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• Ginkgo biloba not the cognitive aid we thought - eTaiwan News

  Ginkgo biloba not the cognitive aid we thought eTaiwan News At the end of the study, the researchers found no differences between the ginkgo and placebo groups in their assessment of memory, attention and language, ... and more »

• For Achilles Overuse, Plasma Injections Look No Better Than Placebo - BusinessWeek

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  For Achilles Overuse, Plasma Injections Look No Better Than Placebo BusinessWeek Researchers in the Netherlands concluded that platelet-rich plasma (PRP) injections are no better than placebo in reducing pain or improving a patient's ... Study shows popular PRP therapy no better than placebo for tendon injuryThe Canadian Press Newer Treatment for Achilles Tendon Disorder Does Not Appear to Be EffectiveScience Daily (press release) Popular therapy was no better than a placebo for treating Achilles' tendinopathyArthritis Today Medscape -Wall Street Journal (blog) -MedPage Today all 276 news articles »

• Antidepressants: The Emperor's New Drugs? - Huffington Post (blog)

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  Antidepressants: The Emperor's New Drugs? Huffington Post (blog) My awareness that the chemical cure of depression is a myth began in 1998, when Guy Sapirstein and I set out to assess the placebo effect in the treatment ... The Depressing News About AntidepressantsNewsweek all 3 news articles »

• Two MS Pills Show Promise - Wall Street Journal

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  Two MS Pills Show Promise Wall Street Journal Fingolimod, made by Novartis, was tested against a placebo pill in one study and against an interferon called Avonex, in another. ... New treatments on the horizon for multiple sclerosisThe Guardian Oral MS Drugs Promising - StudiesFood Consumer Oral MS Drugs Effective in Phase III TrialsMedPage Today WebMD -Los Angeles Times (blog) -The Press Association all 414 news articles »

• Finally, a vaccine to keep TB away in HIV patients - TopNews United Kingdom (blog)

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  Finally, a vaccine to keep TB away in HIV patients TopNews United Kingdom (blog) About 33 who received the experimental vaccine got infected with TB in the seven-year, randomized, placebo-controlled trial study as compared with 52 who ... Dirt-Dwelling Bug Blocks Tuberculosis in African Vaccine TrialBusinessWeek Vaccine stops TB in African HIV trialCBC.ca Study Finds New Vaccine Effective in Preventing TB in African Patients With ...MedIndia TheMedGuru -BBC News all 38 news articles »

• Omega-3 Supplements Don't Reduce Risk of Preterm Birth - BusinessWeek

  Omega-3 Supplements Don't Reduce Risk of Preterm Birth BusinessWeek Harper and her colleagues randomly assigned 852 pregnant women with a history of a preterm birth either to get a daily omega-3 supplement or a placebo ... and more »

• Antidepressants: Best for Severe Depression? - WebMD

  Antidepressants: Best for Severe Depression? WebMD ''For patients with very severe depression, the medication did have a potent effect compared to placebo," says Jay C. Fournier, a psychology graduate ... Study finds medication of little help to patients with mild, moderate depressionLos Angeles Times Antidepressants aren't the only remedy for milder forms of depression: studyNew York Daily News Antidepressants as good as placebo pillsTopNews United States USA Today -Flesh and Stone -Wall Street Journal all 272 news articles »

• Keryx, AEterna say cancer drug met study goals - BusinessWeek

  Keryx, AEterna say cancer drug met study goals BusinessWeek Patients who were given Xeloda and a placebo lived for 11 weeks before their cancer advanced, and they survived for an average of 11 months overall. ... Æterna Zentaris Partner Keryx Provide Update On Colon Cancer Drug Perifosine ...RTT News AEterna Zentaris Says Its Partner Keryx Biopharm Reports Updated Results On ...RTT News all 34 news articles »

• FDA Approves Once-A-Day Lamictal(R)XR(TM) as Add-On Epilepsy Therapy for ... - PR Newswire (press release)

  FDA Approves Once-A-Day Lamictal(R)XR(TM) as Add-On Epilepsy Therapy for ... PR Newswire (press release) In a clinical study, the addition of Lamictal XR reduced seizure frequency more than placebo in patients with uncontrolled primary generalized tonic-clonic ... GlaxoSmithKline's LamictalXR Gets FDA Approval For Tonic-Clonic Seizures - UpdateRTT News all 15 news articles »

• NSAIDs may beat acetaminophen for menstrual cramps - Reuters

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  NSAIDs may beat acetaminophen for menstrual cramps Reuters Across the studies, women given NSAIDs were 4.5 times more likely to report "at least moderate" pain relief than those given a placebo, or inactive pills. ... Tylenol vs. Advil: Which is Better for Menstrual PainEmpowHer (blog) all 12 news articles »