Clinical Research

European Commission Approves Fycompa® (Perampanel) For Partial-onset Seizures

European Commission (EC) has issued Marketing Authorisation Approval for the use of Fycompa ® (perampanel) as an adjunctive treatment of partial-onset seizures, with or without secondarily generalised seizures, in people with epilepsy aged 12 years and old ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Jul 27 2012 - 7:00am

Who Owns Your Medical Records?

For most of our lives; physicians, hospitals, and insurance companies have used paper medical records. They controlled the flow of data, but allowed patients and others access to their records. ...

Blog Post - Randall Mayes - Aug 2 2012 - 3:56pm

Fainting May Be In Your Genes

Fainting, also called vasovagal syncope (by about five neurologists and no one else), is a brief loss of consciousness that occurs when blood flow to the brain drops.  Its causes are so numerous that it is basically unknown what causes it- everything from ...

Article - News Staff - Aug 6 2012 - 4:32pm

Omnilink Elite Stent System Receives FDA Approval For Treatment Of Iliac Artery Disease

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Article - News Staff - Aug 7 2012 - 11:30pm

Affinium Announces Completion Of Recruitment For Phase 2 Clinical Trial Of AFN-1252 In Acute Bacterial Skin Infections

Affinium Pharmaceuticals announced today that full recruitment has been achieved in its multi-center Phase 2 clinical trial evaluating oral AFN-1252 in acute bacterial skin&skin structure infections ("ABSSSI"). This Phase 2 trial is the firs ...

Article - News Staff - Aug 8 2012 - 11:30pm

Positive DSMB Review Of Ongoing RetinoStat And StarGen Clinical Studies

Oxford BioMedica plc biopharmaceuticals and its partner Sanofi announced a positive interim review of the RetinoStat(R) Phase I study in neovascular "wet" age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and the StarGen(TM) Phase I/IIa study in Stargardt ...

Article - News Staff - Aug 10 2012 - 11:30pm

BET Protein Inhibitor RVX-208 Meets Primary Endpoint In SUSTAIN Clinical Trial

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Article - News Staff - Sep 1 2012 - 4:30am

Multiple Abortions Increase Risks For Subsequent Delivered Babies

A large study published in Human Reproduction (1) looked at the effect of induced abortions on a subsequent first birth and found that women who have had three or more abortions have a higher risk of adverse birth outcomes, such as delivering premature and ...

Article - News Staff - Aug 29 2012 - 6:49pm

Your Bones May Be Getting Fatter Too

Obesity is not just happening in New York City 7-Elevens(1), it is also happening in aging bones. Bone marrow stem cells, which are adult stem cells, are in their fifth decade of uncontroversial new discovery. But they can still surprise us.  Our bones may ...

Article - Hank Campbell - Sep 2 2012 - 2:01pm

Robot Technology Performs Complex Spinal Surgery On 10-Year-old

 Apollo Hospitals performed a complex spinal surgery on a 10-year-old child, the 12th successful surgery done within 10 days of the launch of Renaissance Robotic Technology, the only technology specifically designed for spine surgery. Apollo Hospitals Gro ...

Article - News Staff - Oct 6 2012 - 2:00pm