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Results from Boehringer Ingelheim’s Respimat Phase II study on moderate, persistent asthma

May 23, 2012
Boehringer Ingelheim announced today results from a Phase II study evaluating the investigational compound tiotropium delivered once-daily via the Respimat Inhaler in adolescents with symptomatic, moderate persistent asthma.

Baseline characteristics of children with mild persistent asthma predict response to ICS

May 22, 2012
ATS 2012, SAN FRANCISCO A further analysis of a previously published National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) funded study of children with mild persistent asthma reports the relative benefits of inhaled corticosteroid (ICS) treatment varies among children with differing demographic and clinical characteristics. ...

Baseline characteristics of children with mild persistent asthma predict response to ICS

May 22, 2012
(American Thoracic Society) A further analysis of a previously published National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) funded study of children with mild persistent asthma reports the relative benefits of inhaled corticosteroid (ICS) treatment varies among children with differing demographic and clinical characteristics.

Persistent Systems, TGen collaborate on Bio4D software program

May 15, 2012
Persistent Systems, the leader in outsourced software product development (OPD) services, and the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen) today announced that they are developing a high-quality biospecimen management system called Bio4D.

Persistent Tinnitus Relieved By Internet-Based Self-Help Training

March 9, 2012
Those suffering from nagging tinnitus can benefit from internet-based therapy just as much as patients who take part in group therapy sessions. These are the findings of a German-Swedish study in which patients with moderate to severe tinnitus tried out various forms of therapy over a ten-week period...

Internet-based therapy relieves persistent tinnitus

March 7, 2012
Those suffering from nagging tinnitus can benefit from internet-based therapy just as much as patients who take part in group therapy sessions. These are the findings of a German-Swedish study in which patients with moderate to severe tinnitus tried out various forms of therapy over a ten-week period. The outcome ...

Internet-based therapy relieves persistent tinnitus

March 7, 2012
(Johannes Gutenberg Universitaet Mainz) Those suffering from nagging tinnitus can benefit from Internet-based therapy just as much as patients who take part in group therapy sessions. These are the findings of a German-Swedish study in which patients with moderate to severe tinnitus tried out various forms of therapy over a ...

Study Suggests Erasing Neuronal Memories May Help Control Persistent Pain

February 16, 2012
For some, the pain is so great that they can't even bear to have clothes touch their skin. For others, it means that every step is a deliberate and agonizing choice. Whether the pain is caused by arthritic joints, an injury to a nerve or a disease like fibromyalgia, research ...

Erasing neuronal memories may help control persistent pain

February 14, 2012
For some, the pain is so great that they can't even bear to have clothes touch their skin. For others, it means that every step is a deliberate and agonizing choice. Whether the pain is caused by arthritic joints, an injury to a nerve or a disease like fibromyalgia, research ...

Proton Pump Inhibitors Raise Persistent Diarrhea Risk, Warns FDA

February 9, 2012
Stomach acid drugs, known as PPIs (proton pump inhibitors), are linked to a higher risk of diarrhea caused by Clostridium difficile, a type of bacterium. Patients on PPIs who develop persistent diarrhea should be tested for CDAD (Clostridium difficile associated diarrhea), says the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). If ...

Patients With Persistent Kidney Injuries Rarely See Specialists

December 12, 2011
Most patients with an abrupt kidney injury that does not get better do not see a kidney specialist within a year, according to a study appearing in the Journal of the American Society Nephrology (JASN). The findings indicate that efforts are needed to identify and treat kidney injury patients who ...

Patients With Persistent Kidney Injuries Rarely See Specialists

December 9, 2011
Most patients with an abrupt kidney injury that does not get better do not see a kidney specialist within a year, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Journal of the American Society Nephrology (JASN). The findings indicate that efforts are needed to identify and treat ...