AP – Every year during the height of the rainy season, villagers of all ages in a corner of southwestern China would suddenly die of cardiac arrest.
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NIH Expands Food Allergy Research Program
Today, the National Institutes of Health announce that the Consortium of Food Allergy Research (CoFAR), established in 2005, will be funded for five more years. CoFAR will continue to foster new approaches to prevent and treat food allergies and also expand in scope to include research on the genetic causes underlying food allergy and studies of food allergy-associated eosinophilic gastrointestinal diseases (EGIDs).
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Gov’t says abuse of prescription meds skyrocketing (AP)
AP – A new government study finds a 400 percent increase in the number of people admitted to treatment for abusing prescription pain medication.
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After 40 Years, NIH-Supported Researchers Identify Possible New Treatment for Severe Vasculitis
Investigators have made a major advance in treating people with a severe form of vasculitis, anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)-associated vasculitis, a rare but devastating disease of blood vessels. In a six-month study, a new treatment strategy provided the same benefits as the current standard of care used for more than 40 years but required less frequent treatments. Early results also suggest that patients with disease relapses — typically recurrences of fever, fatigue, kidney damage, or bleeding in the lungs — respond better to the new regimen.
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Some preventive care to have no out-of-pocket cost (AP)
AP – From counseling for kids who struggle with their weight, to cancer screenings for their parents, preventive health care will soon be available at no out-of-pocket cost under consumer rules the Obama administration unveiled Wednesday.
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Gene Variant that may Prevent African Sleeping Sickness also Leads to Increased Chance of Kidney Disease
National Institutes of Health researchers and grantees have found that gene variants in APOL1, more common in African Americans, come with both health risk and reward, as reported in the July 15 online issue of Science.
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Experimental diet pill shows promise, little risk (AP)
AP – An experimental diet pill helped about half the people who tried it lose some weight and keep it off a year later, without the heart problems that some earlier drugs caused, a study found.
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NIH Scientists Advance Universal Flu Vaccine
A universal influenza vaccine — so-called because it could potentially provide protection from all flu strains for decades — may become a reality because of research led by scientists from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health.
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FDA panel rejects experimental weight loss pill (AP)
AP – A panel of federal health experts dealt a surprising setback Thursday to a highly anticipated anti-obesity pill from Vivus Inc., saying the drug’s side effects outweigh its ability to help patients lose weight.
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Amira granted UK patents for AM103, AM803 FLAP inhibitors for respiratory disorders
Amira granted UK patents for AM103, AM803 FLAP inhibitors for respiratory disorders
Amira Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today announced that the U.K. Intellectual Property Office has granted patent number GB2431927, titled, “5-Lipoxygenase Activating Protein (FLAP) Inhibitors,” which includes coverage of Amira’s AM103 and AM803 FLAP inhibitors for the treatment of respiratory disorders.
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