| avVaa World Health Care Products Launches New Clinical Trial Studies for NEUROSKIN | | Posted Wednesday, December 27, 2006 3:11:04 PM by Blog57 Team | | LUMBY, British Columbia, Dec. 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- avVaa World Health Care Products Inc. (BULLETIN BOARD: AVVW) , a global biotechnology company offering therapeutic, natural skin and health care products, announced today that Dr. Mark Alden, avVaa VP of Research and Board Member, reports that an on-going eczema/psoriasis study for NEUROSKIN Forte at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (UMDNJ) is expected to be 50% complete by mid-January. A well-qualified dermatology research team at the UMDNJ is conducting this study. Dr. Alden is also launching a clinical trial with NEUROSKIN Radiation Skin Soother & Moisturizer at the Cancer Treatment Center of America's Eastern Regional Medical Center in Philadelphia. Dr. Alden, as Vice Chair of Radiation Oncology at Drexel University College of Medicine, will be the Principal Investigator on this study, which is expected to begin by the end of December 2006.... | |
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| | | Eczema and Food Allergies | | Posted Friday, December 01, 2006 1:16:10 PM by Blog57 Team | | Q. My 5 month old has extreme eczema. He was lactose intolerant early on, and even lactose free formulas caused him distress, so I switched him to soy. That worked great, but now he is breaking out with eczema all over again. Can soy do this? Should I switch him back to lactose free? He is healthy and gaining weight as expected. He was 7 weeks early. Thanks, Chelsea. A. Since eczema normally comes and goes and many children can go days or weeks with clear skin, it can be difficult to figure out what is triggering outbreaks of eczema like you are experiencing. Although the role of food allergies and eczema is controversial, there is no good reason why a lactose free formula would help a child's eczema. If a child did have an allergy to a baby formula, it would likely be to either the milk proteins or soy proteins and not to lactose, which is a sugar.... | |
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| | | Mothers with poor diets put babies at higher risk of asthma | | Posted Sunday, November 12, 2006 3:38:10 AM by Blog57 Team | | Pregnant women who lead a couch potato lifestyle are condemning their unborn children to an increased risk of asthma in later life, scientists believe. Two studies will show that levels of vitamin D in mothers-to-be have a pronounced effect on the chances of their children developing the condition. Experts believe that a lack of vitamin D, found in foods such as oily fish and boosted by exposure to natural sunlight, hinders the development of the child's lungs and immune system while in the womb. .... | |
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| | | BioShield: Bavarian Nordic Reports Progress in New Smallpox Vaccine Program | | Posted Wednesday, November 08, 2006 3:13:26 AM by Blog57 Team | | WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Bavarian Nordic reported in a financial update today that it is in continuing dialogue with Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) officials on the proposal it has submitted to supply the government with its Imvamune(R) smallpox vaccine under the Project BioShield program. While the timing of an award decision is not known, intensive efforts are underway to conclude the process, according to information the company has received from government officials. Earlier in the year the government announced plans to acquire a new smallpox vaccine for persons who are immune-compromised and at risk for developing serious complications from the smallpox vaccine currently stockpiled. Bavarian Nordic also reported on developments in its clinical program noting that more than 1,200 persons (healthy volunteers, people with atopic dermatitis and HIV-infection) have been vaccinated in three additional Phase II trials with Imvamune(R) without serious or unexpected side-effects.... | |
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| | | Turmeric In Curry Helps Ease The Pain Of Gout | | Posted Saturday, November 04, 2006 11:42:10 AM by Blog57 Team | | Q: I suffer from gout from time to time. Have you ever heard of curry's relieving the symptoms? My wife made a soup containing curry, and within one hour after eating it, I could feel the pain going away. I ate the soup the next two nights, and my gout was 95 percent gone. This worked much better than cherries for me. A: Thanks for the tip. Gout is a painful inflammatory condition in which uric-acid crystals collect in the joints. The yellow spice in curry powder is turmeric. It has been used for centuries in India to treat inflammation. Research in animals confirms that turmeric extracts can reduce joint swelling from experimental arthritis. .... | |
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| | | Property developers' money still keeping all sides of politics afloat | | Posted Tuesday, October 31, 2006 7:12:39 PM by Blog57 Team | | THE Opposition Leader, Peter Debnam, took to the harbour last night for a fund-raising cruise with the property industry aboard a luxury cruiser owned by a developer, Greg Gav. It came just a day after the former prime minister Paul Keating called for a ban on donations from property developers. He said they were directing "a wall of money" at planning ministers. But neither side of politics appears to share his reservations. Last night's event was limited to 15 donors. Each paid $750 to attend the Liberal fund-raiser on Mr Gav's vessel, The Other Woman. The invitation said they were being offered the opportunity to have an intimate three hours with Mr Debnam and the Opposition planning spokesman, Chris Hartcher. Mr Gav lent his boat to Labor in 2002 when the federal MP Anthony Albanese organised a function for 30 of his Left faction colleagues.... | |
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| | | CORTISONE SCARES ECZEMA PATIENT | | Posted Saturday, October 28, 2006 3:39:11 PM by Blog57 Team | | DEAR DR. DONOHUE: I have eczema quite bad. It itches all the time, and I scratch all the time. I have tried a number of salves and ointments, but none has been much help. My dermatologist says I should be using a cortisone ointment. I am afraid of cortisone. My mother had to take it, and she developed a bleeding ulcer that caused her death. Isn't there another kind of medicine I could take? -- P.R. ANSWER: You have an unfounded fear. Your dermatologist wants you to use cortisone applied to the skin. The doctor doesn't want you to take cortisone by mouth. When a cortisone drug -- and there are many of them -- has to be used orally, it can have serious side effects if it is taken in high doses for long periods. It can upset blood sugar control. It can thin bones. It can irritate the stomach and possibly lead to ulcers.... | |
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| | | New Eczema Research Revolutionizes Understanding of the Condition | | Posted Friday, October 27, 2006 11:17:13 AM by Blog57 Team | | LOS ANGELES (PRWEB) October 24, 2006 -- Scientists have long believed that eczema is an allergic reaction. However, new research has found that most eczema cases are the result of an entirely different phenomenon – a defective skin barrier that predisposes eczema sufferers to damage from environmental irritants. These findings revolutionize scientists' understanding of eczema and open the door to more effective eczema treatment. .... | |
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| | | November is National Healthy Skin Month Diet and Good Skin Care Can Prevent Premature Aging" says Leading Chicago | | Posted Tuesday, October 24, 2006 3:12:07 AM by Blog57 Team | | Chicago, IL (PRWEB) October 23, 2006 -- Chicago dermatologist, Omeed Memar, M.D., Ph.D., assistant clinical professor of dermatology at Northwestern University and medical director at the Academic Dermatology & Skin Cancer Institute, 30 N. Michigan Avenue, offers good skin care tips in recognition of November's designation as "National Healthy Skin Month." .... | |
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| | | Eczema theory quashed | | Posted Friday, October 20, 2006 3:11:39 PM by Blog57 Team | | Contrary to popular belief, eczema is not caused by an allergy and has a big genetic component, new research shows. The painful condition, often lumped with allergies, hay fever and asthma as being the result of an overactive immune system, is caused by cracks in the skin that allow irritants such as soap to get in. .... | |
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