Archive for August 9, 2008

Researchers in Norway have shown that high blood pressure is linked to fewer headaches, possibly due to having stiffer artery walls which affects a
homeostatic process that regulates blood pressure and decreases sensitivity to pain.
The study is the work of Dr Erling Tronvik, a neurologist with the Norwegian National Headache Center, Trondheim University Hospital, in Trondheim, Norway,
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Responding to numerous user requests, Pollen.com, one of the most visited allergy web sites, announced the addition of two new features, Pollen History and Two-City Comparison, to its popular site for people who suffer from seasonal allergies. Pollen.com, a division of SDI , has also added a shopping feature for those who wish to comparison-shop for anti-allergenic products.
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Pharmacopeia
(Nasdaq: PCOP), an innovator in the discovery and development of novel
small molecule therapeutics, announced that results from the
company’s Phase 2a clinical trial evaluating PS433540, its first-in-class
Dual Acting Receptor Antagonist (DARA), will be presented as a
late-breaking clinical trial at Read the rest of this entry »