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Clinical trials Defined

Inical trials undertake experimental study of human subjects. ials may attempt to determine whether the finds of basic research are applicable to humans, or to confirm the results of epidemiological research. udies may be small, with a limited number of participants, or they may be large intervention trials that seek to discover the outcome of treatments on entire populations. e "gold standard" clinical trials are double-blind, placebo-controlled studies which employ random assignment of subjects to experimental and control groups unknown to the subject or the researcher.

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ONGLYZA(TM) (saxagliptin) Demonstrated Significant Improvements Across Key Measures of Glucose Control When Added to a ...

Published September 8, 2008, 4:00 am, Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance

ROME----Results from two 24-week Phase III studies presented at the 44th European Association for the Study of Diabetes Annual Meeting demonstrated that ONGLYZAâ„¢ , an investigational selective inhibitor with extended binding to the dipeptidyl peptidase-4 enzyme in development by Bristol-Myers Squibb Company and AstraZeneca , produced significant reductions across all key measures of glucose ...

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Progen Receives NASDAQ Deficiency Notice

Published September 8, 2008, 3:37 am, GlobeNewswire via Yahoo! Finance

BRISBANE, Australia, Sept. 8, 2008 -- Progen Pharmaceuticals Limited today announced that it received a letter dated 4 September 2008, from the Nasdaq Stock Market notifying the company that for the last 30 consecutive business days prior to 4 September, the bid price for the Company's ordinary shares has closed below the minimum $US1.00 per share requirement for continued inclusion under ...

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Moffitt Cancer Center Chief Participates In Clinical Trial Resulting In FDA Approval Of New Label For Myelodysplastic ...

Published September 8, 2008, 3:15 am, Medical News Today

The Moffitt Cancer Center announced that Dr. Alan List, Physician-in-Chief, was one of the key investigators in a VIDAZA (azacitidine) clinical trial (AZA-001) whose results the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) has approved to add to the drug's label. In May 2004, VIDAZA was the first drug approved by the FDA for the treatment of MDS.

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Biovail Receives Canadian Approval For Raliviaâ„¢ For The Treatment Of Moderately Severe Pain

Published September 8, 2008, 3:15 am, Medical News Today

Biovail Corporation (NYSE:BVF)(TSX:BVF) announced that it has received an expanded indication for once-daily Raliviaâ„¢ - to include the treatment of moderately severe pain in addition to moderate pain - from the Therapeutic Products Directorate (TPD) in Canada.

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European Medicines Agency Proposes Pilot Program To Rationalize International GMP Inspection Activities

Published September 8, 2008, 3:15 am, Medical News Today

As part of its collaboration with international medicines regulators on goods manufacturing practice (GMP) inspections, the European Medicines Agency (EMEA) has coordinated a group of participating regulators (EU Member States, the US Food and Drug Agency (FDA) and the Australian Therapeutic Goods Ad

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Novo Nordisk New Data From a Phase 3 Study Confirms Clinical Benefits of Once-Daily Liraglutide in the Management of ...

Published September 8, 2008, 3:00 am, Marketwire via Yahoo! Finance

Novo Nordisk, a global healthcare company, presented data from a phase 3 clinical study today at the 44th annual meeting of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes that demonstrated adding the investigational new drug liraglutide, a human GLP-1 analog, to metformin and rosiglitazone in the treatment of type 2 diabetes, leads to improved blood glucose lowering, weight loss, blood ...

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Novo Nordisk New Data From a Phase 3 Study Confirms Clinical Benefits of Once-Daily Liraglutide in the Management of ...

Published September 8, 2008, 3:00 am, PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance

Novo Nordisk , a global healthcare company, presented data from a phase 3 clinical study (LEAD 4) today at the 44th annual meeting of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes that demonstrated adding the investigational new drug liraglutide, a human GLP-1 analog, to metformin and rosiglitazone in the treatment of type 2 diabetes, leads to improved blood glucose lowering , weight loss, ...

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Biomagnetics (BMGP) Enters Chinese Biotech Market

Published September 8, 2008, 3:00 am, Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance

ORANGEVALE, Calif.----Biomagnetics Diagnostics Corp. , announces today they have formed a joint venture with Dr. Hai Shiene Chen and ACGT DNA Technologies Corporation, a leader in Canada's DNA industry with extensive ties to Chinaâ€™s medical industry, including high level government officials and private industry contacts.

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Hard to swallow

Published September 8, 2008, 12:34 am, Baltimore Sun

Americans are spending millions on vitamin and mineral supplements that might not do their bodies good Nearly 40 percent of American adults regularly take a vitamin or mineral supplement, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, keeping the vitamin industry booming. U.S. sales of supplements totaled about $9.7 million in 2007 alone, according to the Nutrition Business ...

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Hard to swallow

Published September 8, 2008, 12:31 am, Baltimore Sun

Americans are spending millions on vitamin and mineral supplements that might not do their bodies good Peter Barry isn't a doctor, a nutritionist or even an herbal healer, but customers constantly stroll into Baltimore's OK Natural Food Store seeking his advice on vitamins.

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Food and Drug Administration , Center for Drug Evaluation and Research Forms
NEJM -- Identifying and Addressing Safety Signals in Clinical Trials: Full text NEJM article on Identifying the drug safety data in clinical trails
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Clinical Trials Tool Kit: good source for clinical trials processes, documents,... based on EU regulations

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CRAs Rate EDC - Applied Clinical Trials
Applied Clinical Trials - Global Information & Resources to Develop, Execute and Manage Clinical Trials
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