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Vanderbilt scientists report first effective medical therapy for rare stomach disorder

A drug used to treat colorectal cancer also can reverse a rare stomach disorder and should be considered first-line therapy for the disease, researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center report this week.

Shire announces publication of open-label study on coadministration of INTUNIV with stimulants

PHILADELPHIA -- November 16, 2009 -- Shire plc (LSE: SHP, NASDAQ: SHPGY), the global specialty biopharmaceutical company, announced new study results on INTUNIV? (guanfacine) Extended-Release Tablets published in the October Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology.

Shire announces publication of open-label study on coadministration of INTUNIV with stimulants

PHILADELPHIA -- November 16, 2009 -- Shire plc (LSE: SHP, NASDAQ: SHPGY), the global specialty biopharmaceutical company, announced new study results on INTUNIV? (guanfacine) Extended-Release Tablets published in the October Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology.

INTUNIV demonstrated symptom reduction on oppositional subscale Conners' ADHD rating scale

HONOLULU - October 29, 2009 -- Shire plc (LSE: SHP, NASDAQ: SHPGY), the global specialty biopharmaceutical company, announced new study results on INTUNIV? (guanfacine) Extended Release Tablets, a

Shire presents study findings on its ADHD treatments at psychiatric meeting Oct 29-30

HONOLULU -- October 29, 2009 -- Shire plc (LSE: SHP, NASDAQ: SHPGY), the global specialty biopharmaceutical company, announced today that it will present key scientific data on its Attention-Defi

Women veterans less likely to report pain than male counterparts

In the first study to look at sex-specific pain prevalence in Operation Enduring Freedom/Operation Iraqi Freedom (OEF/OIF) Veterans, researchers from the VA Connecticut Healthcare System and the Yale University School of Medicine found women Veterans had a lower prevalence of pain than male counterparts returning from the conflicts.

New research reveals 41 percent increase in children's short stay hospital admissions

The number of children being admitted to hospitals in England for short stays increased by 41 per cent between 1996 and 2006, according to research published in PLoS One today.

Study finds partner abuse leads to wide range of health problems

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Women abused by intimate partners suffer higher rates of a wide variety of doctor-diagnosed medical maladies compared to women who were never abused, according to a new study of more than 3,000 women.

UNC study: Children can greatly reduce abdominal pain by using their imagination

CHAPEL HILL -- Children with functional abdominal pain who used audio recordings of guided imagery at home in addition to standard medical treatment were almost three times as likely to improve their pain problem, compared to children who received standard treatment alone.

Implementation of acute care surgery service provides more timely patient care

CHICAGO (October 9, 2009) -- A new study published in the October issue of the Journal of the American College of Surgeons shows that the establishment of an acute care surgery service can help surgeons at academic medical centers provide more timely care to the growing number of patients who are transferred from the emergency room or smaller hospitals and who require an immediate opera

Ulcerative colitis treatment reduces need for surgery by almost half

ROCHESTER, Minn -- A new study led by Mayo Clinic researchers has found that ulcerative colitis patients had a 41 percent reduction in colectomy after a year when treated with infliximab, according to a study published in the October 2009 issue of Gastroenterology.

Antidepressant and placebo are equally effective in child pain relief

Bethesda, MD (Oct. 1, 2009) -- When used "off-label," the antidepressant amitriptyline works just as well as placebo in treating pain-predominant gastrointestinal disorders in children, according to a new study in Gastroenterology, the official journal of the American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) Institute.

Milk is safe, even encouraged, for some children after treatment for milk allergy

Some children with a history of severe milk allergy can safely drink milk and consume other dairy products every day, according to research led by the Johns Hopkins Children's Center and published in the Aug. 10 online edition of the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology.

Endoscopy within 24 hours shows better outcomes in elderly with peptic ulcer bleeding

OAK BROOK, Ill. -- August 17, 2009 -- A new study shows that elderly patients who underwent endoscopy within one day of presentation for peptic ulcer bleeding had a two-day shorter hospital stay and were less likely to require upper gastrointestinal surgery than patients who did not receive endoscopy within the first day of presentation.



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