Archive for November, 2007
GlaxoSmithKline Obtains Exclusive U.S. OTC Marketing Rights to MEVACOR(R) (lovastatin) from Merck & Co., Inc. (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
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About stiffness, aging (The Bryan-College Station Eagle)
For many older adults, aching muscles or joints are common. Muscles weaken with age and become less flexible, which can lead to stiffness or soreness, …
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Opposition to the war in Iraq will not be enough to keep the electoral momentum going for Florida Democrats in 2008, strategists and pollsters told about 1,000 people attending the Florida Democratic Party …
Related PostsVoting Question: Polymyalgia rheumatica?
I saw my dr on Friday for symptoms including:-sore thigh muscles
-sore hips
-difficulty walking…Living with Pain Frustrationsby Arleen […]About stiffness, aging
For many older adults, aching muscles or joints are common. Muscles weaken with age and become less flexible, which can lead to stiffness or soreness, says Mayo Clinic doctor Shreyasee Amin.
Related PostsAbout stiffness, aging (The Bryan-College Station Eagle)For many older adults, aching muscles or joints are common. Muscles weaken with age and become less …Modified-Release […]Merck/Schering-Plough Pharmaceuticals Provides Update on ENHANCE Trial (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
WHITEHOUSE STATION, N.J. & KENILWORTH, N.J.—-Merck/Schering-Plough Pharmaceuticals today announced that an independent panel of clinical and biostatistics experts was convened on Friday, November 16, 2007 to offer advice about the prospective analysis of the ENHANCE trial.
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Q: I had polymyalgia rheumatica in early 2005. Read full story
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Doctor says Wegener’s granulomatosis is difficult to diagnose, requires aggressive treatment (Journal Gazette & Times-Courier)
Dr. Richard Brasington, professor of medicine at Washington University School of Medicine, which is associated with Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, said rare diseases such as Wegener’s granulomatosis are difficult to diagnose.
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Merck’s Investigational Extended-Release Niacin/Laropiprant (CORDAPTIVE(TM)) Coadministered with Simvastatin Had … (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
WHITEHOUSE STATION, N.J.—-Extended-release niacin/laropiprant coadministered with simvastatin had significant additive effects on reducing LDL-cholesterol , increasing HDL-cholesterol and reducing triglyceride levels in a Phase III study with patients with primary hypercholesterolemia or mixed dyslipidemia.
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Initial question: I have a 64 year old patient male patient who took oral Prednisolone between August 2005 & March 2007, gradually weaning off as his POLYMYALGIA RHEUMATICA gradually ‘burnt itself out ‘ . As …
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It is a question that has […]