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Wyeth Reports Publication Of Phase 3 Data For Bazedoxifene/Conjugated Estrogens
Wyeth Pharmaceuticals, a division of Wyeth (NYSE: WYE), announced the publication in Fertility and Sterility of data from a Phase 3 clinical study that showed that the investigational compound bazedoxifene/conjugated estrogens (BZA/CE) significantly reduced the frequency and severity of hot flushes and improved measures of vaginal atrophy when compared to placebo. In this study, uterine bleeding was not statistically different from placebo and the rate of endometrial hyperplasia in doses being considered for therapeutic use was Fertility and Sterility, is from the Selective estrogens Menopause And Response to Therapy (SMART-1) clinical trial. SMART-1 was designed to explore the hypothesis that bazedoxifene, when paired with conjugated estrogens, may have the potential to eliminate the need for progestin in menopausal therapy in women with an intact uterus. BZA/CE is characterized by Wyeth as a TSEC (tissue selective estrogen complex) as it combines a selective estrogen receptor modulator (SERM) with conjugated estrogens.

Cognitive Behavioral Intervention Helps Prevent Depression Among At-Risk Teens
Adolescents at an increased risk of depression who participated in a group cognitive behavioral intervention significantly reduced their symptoms and episodes of depression compared to teens who received usual care, although this effect was not seen for adolescents with a parent with current depression, according to a study in the June 3 issue of JAMA, a theme issue on child and adolescent health.
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Encouraging Heart Failure Patients To Enjoy Their Food -- Even If It's Not As Salty As Before
The individualised management programme of France"s "Réseau Respecti-coeur" makes quality of life the first objective for heart failure patients, and one of the network"s dieticians, Mme Hélène Guibert, explained that the heart-healthy eating recommended in the programme need not be a of frustration or misery - even for a Frenchman. "For many old people," she told Heart Failure Congress 2009, "meals are important occasions, and it"s our aim to bring together at these times health and pleasure."1,2
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Major Liberal Groups Will Back Obama On Health Reform

Several of the country"s largest liberal groups said they were prepared to spend $82 million to promote President Obama"s health care reform agenda, the Boston Globe reports. "Joining the effort are two major labor organizations, the AFL-CIO and Change to Win; Health Care for America Now, a coalition of healthcare providers, consumer groups, and activists; MoveOn.org, the massive online activist organization; and other groups that claim a total of 30 million members." Howard Dean, chairman of the Democratic National Committee said the groups "would insist that any health legislation include a Medicare-style public insurance option for people under 65," the Globe reports. ""I think bipartisan is wonderful, but what is the point of having a crummy piece of legislation just because it"s bipartisan?" he said" (Wangsness, 6/2). This information was reprinted from kaiserhealthnews.org with kind permission from the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation. You can view the entire Kaiser Daily Health Policy Report, search the archives and sign up for email delivery at kaiserhealthnews.org. © Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation. All rights reserved.


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