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Drug manufacturer deviates from appropriate comparator therapy specified by the G-BA Linagliptin (trade name: Trajenta®) has been approved since August 2011 to improve blood glucose control ("glycaemic control") in adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus whose elevated blood glucose levels are inadequately controlled by diet and exercise. It is an option for patients who do not tolerate or should not take the usual treatment with the drug metformin. Moreover, linagliptin can be added if...

BRADFORD, England, January 5, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Predator Nutrition, one of the UK's leading providers of training supplements like fat burners [http://www.predatornutrition.com/Fat-Burners ] and creatine [http://www.predatornutrition.com/Creatine ], raised GBP762 and invaluable awareness for HIV education organisation, Tackle Africa, with a charity football tournament in Leeds in December. The sports supplements provider pulled together two groups of four...

Muscle and Strength, an industry leader in Creatine Supplements, receives a best-in-class 5-star rating from TopConsumerReviews.com. Overland Park, KS (PRWEB) January 04, 2012 TopConsumerReviews.com recently awarded their highest five-star rating to Muscle and Strength, an industry leader in Creatine Supplements. Buying supplements online is a great way to save time and money over shopping at the expensive local health food store or bargain warehouse. Shopping for Creatine on the internet...

A large study from Africa, published in this week's PLoS Medicine, has found that in a direct comparison, three types of new, fast-acting antimalarial artemisinin-based combination therapy drugs (ACTs), which comprise artemisinin derivatives in combination with a partner antimalarial drug, AL (artesunate–mefloquine), ASAQ (artesunate–amodiaquine) and DHAPQ (dihydroartemisinin–piperaquine) are all effective for treating children with uncomplicated malaria. In a randomized trial from...

A research team at the Shanghai Jiao Tong University in China has conducted a meta-analysis demonstrating that metformin treatment also appears to be associated with significantly lower risk of colorectal cancer in patients with type 2 diabetes as reported by DiabeticLive.com. Orlando, FL (PRWEB) October 14, 2011 Metformin Therapy May Reduce Risk of Colon Cancer in Diabetics: If you have Type 2 diabetes, you should talk to your doctor about taking Metformin due to the lack of Cancer risk....

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 16, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Practice Fusion's Research Division released today the second annual Prescription Index of the 20 most commonly prescribed medications by specialty among physicians using the company's Electronic Medical Record (EMR) system. Topping the list are prescriptions for blood pressure (Lisinopril, Family Practice), cholesterol (Simvastatin, Internal Medicine), infection (Amoxicillin, Pediatrics) and depression (Trazodone, Psychiatry). Since the release...

SAN MARCOS, Calif., Aug. 3, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Natural Alternatives International, Inc. ("NAI") (Nasdaq: NAII), a leading formulator, manufacturer and marketer of customized nutritional supplements, today announced that the International Society of Sports Nutrition (ISSN), for the first time since its inception eight years ago, granted a lifetime achievement award to Professor Roger Harris of the UK with the citation, "In recognition of your outstanding contribution to the Science of...

(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- A new study shows a dietary supplement containing an amino acid and antioxidant vitamins may protect pregnant women from preeclampsia.Preeclampsia affects about 5 percent of women during their first pregnancy. It's a serious condition where moms-to-be experience high blood pressure and other disturbances. Preeclampsia is dangerous for both the mother and the baby.Some believe preeclampsia may be linked to a deficiency in L-arginine -- an amino acid that helps maintain a...

Research: Effect of supplementation during pregnancy with L-arginine and antioxidant vitamins in medical food on pre-eclampsia in high risk population: Randomized controlled trialA dietary supplement containing an amino acid and antioxidant vitamins, given to pregnant women at high risk of pre-eclampsia, can reduce the occurrence of the disease, finds a study published on bmj.com today.Pre-eclampsia is a serious condition where abnormally high blood pressure and other disturbances develop...

SAN DIEGO, April 8, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Polaris Group (Polaris) announced today that data from preclinical studies suggest ADI-PEG 20, the Company's pegylated arginine deiminase therapeutic, may be effective in treating acute myeloid leukemia (AML), glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) and bladder cancer. These cancers have a high incidence of deficiencies of the arginine synthesis enzyme argininosuccinate synthetase (ASS) due to hypermethylation at the promoter of the gene that codes for ASS...