Ultrasound-Guided Cortisone Injections May Help Treat Severe Hip Pain

Ultrasound-guided cortisone injections may be an effective treatment method for gluteus medius tendinopathy, a common, painful condition caused by an injury to the tendons in the buttocks that typically affects middle-aged to elderly women and young active individuals, according to a study published in the January issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology.

Glycemic Index Education Leads To Better Diabetes Control

Nine weeks of education about the glycemic index in foods is enough to encourage adults with type 2 diabetes to adopt better dietary habits that result in improvements to their health, recent research suggests.

Study Shows Modest Improvement In Advanced Lung Cancer Overall Survival Rates

Research released in the December 2009 issue of the Journal of Thoracic Oncology sought to determine whether the survival improvement among patients with metastatic lung cancer has improved over the last two decades as reported in controlled clinical trials.

Dendreon Receives FDA Acknowledgement Of Complete Response

Dendreon Corporation (Nasdaq: DNDN) announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) provided written acknowledgement that the Company’s amended Biologics License Application (BLA) for PROVENGE® (sipuleucel-T) is a complete response. The FDA has assigned a Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA) date of May 1, 2010, by which time it will respond to Dendreon’s [...]

Shire Reports Analysis Examining Emotional Lability In Children With ADHD Taking Vyvanse

Shire plc (LSE: SHP, NASDAQ: SHPGY), the global specialty biopharmaceutical company, announced findings from a post hoc analysis examining emotional lability from Phase 3 study data with Vyvanse®. In this study, Vyvanse demonstrated significant improvement in Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) symptoms as measured by the ADHD Rating Scale IV (ADHD-RS IV) and Connors’ Parent Rating Scale-Revised [...]