Significant Long Term Benefit For Low Back Pain Revealed By Major Study A major study led by a Southampton researcher has found significant evidence that the Alexander Technique can provide long-term benefit for people with chronic or recurrent low back pain. The study, one of the first of its kind, is being published online today by the BMJ at BMJ.com.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comBioVex Announces Regulatory Clearance To Commence A Clinical Study With ImmunoVEX HSV2; A Vaccine Candidate For Genital Herpes BioVex Inc, a biotechnology company developing clinical stage treatments for cancer and the prevention of infectious disease, announced the UK
Medicines and
Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has accepted BioVex's Clinical Trial Application to conduct a Phase I clinical study testin
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comPTC124 Shows Promising Activity In Cystic Fibrosis; Phase 2 Proof-of-Concept Data Published In The Lancet New phase 2 data published today in The Lancet show that the investigational oral drug PTC124 demonstrates activity in nonsense-mutation cystic fibrosis (CF). The data show that treatment with PTC124 results in statistically significant improvements in the chloride channel function of patients with nonsense-mutation CF.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comStudy Shows Link Between Spanking And Physical Abuse Spanking has been, and still is, a common method of child discipline used by American parents.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comCMS Releases National Hospital Quality Measures, Mortality Rates On USA Today, Agency Web Sites CMS on Wednesday for the first time released mortality rates for Medicare beneficiaries at individual hospitals on its Hospital Compare Web site, USA Today reports. CMS also added more than two dozen new measures of quality to the site. The data were given to USA Today early "to reach the widest possible audience," according to USA Today.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comBiofeedback Contributes To Gold Medal Performance When Abhinav Bindra took home the gold medal in the 10 metres air rifle event at the Beijing Olympics, he not only earned the first individual medal ever for India, he also demonstrated how biofeedback training can be an integral part of performance optimization at the highest level.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comUpdated Advisory On Peritoneal Dialysis Now Available, USA The American Association of Kidney Patients (AAKP) is pleased to announce the availability of its updated Advisory on Peritoneal Dialysis (PD). This brochure is part of AAKP's "Advisory" series which provides information on the importance of adequate dialysis. The Advisory on Peritoneal Dialysis helps patients understand how PD adequacy is measured.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comFive Ways To Get More Fruit And Veg - World Cancer Research Fund A recent report from the Fresh Produce Consortium has suggested that just 12 per cent of us are having at least five portions of fruit and vegetables a day. As well as all the other
health benefits, eating plenty of fruit and vegetables probably reduces risk of cancer.
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