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Improving paediatric asthma outcomes in primary health care: a randomised controlled trial.

by on 11. Oct, 2011 in Health

CONCLUSIONS: The PACE Australia program improved GPs' asthma management practices and led to improvements in some vital patient outcomes. Trial registration: Australian Fresh Zealand Clinical Trials Registry ACTRN12607000067471.
PMID: 21978349 [PubMed - in action] (Source: Med J Aust) More information: More infos...

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Chugai Initiates Clinical Tests for Multiple In-Licensed Compounds

by on 04. Sep, 2011 in Health

Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. [Head Office: Chuo-ku, Tokyo; President: Osamu Nagayama (hereafter, &20;Chugai̶] introduced today it has joined into license contracts with F. Hoffmann-La Roche, Ltd [Head Office: Basel, Switzerland / CEO: Severin Schwan (hereafter, “Ro”)] covng humanized anti-Met antibody MetMAb, for non-small cell cancer of the lung (NSCLC) and humanized anti-interleukin(IL)-13 antibody lebrikizumab for bronchial bronchial asthma that are both presently produced by Roche with the Personalized Health care (PHC) approach and also have also joined phase I studies within the Japanese population. (Source: Roche Investor Update) More details: Informations...

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The way forward for the NIAID Clinical Tests Systems

by on 03. Jul, 2011 in Health

&uoAs the nation's Institute of Allergy and Infectious Illnesses (NIAID) progresses to restructure its [HIV/AIDS Clinical Trials Networks] and comprehend a brand new network centered on infectious illnesses apart from Helps, the Medical Trial Models (CTUs) continues to experience a vital role in creating, developing, and applying the systems&rsquscientific research agendas. Furthermore, we're trying to strengthen the CTUs to improve our capability to conduct clinical tests around our planet. ...

&ldquo[Wanticipate supporting less CTUs which will generally be bigger in amount and scope in comparison as to the we now have today. &hellip

&amdquoTo avoid rndancy and optimize efficiency, …

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Is Sham Laser a Valid Control for Acupuncture Trials?

by on 10. Mar, 2011 in Health

Methodological problems of acupuncture trials focus on adequate placebo controls. In this trial we evaluated the employ of sham laser acupuncture as a control procedure. Thirty-four healthy volunteers received verum laser (invisible infrared laser emission and red blaze, 45 s and 1 J per mark) and sham laser (red blaze) treatment at three acupuncture points (LI4, LU7 and LR3) in a randomized, double-blinded, cross-over design. The main outcome measure was the ratio of fair to incorrect ratings of treatment immediately after each session. The secondary outcome measure was the occurrence of deqi-like sensations at the acupuncture points and their intensity…

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Clinical Trials Update: Feb. 24, 2011

by on 24. Feb, 2011 in Health

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