Drug for Diabetic Nephropathy in Phase 3 TrialJuly 7th, 2005 Speedel announced today the start of its Phase III study for SPP301, its once-a-day oral endothelin A receptor antagonist (ERA) in the indication of diabetic nephropathy (diabetic kidney disease). The ASCEND(1) study has begun with the first patient visit as per the schedule outlined by Speedel in March 2005 when the company reported successful completion of the Phase II clinical trials.
Free Online Store Setup Using Google Base & Google Checkout in 6 StepsAugust 17th, 2006 6 steps to setup your free online store using Google Base & Google Checkout. Click on the "Sign In" link on the Google Base homepage.
Ruboxistaurin (RBX) May Reduce Risk of Vision Loss in DiabeticsJuly 16th, 2005 A multicenter international study chaired by a Joslin Diabetes Center investigator and reported in the July issue of the American Diabetes Association’s journal Diabetes brings hopeful news to the 18 million people in the United States -- and millions more worldwide -- with type 1 or type 2 diabetes. Initial results of the Phase III clinical trial demonstrated that 32 milligrams per day of ruboxistaurin (RBX) was well tolerated and may reduce the risk of moderate vision loss, especially in patients with diabetic macular edema.
Research indicates waist circumference is the strongest indicator of type 2 diabetes risk in menApril 2nd, 2005 According to the team, as waist circumference increased, so did the risk of developing diabetes, with the risk in men with the highest waist circumference (up to 158 centimeters) increasing by 12-fold, they report. "Our findings support the contention that the measurement of waist circumference should be used in clinical practice instead of waist-to-hip ratio," the investigators write.
Google To Launch Database Web Service Using BigTable?April 5th, 2008 TechCrunch got it from a source that Google plans to launch their BigTable, their proprietary internal database which is used for Google Search, as a web service to compete with Amazon SimpleDB Web Service. Bigtable is a distributed storage system for managing structured data that is designed to scale to a very large size: petabytes of data across thousands of commodity servers at Google.
AIIMS / Indian Government Ideal For DCA Human Trial For Cancer TreatmentFebruary 5th, 2007 India is the ideal place to conduct human trial for the effectiveness of DCA ( dichloroacetate ) as anti-cancer drug. The government regulations for human trial aren't as stringest as USA, there are funds available for such studies and frankly you don't need much.
Parachute use to prevent death and major trauma related to gravitational challenge: systematic review of randomised controlled trialsJanuary 31st, 2004 Objectives To determine whether parachutes are effective in preventing major trauma related to gravitational challenge. A very interesting article providing reality check on blind dependence of the medical community today on double blind, randomized, placebo controlled, crossover trials.
Volunteers Needed for Inhaled Insulin StudyJuly 27th, 2005 Researchers at Indiana University School of Medicine are looking for 400 people with type 1 diabetes to volunteer for a study of an inhaled insulin treatment. The Indiana University School of Medicine is one of 70 sites around the world testing the treatment developed by Indianapolis-based Eli Lilly and Co.
Future Google ProductsJune 13th, 2006 Spencer Katt has an interesting (read funny) take on future Google products (and then there are mine). They are:
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Keryx announces positive interim results for mid stage trial drug for diabetic nephropathy treatmentMay 7th, 2005 Keryx Biopharmaceuticals (KERX) Announces Positive Interim Results From Phase 2 Clinical Study For KRX-101 (Sulodexide Gelcaps) For Treatment Of Diabetic Nephropathy. Around 40% of diabetic patients progress to diabetic nephropathy.
Google Sports a New Table Based LookMarch 17th, 2006 Google appeared with a new look today for Indians (google.co.in). It sports a three column look with flexible center content column.
Designer versus Engineer War at Google; Does Visual Design Matter?March 22nd, 2009 A Google designer recently quit decrying Google's over-reliance on data, even for simple design decisions. Is it bad or is the designer plain wrong?
I think if a design decision can be reduced to a problem solvable by data then it is absolutely the right way to go.
Google Down!January 8th, 2008 It has been several hours since Google search went down. Google services on google.com domain, including but not limited to GMail or Google Analytics, Google Adsense etc., are down too while blogsearch.google.com is up and running.
Kindertrust's Anti-Trust Lawsuit Against Google Dismissed And Yet A Question RemainsJuly 14th, 2006 US Federal court judge, Jeremy Fogel, dismissed Kinderstart's, education website, lawsuit against Google. The lawsuit accused Google of ""pervasive monopolistic practices" that denied its free speech rights, destroyed competition, and led to predatory pricing conditions".
Is there a method to Google's madness?April 5th, 2005 Is there a broader plan behind latest Google innovations? At first sight some of them seems random addition to the Google family (20% effort or not) and somewhat unrelated to its search focus. Lets scan Google News lately:
Google Maps now has a satellite
Google Ride Finder - Builds on top of Google Maps to show you the live positions of various taxis in your area.
August 14th, 2006 at 1:06 am
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