TEANECK, NJ and TITUSVILLE, NJ — February 15, 2002 — Eisai Inc. and Janssen Pharmaceutica Inc. announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration

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By Richard Woodman LONDON (Reuters Health) – Most patients prescribed orlistat (Xenical; Roche) fail to lose enough weight to quality for continued therapy in Britain,

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By Karla Gale NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection with mixed cryoglobulinemia is often accompanied by rheumatologic symptoms, Italian investigators

LONDON (Reuters Health) – In patients with acute liver failure resulting from paracetamol (acetaminophen) poisoning, arterial blood lactate measurement identifies those who are likely to

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Obese children usually remain obese in adulthood. However, high insulin resistance in childhood appears to reduce the risk of adult

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Individuals with chronic liver disease have a higher rate of bone loss at the femoral neck than do those without

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By David Douglas NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding led to complete remission of type 2 diabetes in most obese subjects who

By Martha Kerr SAN ANTONIO, Texas (Reuters Health) – Placement of stents in occluded carotid arteries is a safe, effective option for patients in whom

מתוך medicontext.co.il NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – The use of phlebotomy to reduce iron levels in patients with chronic hepatitis C appears to delay the

מתוך medicontext.co.il NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – The interaction of Escherichia coli adhesin molecule with CD55 molecules on the intestinal epithelial cell's surface induces a

מתוך medicontext.co.il NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Chemotherapy plus radiotherapy can produce "relatively good" long-term results in patients with inoperable squamous cell carcinoma of the

מתוך medicontext.co.il NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Gastric ulceration is rare but can occur following open Nissen fundoplication. A new case report indicates that the

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