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<乌鸦传媒>Brain Cancer: Did '60 Minutes' Report Raise False Hope?

Glioblastoma virotherapy touted on CBS program is promising but preliminary.

<乌鸦传媒>The NNT: An Overhyped and Confusing Statistic

Some pitfalls of summing up evidence with Numbers Needed to Treat.

<乌鸦传媒>FDA Advisers Unimpressed by Nocdurna

Another setback for nocturia indication

<乌鸦传媒>Droxidopa for OH Slammed by FDA Reviewers

SILVER SPRING, Md. -- Droxidopa (Northera) is getting a second look by an FDA advisory committee for the treatment of orthostatic hypotension stemming from neurological disorders like Parkinson's disease, but an agency review doesn't look promising for approval.

<乌鸦传媒>MoCA Beats MMSE to Assess Dementia

NEW ORLEANS -- The Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) was better than the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) at teasing out subtle differences in cognitive performance among mildly impaired individuals, researchers reported here.

<乌鸦传媒>Striking a Nerve: MS Cured With an OTC Drug?

A neurology researcher is planning a clinical trial of a widely available drug that he thinks could stave off disability in multiple sclerosis patients. How much should he (or we) say publicly about it?

<乌鸦传媒>FDA Panel Vetoes New Tolvaptan Indication

SILVER SPRING, Md. -- An FDA advisory committee has declined to endorse an expanded indication for tolvaptan (Samsca) to treat autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease.

<乌鸦传媒>Sildenafil Trial Halted in Patients with Sickle Cell Disease

LITTLE FALLS, N.J. -- The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute has halted a trial of sildenafil (Revatio) in sickle cell patients with pulmonary hypertension because of increased hospitalizations for sickle cell crises, or severe pain, the agency said.

<乌鸦传媒> GAO Sting Shows Independent Review Boards Are Vulnerable to Fraud

WASHINGTON -- Institutional review boards (IRBs) may not provide the clinical trial safety net they were designed to be, a federal investigation revealed.

<乌鸦传媒>Weight-Loss Trial Final Report: 52 Pounds of Fat Melted Away

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- The official results are in: My ending weight was 231 pounds -- a loss of 52 pounds from my starting weight of 283 pounds in January 2008.