All GLG News Analyses Filed Under: Cardiology

The combination of steroids and calcitonin for inflammatory diseases is reminiscent of CombinatoRx's approach. 

The addition of a second cryothermal ablation ssytem offers an alternative to the current standard ablation systems which utilize radiofrequency energy. Important points: 1. Enhanced Safety due to both the lack of heat related injury and the reversibility of lesions that temporarily damage vital electrical...

Embolic disease caused by atrial fibrillation is better prophylaxed by anticoagulation. Carotid disease does just as well or better with antiplatlet therapy.

Ten years ago  before drug-eluting era, according to A. Colombo to diminish the stent restenosis three are 3 rules; balloon/artery ratio must be 1.1,  stenting with high deployment pressure and using IVUS. These recommedations are still in common use and stents...

Pathological data from the University of Minn. soon to be published appear to indicate that various stent problems both acute and late appear to center around chronic inflamation processes in the vessel adjacent to the deployed stent.  Chronic inflamation is directly correlated with inflation...

Safety and extreme efficacy are what MDs thqat treat Asthma are searching for.  Not a novel approach , but rather a sure, safe bet.  Jacqueline Proner, MD  Board Certified Allergist/ Immunologist  Private Practice Queens, NY

It appears from the breifing documents that the FDA has concerns about the CV safety of Avandia. They appear to be less concerned about the CV safety of Actos but both drugs are associated with an increase risk of heart failure. It is unknown how the Advisory Committee will vote but based on the available...

Fexofenadine-Allegra is usually perceived as slightly less effective than Claritin for seasonal allergic rhinitis. Both of these drug are non-sedating. Zyrtec, however, with slight sedation potential is the most powerful of the group.

I have been working on a cell transfer device designed to optimize wound healing after PRK laser vision correction. Essentially, we plan to coat a silicone hydrogel contact lens with a thin dissolvable layer of collagen on the concave surface. Cultured epithelial cells would be seeded onto the collagen...

Resveratrol might indeed be a block buster compound due to a variety of its properties the lease of which might be its powerful antioxidant properties. This compound probably best explains the FRENCH PARADOX, which is that despite the consumption of high fat dense caloric food consumed by rich French...