Clinical Trials Update: March 12, 2007
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(HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of Thomson CenterWatch:
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ASK YOUR DOCTOR ABOUT VIOXX . . . but not for the reasons Merck &amp; Co. recommends. Last week a Food and Drug Administration (FDA) study found a link with heart attacks, and several large health insurers said
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A combination drug targeted at African-Americans has dramatically reduced deaths from heart disease in trials, paving the way for a new debate over the potential for &quot;ethnic treatments&quot;.
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The findings of the 'American-Australian-African trial with DronedarONe In atrial fibrillation or flutter patients for the maintenance of Sinus rhythm' (ADONIS) trial, announced at the annual meeting of the ...
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questions over testing of a key HIV/AIDS drug before a US-backed roll-out of the treatment across the continent. Ingelheim to hide adverse effects of nevirapine when used to try to prevent mother-to-child HIV transmission.
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TUESDAY, Dec. 18 (HealthDay News) -- A new kind of drug designed to lower levels of "bad" low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol and reduce heart disease risk has proved safe and effective in a phase II clinical trial, researchers report.
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Pfizer Inc. on Tuesday said its experimental drug for a deadly form of stomach cancer proved safe and effective in a late-stage trial, prompting researchers to halt the study seven months ahead of schedule.
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THURSDAY, Jan. 27 (HealthDayNews) -- The results of a multi-center trial involving a quartet of drugs may bring fresh hope to patients battling advanced colorectal cancer, researchers reported Thursday.
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Neurocrine updates investors on the status of its top drugs.
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The risk of treatment-related or toxic death for US cancer patients enrolled in phase 1 clinical drug trials has decreased during the past 12 years.
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Tropical Medicine in London, in research published online by The Lancet medical journal on Thursday. not new and had been made in many of the product-liability lawsuits filed against Philip Morris.
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The US Food and Drug Administration on Thursday ordered the review of preventative studies involving Pfizer Inc.&#39;s painkillers Celebrex and Bextra, in light of recent evidence they may increase the risk of heart attack and stroke.
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A New Jersey court awards damages to Idaho couple in Vioxx case.Plus: SEC and OSC file complaints against former Nortel execs... Bush administration says it's fish farming season... and more.
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Researchers at Merck can use neural stem-cell tech in early stages of drug development. Plus: Pay for eggs OK in Britain. In Bodyhack.
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FRIDAY, Jan. 11 (HealthDay News) -- Therapeutic vaccines to fight ovarian and breast cancer are in the first stage of clinical trials to determine their safety and effectiveness, researchers report.
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SUNDAY, March 11 (HealthDay News) -- U.S. researchers are launching a phase I clinical trial to test an engineered measles virus against the bone marrow cancer multiple myeloma.
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The company faces a pivotal clinical trial.