HIV :: Bush’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief is proving effective
US President Bush’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) is proving effective, according to Alec Mally, counselor to the U.S. Mission to the United Nations.
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Erectile Dysfunction :: Efficacy of sildenafil in men with LUTS and BPH
It is possible that erectile dysfunction (ED) shares a similar pathophysiology with lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) secondary to benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH).
Down Syndrome :: UAB Opens Adult Down Syndrome Clinic
UAB (University of Alabama at Birmingham) has opened one of the few clinics in the nation dedicated to providing services to adult patients with Down Syndrome.
Asthma :: Data showed improved quality of life and patient satisfaction with SYMBICORT
New data demonstrated that the combination asthma therapy, SYMBICORT? (budesonide/formoterol fumarate dihydrate), led to significant improvements in health-related quality of life (HRQL) and greater patient-reported satisfaction with asthma treatment, versus its monocomponents (budesonide or formoterol) or placebo.
Incontinence :: Minimally invasive device shows promise in treating female urinary incontinence
A minimally invasive device for treating recurrent stress urinary incontinence in women has been shown to be safe and effective in early clinical trials and is now under review by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), says Emory University School of Medicine urologist and trial co-principal investigator Niall Galloway, MD.
Stem Cell :: Stem cells provide clues to cancer spread
Scientists have made a breakthrough in understanding how cancers spread in what could lead to new ways of beating the disease.
Depression :: Aripiprazole as adjunctive therapy in major depressive disorder
In adults with major depressive disorder, adding aripiprazole to antidepressant therapy (ADT) resulted in significant improvement in the primary endpoint, the Montgomery-Asberg Depression Rating Scale (MADRS) Total Score.
HRT :: Interaction of Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs and Hormone Replacement Therapy
Any cardio protective effect of hormone replacement therapy may be inhibited if women are taking a particular type of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory pain killer, report researchers led by Garret FitzGerald from University of Pennsylvania in a paper published this week in PLoS Medicine.
IBS :: Lubiprostone Significantly Improves Symptom Relief Rates in Adults with Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Lubiprostone is a novel therapy indicated for treatment of chronic idiopathic constipation in adults.
IBS :: Effects of Linaclotide Acetate in Patients with IBS
Researchers are continually looking for unique pathways to treat digestive diseases, such as constipation and irritable bowel syndrome.