Shire plc (LSE: SHP, NASDAQ: SHPGY, TSX: SHQ) has announced that DAYTRANA™ (methylphenidate transdermal system), its Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) patch, had meaningful efficacy in reducing the symptoms of ADHD in both male and female children aged 6 to 12 years, according to clinical...

Slipped vertebra and sciatica are some of the most common conditions seen by doctors in patients with back problems and two new studies propose that timely surgery is a better way to treat them than non-surgical remedies.The studies are published in today’s edition of the New England Journal of...

Shire plc (LSE: SHP, NASDAQ: SHPGY, TSX: SHQ) announced that DAYTRANA™ (methylphenidate transdermal system), the first and only non-oral medication approved for treatment of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in children aged 6 to 12 years, provided meaningful improvement in symptom control...

Shire plc (LSE: SHP, NASDAQ: SHPGY, TSX: SHQ) has announced the positive results of studies of the investigational medication guanfacine extended release (GXR, previously referred to as SPD503), a selective alpha-2A-adrenoceptor agonist. [click link for full article] Original post by admin

Shire plc (LSE: SHP, NASDAQ: SHPGY, TSX: SHQ) has announced that VYVANSE® (lisdexamfetamine dimesylate) effectively controlled Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) symptoms in children aged 6 to 12 years. In addition, 95 percent of children taking VYVANSE daily for 12 months showed overall...

In Crohn’s disease, the lining of the small intestine is abnormally colonized by E. coli organisms that are able to adhere to and invade intestinal epithelial cells. In a study appearing online in advance of publication in the June print issue of the Journal of Clinical research, Arlette Darfeuille-Michaud...

ADHD affects anywhere from 3 to 7% of children in the United States and recent researchindicates that as many as 26% of these children plus stutter. A new brochure published by the Stuttering Foundation seeks to reply questions and give helpful tips for parents and professionals dealing with the two...

Exams and waiting for exam results can bring on a strange kind of stress – for students and parents or guardians Samaritans is on hand to offer 24 hour completely confidential emotional support. Samaritans volunteers don’t give advice, they listen without judging. To combat exam stress Samaritans...

High quality trials and evidence of effective treatments for repetitive strain injury (RSI) are needed to define that controversial condition which affects millions of patients worldwide. The findings are reported in a Seminar published in The Lancet. [click link for full article] Original post by Patricia...

Results from an universal multi-center Phase II clinical trial propose that extracorporeal photopheresis (ECP) may be effective in treating patients with clinically active (OR symptomatic) Crohn’s disease who cannot tolerate or are refractory to immunosuppressants and/or anti-TNF agents. [click...

Tulip BioMed(TM), Inc. (PINKSHEETS: TPBD), a developer of biodesign instruments for living tissue management, including instruments for plastic, cosmetic, and orthopedic surgeries, nowadays released a summary of the results of a research research conducted at the University of California San Diego (UCSD)...