Avigen is to initiate a phase IIa exploratory clinical trial with its drug candidate AV411 to assess safety, tolerability and preliminary indication of efficacy in neuropathic pain patients.

Nursing staff at the Royal Adelaide Hospital in South Austalia have started using aspects of kinesiology with positive outcomes. Kinesiology is a natural healing therapy based on the Chinese philosophy of the acupuncture/meridian system.

ADELAIDE, Australia, Oct. 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Results showing that the use of bosentan (Tracleer(R)) in the treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) related to connective tissue diseases significantly improves patient quality of life (QoL)(1).