they have entered into a license...

Poland: Multiple embryo implantation blamed for high neonatal mortality in ART.
December 7, 2004... 2004 DEC 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Specialists at Poland's University of Medical Science blame the country's lack of regulation of multiple embryo implantation for the high rate of neonatal mortality in pregnancies achieved via assisted...

Female sex, education and income levels are risk factors for hospitalization.
December 7, 2004... 2004 DEC 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- For those with serious or chronic asthma, certain demographic and socio-economic factors are associated with a greater risk of asthma hospitalization, according to a statistical study presented November...

Neighborhoods near heavily traveled border crossings have high asthma incidence.
December 7, 2004... 2004 DEC 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The North American Free Trade Agreement and increased security concerns in the post-9/11 era have combined to produce an unanticipated health problem in communities situated along U.S. borders: an...

Patients experience asthma variability, despite strict adherence to guidelines.
December 7, 2004... 2004 DEC 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A study presented at the 62nd Annual Meeting of the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology shows that many patients with asthma continue to experience variability of disease control, despite...

QVAR in patented Easi-Breathe inhaler launches in United Kingdom.
December 7, 2004... 2004 DEC 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- IVAX Corporation (IVX) announced the launch of its asthma medicine QVAR in its patented Easi-Breathe inhaler in the United Kingdom. IVAX has been selling QVAR in the United Kingdom, Ireland, France,...

Skin tests important in severe asthma patients.
December 7, 2004... 2004 DEC 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- People with severe or difficult-to-treat asthma are more likely to suffer from an allergic form of the disease, according to data presented at the 62nd Annual Meeting of the American College of Allergy,...