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Cholesterol Soared, Statin Use Surged
Americans are fighting back against high cholesterol, and one type of medication is leading the charge.
Kidney Disease Rx Found Safe for Heart
A new medication for diabetic nephropathy might be safe for the heart when others are not.
Beware the Binge: Drinking May Slow Immune System
You may want to take it slow at that New Year's Eve party. Turning that New Year's drink or two into too many in a short time may lead to injuries and sabotage the body's ability to heal.
How to Keep Your New Year's Resolution to Exercise
The start of the year is the perfect time to renew your gym membership and commit to making exercise a habit.
Diabetic Nephropathy Rx Found Safe for Heart
NephroGenex, Inc. (Nasdaq:NRX), a pharmaceutical company focused on the development of therapeutics to treat kidney disease, today announced the Company has successfully completed a thorough QT/QTc (TQT) cardiac safety study on Pyridorin.
Home Workouts for the Holidays
With the new year just around the corner, it can be difficult to find time to hit the gym to burn off those holiday cookies. So why not skip the gym and work out at home?
Tips and Tricks for Winter Health
It's wintertime again — when temperatures take a dive. But don't let your health take a dive as well.
Influenza is an Epidemic in 22 States
As more states report flu cases and hospitalizations climb, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has declared the flu an epidemic.
NeuroDerm Parkinson's Rx Shows Promise
NeuroDerm Ltd. (NASDAQ: NDRM), a clinical-stage pharmaceutical company developing drugs for central nervous system (CNS) diseases, today announced that continuous, subcutaneous delivery of the company’s proprietary liquid levodopa/carbidopa (LD/CD) product candidates, ND0612H and ND0612L, led to clinically-significant plasma levodopa levels. These results suggest that the high dose version, ND0612H, intended for severe Parkinson’s disease patients, may provide an effective therapy alternative to current treatments requiring surgery.
MS Stem Cell Therapy Shows Promise
A new treatment for MS may stop the disease in its tracks in some patients. This high-dose therapy helped several MS patients.
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