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The Jeffrey Epstein VI Foundation backs American Airlines collaboration with the largest animal shelter in the US. NEW YORK, June 16, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- American Airlines has agreed to continue its popular Pets and Wings Program in collaboration with the Humane Society of St. Thomas-St John in the US Virgin Islands. The partnership has been endorsed by the science philanthropist, Jeffrey Epstein, one of the biggest investors in the US Virgin islands and a financial supporter of the...
Achieve is conducting a Phase 3, 12-Week, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Randomized-Withdrawal Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of a new drug for Relief in Patients With Chronic Low Back Pain Who Require Opioid Treatment for an Extended Period of Time Birmingham, AL (PRWEB) June 03, 2013 INCLUSION CRITERIA Patients may be included in the study if they meet all of the following criteria: 1. The patient has had moderate to severe chronic low back pain for at least 3...
Beth Furlong, PhD, JD, RN, associate professor at Creighton University’s Center for Health Care Ethics (CHPE), is the co-editor of and a contributor to the third edition of the book Health Care Ethics: Critical Issues for the 21st Century. Omaha, Neb. (PRWEB) June 03, 2013 Beth Furlong, PhD, JD, RN, associate professor at Creighton University’s Center for Health Care Ethics (CHPE), is the co-editor of and a contributor to the third edition of the book Health Care Ethics: Critical...
GREENWOOD VILLAGE, Colo., June 3, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Ampio Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMPE) today announced an update on its clinical progress for Ampion(TM), Optina(TM), the sexual dysfunction portfolio, and Luoxis Diagnostics, Inc. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120516/MM09116LOGO) Ampion In the SPRING trial, Ampion is being evaluated for its effect on reducing pain in osteoarthritis of the knee, measured by the WOMAC scale, as a single intra-articular...
The free Gluteboost newsletter offers simple diet and fitness tips to help get a bigger butt. Hollywood Florida (PRWEB) May 31, 2013 The official website for GluteBoost, makers of the top-selling butt enhancement pills and butt enhancement cream, now features an email newsletter signup for a free series offering diet and fitness tips for getting a bigger butt. The monthly GluteBoost newsletter presents creative tips for women who want to get a bigger butt safely and naturally. Each...
The Palo Alto Humane Society has launched a new program to teach California schoolchildren about the humane treatment of animals. Menlo Park, CA (PRWEB) May 28, 2013 The Palo Alto Humane Society is excited to announce the launch of a new program to teach California schoolchildren about the humane treatment of animals. Playfully called Mow Wow Animals, the program is a bilingual (English and Spanish) web-based curriculum in humane education. Introduced at the annual conference of the...
Clinical program supports accelerated approval filing with CFDA in China, and a Phase 3 program in the U.S. SAN DIEGO and SHANGHAI, May 23, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Zensun Sci & Tech, Ltd., a biopharmaceutical company based in Shanghai and San Diego, announced today positive results of four completed Phase 2 clinical trials including three double-blind, placebo-controlled studies conducted in China and Australia and interim results from the United States Phase 2 trial for Zensun's...
Lee Rannals for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online A new study says the media can take some partial blame in triggering symptoms of a disease. Researchers from Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz performed a study to see how what the media reports about health risks affects whether we experience symptoms, creating the "nocebo effect." "The mere anticipation of possible injury may actually trigger pain or disorders. This is the opposite of the analgesic effects we know can be...
Research into the complementary therapies evening primrose oil and borage oil shows little, if any, benefit for people with eczema compared with placebo, according to a new systematic review. The authors, who published their review in The Cochrane Library, conclude that further studies on the therapies would be difficult to justify. Atopic eczema, also known as atopic dermatitis, is an itchy skin condition with no known cure. Usually emerging in childhood, it affects about 10 to 20% of...
BASEL, Switzerland and MILAN, Italy, April 26, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- On Saturday April 20, Italian animal rights extremists invaded laboratories at the University of Milan and the associated National Institute of Neurosciences to destroy a large number of important research projects. On behalf of more than 6000 researchers worldwide, the Basel Declaration condemns this act of extremism and calls for solidarity. The research destroyed by the attacks focuses on currently...
