Market Spotlight: Clinical Research rganizations
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- Market Spotlight: Clinical Research rganizations
- Uganda: Hope Clinic Gives Hope to the Hopeless
- Research Advances May Help Prevent And Improve Diagnosis f Celiac…
- Research to benefit city people
Market Spotlight: Clinical Research rganizations
Motley Fool – May 21, 2008
Charles River Laboratories Inc. and Pharmaceutical Product Development Inc. are among several such organizations boasting an uptick in business as companies such as Pfizer Inc.
Uganda: Hope Clinic Gives Hope to the Hopeless
AllAfrica.com – May 21, 2008
This increase reflects the trust that the community has in us and the quality services offered" said Mitchell. In March 2006 it became the first quasi-governmental source of anti retro viral drugs (ARVs) after accreditation by the Ministry of Health. Dr Timothy Musila from the Kampala City Council health department said Hope Clinic operates as an NG whose aim is mainly a philanthropic cause. It provides community health services to several groups of people as well as individuals. The clinic has worked closely with KCC and is involved in a number of co-coordination services and programmes with the government. However the biggest obstacle they are facing is the huge demand for services with inadequate supplies.
Research Advances May Help Prevent And Improve Diagnosis f Celiac…
Science Daily – Science Daily (press release) – May 21, 2008
After the first seven days of treatment patients in all groups improved their intestinal permeability which was an unexpected outcome possibly reflecting patients’ stricter adherence to a gluten-free diet. At the end of the 21-day study period participants receiving active AT-1001 were found to have decreased intestinal permeability and less symptoms of gluten toxicity compared to the group receiving gluten and placebo AT-1001. Still Daniel Leffler MD clinical research director at the Celiac Disease Center at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston said that while the subjects did improve the primary study outcome was not met. But he added that the findings are promising enough that investigators are currently conducting a larger trial over a longer time period. "Even allowing for the fact that people in clinical trials may practice healthier habits the fact that all of the groups showed improvement in the first week of the study is significant and helps us to plan better celiac studies" said Dr. "This work offers great promise for patients who in the near future may have a treatment that improves upon dietary restriction alone.
Research to benefit city people
BBC News – May 21, 2008
6m unit will include a high-spec magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scanner and sleep laboratories for adults and children. Researchers will study the link between sleep disorders and obesity in children and with sudden infant death syndrome. Building work is due to begin this year with a completion date of 2009.
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