BioTrends Research Group, Inc. concludes that Extavia, a treatment for Multiple Sclerosis, has been pushed to the back burner on the heels of a new product launch by Novartis called Gilenya. Gilenya is the first of its kind oral disease modifying agent used to combat MS. Since Gilenya hit the market, there has been a [...]
Montefiore Medical Center has brought to market a safe, all natural orifice surgery conducted through the mouth in order to treat gastroesophaeal reflux disease, otherwise known as acid reflux. Recovery is much faster with this procedure as no cutting is required. And since there is no need for cuts, there is no visible scarring. “This [...]
Top Secret Nutrition (TSN), a manufacturer of nutritional supplements, recently announced its plans to enter the lucrative sports nutritional supplements market by introducing two new products - Astravar and N.O. 370. Each product is created from a new, clinically-trialed item termed Astragin that aids the body in absorbing nutrients. Test subjects have reported increases of [...]
Trusted LASIK Surgeons recently released on its newly overhauled consumer resources section the cost of Lasik. This overhaul includes a free report available to prospective clients titled “LASIK Cost Considerations - Consumer Checklist.” These new education initiatives aim to help the public better assess the true cost of LASIK and outline any additional fees that [...]
A recent Washington State University study has found that drinks with whey- based protein added can drastically lessen high blood pressure which in turn lowers the risk of heart and stroke disease. Susan Fluegel, nutritional biochemist and lead researcher of the study appearing in the International Dairy Journal, concluded that daily intake of whey protein [...]
Recent studies funded by the National Institute of Arthritis, Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases and a Veterans Affairs Merit Award report that ultraviolet light from the sun initiates an enzyme that aids skin cancer cells to grow and thrive. The report also reveals a second way cancer hijacks regular body processes commented Dr. Wendy Bollag, who [...]
An article in the December issue of the Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry titled “Quality of Care for Childhood Attention - Deficit/ Hyperactivity Disorder in a Managed Care Medicaid Program” calls into question the caliber of care being provided within the nation’s Medicaid program. The article reports on primary care [...]
Researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University have been awarded $600,000 from the American Diabetes Association (ADA) to study the effect of resveratrol, a chemical compound most notably found in red wine and grapes, on impaired glucose tolerance (IGT) in older adults. IGT occurs when blood glucose levels are higher than normal, [...]
LiveStrong, a leading fitness and wellness internet based company, recently announced it has opted to recommend Biotivia Transmax and Bioforte as their resveratrol supplements of choice. These two brand names are considered high enough in quality, strength, and purity required for clinical trials. Since these brands have little if any additives and are replete with [...]
UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers have found that individuals suffering thrombosis may one day look forward to therapies that would prevent the condition in the first place. The researchers’ conclusions can be found in an upcoming issue of the Journal of Clinical Investigation where new ideas related to the processes of antphospholipid syndrome (APS) are [...]
