Archive for the 'Medicines' Category

 American Insurance Life

How to Choose American Insurance Life Today A life insurance is a written agreement between the policy owner and the insurer, where the insurer agrees to pay a sum of money in case of accidents, individuals’ death or other event, such as terminal illness or critical illness. In return, the policy owner agrees to pay a predetermined amount called a premium at regular periods or in lump sums



 Ayurveda Hospital Panchakarma Treatments centre, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala

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 New $2 Billion Bicycling & Walking Legislation

We know by now that bicycling and walking for transportation purposes are great ways to reduce climate change pollution, address the obesity epidemic and numerous other critical health problems, and create a sense of community. Additionally, there are huge economic benefits to bicycling and walking.



 More phase III cancer trials flop: Pfizer (Sutent) and Roche (Avastin)

The last 18 months have seen a lot of failed cancer studies in phase III development after early promising phase II results, teaching us that sometimes rushing full steam ahead without fully understanding the issues is not always the smartest strategy. Let’s start with Pfizer’s figitumumab, an IGF-1R antibody, which we have previously discussed in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) ( here  and here )



 BioSante announce positive data from GVAX leukemia vaccine in CML

This morning the newswires (HT Mike Huckman ) are full of the BioSante (formerly Cell Genesys) news on their leukemia vaccine, GVAX, which is being tested to see whether it is a viable approach for eradication of minimal residual disease. Accordingly, BioSante announced: “Positive results of a human clinical study that show that its GVAX Leukemia vaccine may be able to reduce or eliminate the last remaining cancer cells in some chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) patients taking the drug Gleevec (imatinib mesylate).



 Insurance Life Whole

Insurance Life Whole: What Need To Know About By : Barnavies Life insurance, people whose spouses and / or a need for other dependents are dependent on their income. Despite the type of insurance you purchase decision is paid directly to your designated beneficiaries and have not, so beneficiaries receive the policy the full face value.



 Abbott makes some waves in Pharma

While listening to last week’s presentation by BMS on their pipeline, one slide in particular caught my attention: Source: BMS Now, it wasn’t the fact that BMS were second in their table of Total Shareholder Return (TSR) that was interesting to me, but that Abbott were first, and by a long way, according to the chart above.  Of course, shareholder return is only one measure of performance and says nothing at all about putting customers and patients first, but that is another story/blog. Recently, Abbott has been in the news with the acquisition of Solvay , a generics company, which added $3B to their revenues and last night it was announced that the company are also acquiring Facet Biotech , which was being pursued by Biogen Idec



 Natural Standard Book Earns Rave Review

Patrick Morrison, an Honorary Professor of human genetics at the universities of Queens Belfast, Nottingham Trent and the University of Ulster, recently reviewed Natural Standard Herbal Pharmacotherapy: An Evidence-Based Approach in the Ulster Medical Society Journal , and called it “an excellent guide to herbal pharmacotherapies.” The reference tool provides practical guidance on the use of herbal therapies for medical conditions.



 Natural Standard Review on GI Disorders Published

A Natural Standard review article on gastrointestinal disorders is featured in the latest issue of Alternative and Complementary Therapies .



 Fruits, Veggies May Cut Breast Cancer Risk

A diet rich in fruits and vegetables may help lower the risk of developing breast cancer, researchers report in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition . The researchers analyzed data from more than 34,000 Chinese women (age 45-74) who participated in the Singapore Chinese Health Study (SCHS) between 1993 and 1995. The researchers conducted in-person interviews to learn about the participants’ diets, weight, hormone use, smoking and exercise habits and education