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Hamburg, Germany – Evotec AG (Frankfurt Stock Exchange: EVT; NASDAQ:
EVTC) announced today the start of the Phase II proof-of-concept
study, investigating the effect of EVT 302 Read the rest of this entry »
Randy Stanifer of West Chester, an operating partner of Fitworks, treated himself to a hot shower Monday morning and decided to extend the courtesy to others who lack electricity to heat water for bathing.
At least two local fitness chains, Fitworks and Urban Active, are offering free use of their workout facilities and showers for the public while the power outage lasts.
Representatives of both chains say that all of their locations that are Read the rest of this entry »
EU Moves Must Not Put GPs At Catch-22 Risk, Warns Medical And Dental Defence Union Of Scotland
EU moves to clarify citizens’ rights to cross-border healthcare could foist on GPs the responsibility of acting as “gatekeepers” for the NHS, warns the Medical and Dental Defence Union of Scotland (MDDUS) today (Tuesday, 4 November 2008).
And as such doctors could face a GMC hearing or a discrimination tribunal, caught in a Catch-22 that damns them if Read the rest of this entry »
DPP-4 inhibitors inhibit the enzyme dipeptidyl peptidase-4 (DPP-4), which selectively metabolizes the insulin-increasing hormones glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1) and glucose-dependent insulinotropic peptide (GIP). By maintaining the blood levels of GLP-1 and GIP, DPP-4 inhibitors are a new type of oral anti-diabetic with a novel mechanism of action for lowering blood sugar levels. GLP-1 and GIP are excreted in the digestive tract following food intake, Read the rest of this entry »
Family, Fun and Fitness Day at Kiwanis Park
Saturday, October 18, 2008
The Angelina County Vision 2020 Health Care division hosted the first Family, Fun and Fitness Day at Kiwanis Park on Saturday morning. The goal was to promote fitness and health education in the community, beginning by showing families that you don’t have to pay for a gym membership to stay in shape.
“We are incorporating so many things that you don’t have to spend money Read the rest of this entry »
Three panel discussions and more than 20 booths â all addressing womens’ health issues â will be set up Monday at Fairview Red Wing Medical Center for the 2008 Women’s Health Fair.
The fair, free and open to the public, runs from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Theme this year is “Say Yes to Your Health.”
The booths and presentations cover a broad range of topics focusing on men and children as well as on women’s health issues.
“Women traditionally Read the rest of this entry »
People can gripe about candy corn all they want. I like it.
I also love chocolate and most other Halloween candies as much as the next girl.
But I also know that there has to be a little give and take. So this weekend, in addition to getting sweet treats, take the challenge to begin healthy living.
Get a workout at Saturday’s 2008 Family Health and Wellness Expo at the Reardon Convention Center in Kansas City, Kan. Children and adults Read the rest of this entry »
Traditionally, the “war on drugs” was aimed at illegal substances. But Sen. Charles E. Grassley (R-Iowa) has reinvented this war as a war on pharmaceuticals. He is continuing his campaign to restrict the amount of information about drugs available to doctors and patients.
His newest effort focuses on a psychiatrist at Emory University, Dr. Charles Nemeroff, who is being blamed for failure to disclose payments for consulting arrangements Read the rest of this entry »
If your doctor has prescribed antibiotics for the flu or told you to try B12 vitamins for fatigue, those treatments were probably a placebo — an unproven therapy offered with the hope you’d feel better if you took something.
Treatment with placebos is far more common than you might think, according to a new national survey in which 46 to 58 percent of U.S. physicians admitted using placebos regularly. Only 5 percent said they tell patients explicitly Read the rest of this entry »
THURSDAY, Oct. 30 (HealthDay News) — The diabetes drug Avandia should be banned in the United States because it can cause death from liver failure and poses many other life-threatening risks that greatly outweigh its benefits, the advocacy group Public Citizen said Thursday.
The group said it has identified 14 cases of Avandia-induced liver failure, including 12 deaths. The cases were found in the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s Adverse Event Read the rest of this entry »