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Daiichi Sankyo Presents Positive Results of the ENTRUST-AF PCI Study of LIXIANA® (edoxaban) in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation
- ENTRUST-AF PCI study achieved the primary safety endpoint of non-inferiority in bleeding for edoxaban-based dual therapy compared with VKA-based triple antithrombotic therapy (using a risk-based duration of ASA for at least one month) in AF patients following stent placement - Data contributes to growing body of ...
plusDebiopharm successfully completes randomized Phase II study for IAP antagonist Debio 1143 in high risk head & neck cancer patients
Lausanne, Switzerland (ots) - Debiopharm (www.debiopharm.com), a Swiss biopharmaceutical company, announced positive topline results across clinical endpoints following the completion of the two-year follow-up period of its double-blind, randomized Phase II study of Debio 1143 in high-risk, previously untreated ...
plusETNA-AF Registry Data Provide Real-world Evidence of the Efficacy and Safety Profile of LIXIANA® (edoxaban) in Elderly NVAF Patients
- Global and European real-world outcome analyses in non-selected atrial fibrillation (AF) patients on edoxaban, including those who are elderly with comorbidities, were reported at ESC Congress 2019 - At present, the Global ETNA-AF programme is the largest and most comprehensive repository of routine clinical ...
plusSyntellix Asia and Chunli Agree Far-reaching Co-operation to Introduce and Market Innovative "Quantum Leap in Implantology" MAGNEZIX® Medtech Devices in China
- Milestone contract signed between leading Chinese orthopaedic medtech supplier and Singapore based Asian subsidiary and hub of German world-market and technology leader in the area of bioabsorbable metallic implants for use in orthopaedic and trauma surgery - Contract volume of more than 100 million euros - ...
plusCartiHeal Performs First Agili-C(TM) Cartilage Repair Implantation Procedure in Texas
The procedure was performed by Joseph M. Berman, MD, an orthopedic surgeon at Arlington Orthopedics Associates (AOA), Arlington, TX Kfar Saba, Israel (ots/PRNewswire) - - CartiHeal (http://www.cartiheal.com/), developer of Agili-C(TM), a proprietary implant for the treatment of cartilage lesions in arthritic and non-arthritic joints, announced today the first ...
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Schweizerischer Nationalfonds / Fonds national suisse
Sex education: Why school and parents should work together
Bern (ots) - There is an ongoing debate in society about sex education. Now a study funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation suggests that the best approach is a combination of parents and school. And that using friends and the internet as main sources of information on sexuality can cause problems. Sex education in school remains a controversial subject. That's why Yara Barrense-Dias, researcher on adolescent ...
plusDaiichi Sankyo Announces the Presentation of New Data on LIXIANA® (edoxaban) to be Presented at ESC Congress 2019
- Data presentations from ENTRUST-AF PCI and ETNA-AF add to the growing body of scientific evidence from the Edoxaban Clinical Research Programme - First-time presentation of ENTRUST-AF PCI clincial results assessing edoxaban in atrial fibrillation (AF) patients following a successful percutaneous coronary ...
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Graphene nanoflakes: a new tool for precision medicine
Bern (ots) - Chemists funded by the SNSF have created a new compound for flexible drug delivery that specifically targets prostate cancer cells. Incorporating four different molecules, the compound prevents tumour cells from multiplying, can be detected by medical imaging and has staying power in the bloodstream. Usually, a drug is administered indiscriminately and most of it does not reach the diseased tissues. The goal ...
plusCartiHeal Performs First Agili-C(TM) Cartilage Repair Implantation Procedures at Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS), New York, NY
Two patients were enrolled and operated on by sports medicine surgeon Andreas Gomoll, MD Kfar Saba, Israel (ots/PRNewswire) - CartiHeal, developer of Agili-C(TM), a proprietary implant for the treatment of cartilage lesions in arthritic and non-arthritic joints, announced today the successful enrollment and ...
plusADC Therapeutics and SOPHiA GENETICS Partner for Biomarker Discovery in Pivotal Phase II Clinical Trial
Study to identify genomic markers associated with clinical response to ADCT-402 (loncastuximab tesirine) in relapsed or refractory diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) Lausanne, Switzerland (ots/PRNewswire) - ADC Therapeutics, an oncology drug discovery and development company that specializes in the development ...
plusLigneSante Offers a Secure Communication Platform to Revolutionize Healthcare
A community of medical professionals sharing ideas and solving problems Lausanne, Switzerland (ots/PRNewswire) - LigneSante (https://lignesante.com/) today announced their online communication platform for healthcare professionals. The desire to connect to a collective knowledge around the management of diseases, aware that very often the complexity of medical ...
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Debiopharm and BIOASTER join forces to expand research to combat infectious diseases
Lausanne, Switzerland and Lyon, France (ots) - Debiopharm (www.debiopharm.com), a Swiss biopharmaceutical company, and BIOASTER (www.bioaster.org), the French Technology Research Institute in infectiology and microbiology, announced today having officialized a broad research agreement for the development of diagnostic and management innovation for infectious diseases. ...
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Work capability assessments: making them more consistent
Bern (ots) - On behalf of social security institutions, psychiatrists assess to what extent people with mental health problems are still able to work. However, the work capability assessments tend to be far too dissimilar. A new training course, conducted within the scope of an SNSF-funded study, has helped to reduce the differences. People who cannot work full-time anymore because of mental health problems are entitled ...
plusAJ Vaccines Will Contribute to the Global Polio Eradication With its Innovative Polio Vaccine
The new adjuvanted polio vaccine has been approved by the Danish Medicines Agency, and the WHO prequalification is expected by the end of 2019, enabling initial delivery of up to 100 million doses globally via UN agencies in 2020-2024 Copenhagen, Denmark (ots/PRNewswire) - FOR MEDICAL AND TRADE MEDIA ONLY AJ Vaccines today announced that its adjuvanted IPV vaccine has ...
plusMerck to Showcase New Data Across MS Portfolio at EAN 2019
Not intended for UK or U.S. based media Darmstadt, Germany (ots/PRNewswire) - - Company to present 16 abstracts on MAVENCLAD® (cladribine tablets), Rebif® (interferon beta-1a) and investigational evobrutinib at the 5th Congress of the European Academy of Neurology - Presentations include new data on the long-term efficacy and safety of MAVENCLAD®, new safety data for Rebif® and the 48-week analysis from the Phase 2 ...
plusClinicAll: How blockchain technology will be applied to the digitisation of healthcare
plusOral semaglutide demonstrated cardiovascular safety in people with type 2 diabetes and established cardiovascular disease or high cardiovascular risk in PIONEER 6 trial
San Francisco (ots/PRNewswire) - Novo Nordisk today announced that the PIONEER 6 trial achieved its primary endpoint by demonstrating non-inferiority of major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) with oral semaglutide compared with placebo, both in addition to standard of care. The primary endpoint was defined as ...
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APR Applied Pharma Research s.a.
29th EWMA Conference: Latest Clinical Data on Nexodyn® AOS Demonstrating Higher Healing Performance in Chronic Leg Ulcers Presented by Applied Pharma Research
Balerna, Switzerland (ots/PRNewswire) - APR Applied Pharma Research sa (APR) presented at the recent 29th conference of the European Wound Management Association (EWMA) in Göteborg, the results of a clinical study confirming Nexodyn® AcidOxidizing Solution (AOS) to promote the restart of the healing process in ...
plusNew Study Shows Rifaximin Significantly Reduced the Number and Length of Hospitalisations in Patients With Overt Hepatic Encephalopathy (HE) Awaiting Liver Transplatation
Amsterdam (ots/PRNewswire) - - Rifaximin significantly reduced the incidence of all-cause hospital admissions in HE patients with advanced cirrhosis on the waiting list for liver transplantation - Rifaximin contributed to improved outcomes in HE patients on the waiting list helping patients stay out of hospital for ...
plusOral semaglutide showed superior reductions in blood sugar vs Jardiance® and non-inferior blood sugar reductions vs Victoza® in adults with type 2 diabetes at 26 weeks
Abstracts 54-OR and 55-OR Secondary data at 52 weeks demonstrated statistically significant blood sugar reductions and statistically significant reduction of body weight vs both Jardiance® and Victoza® San Francisco (ots/PRNewswire) - Findings presented today from two phase 3a clinical trials evaluated oral ...
plusPoor oral health severely impacts training and athletic performance, says FDI World Dental Federation
Geneva (ots) - If they want to win, elite and amateur athletes need to make their oral health a top priority. FDI World Dental Federation (FDI) couldn't agree more. Today the organization released a series of sports dentistry resources for amateur and elite athletes, dentists and sports medicine physicians, and sports organizations. The release coincides with a packed ...
plusMerck Presents Updated Results for Investigational Therapy Tepotinib Demonstrating Durable Clinical Response in Patients with Advanced NSCLC with METex14 Skipping Mutations
ASCO Abstract # Tepotinib (MET kinase inhibitor): 9005 Not intended for UK- , Canada- or US-based media Darmstadt, Germany (ots/PRNewswire) - - Alterations of the MET signaling pathway are present in 3-5% of non-small cell lung cancer patients and correlate with poor prognosis - New interim data from Phase II ...
plusTargeted Early Treatment With ALK's ACARIZAX® Could Improve Allergic Asthma Treatment, Allergy Congress Hears
- Easy to measure biomarkers could identify a group of patients who benefit even more from ACARIZAX® treatment of house dust mite (HDM)-induced allergic asthma - Early identification of patients would allow earlier treatment intervention - With its HDM SLIT-tablet, ALK is well-placed to lead the way on ...
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Zentiva Announces Completion of Solacium Pharma Acquisition
Prague (ots/PRNewswire) - Zentiva Group a.s. announces the completion of its previously declared acquisition of Romanian-based pharmaceutical company Solacium Pharma, together with its subsidiary, Be Well Pharma. The finalization of this acquisition will play a key role in the long-term growth strategy of Zentiva and will help to better support Romanian consumers' healthcare needs. About Zentiva Zentiva is a European ...
plusMerck Pioneers New Efforts to See MS From the Inside Out
Not intended for media in the UK and the U.S. - Company launches global art campaign for people with MS to express their invisible symptoms and the unseen impact of the disease - Thought-provoking campaign coincides with the launch of MSonyourterms.com (http://www.msonmyterms.com/), a resource for patients, carers, and the public to understand MS from the Inside Out - Merck to donate EUR1 to the Multiple Sclerosis ...
plusDebiopharm expands its Immuno-Oncology development program for Debio 1143, with the first IAP inhibitor/nivolumab combination trial
Lausanne, Switzerland (ots) - First patient enrolled in SMARTPLUS-106, a Phase lb/II study in patients failing prior PD-1/PD-L1 treatment in selected solid tumors Debiopharm (www.debiopharm.com) announced today the first patient enrolled in SMARTPLUS-106, an exploratory study investigating the safety and efficacy of ...
plusPhilogen Announces EUR62 Million Financing Round
EUR62M funding will be used to progress wholly-owned pipeline products through clinical development and expand manufacturing activities Dr. Guido Guidi, Dr. Roberto Ferraresi and Dr. Roberto Marsella join the board of directors Siena, Italy (ots/PRNewswire) - Philogen S.p.A (or the "Company"), a clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on antibody-based therapeutics, today is pleased to announce a EUR62 million ...
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Daily doses of vitamin D are unreachable during Swiss winter
Bern (ots) - A study funded by the SNSF shows that in winter, weak sunlight prevents the Swiss population from producing sufficient levels of vitamin D. Too much sun increases the risk of skin cancer. But moderate exposure is required to produce vitamin D. This substance is essential for bone health and may also play a role in preventing respiratory infections, autoimmune diseases and certain types of cancer. A new study ...
plusMerck to Present New Data on Mavenclad®, Rebif® and the Investigational Therapy Evobrutinib at the AAN Annual Meeting 2019
Not intended for U.S. or U.K. based media - 20 abstracts will be presented during the AAN Annual Meeting 2019 to demonstrate Merck's commitment and clinical development program in multiple sclerosis Darmstadt, Germany (ots/PRNewswire) - Merck, a leading science and technology company, today announced that data from ...
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