News tagged with placebo group

US approves cell therapy injection for wrinkles

US regulators have approved a new type of therapy that uses a person's own skin cells to create an injectable cosmetic plumper to smooth out laugh lines, Fibrocell Science said Wednesday.

Medicine & Health / Health

Jun 22, 2011 | not rated yet | 0

Addicts helped by implanted devices: study

Persons addicted to heroin or prescription pain killers can get help kicking their habit by using an implanted device under the skin that delivers small doses of medication, researchers reported Tuesday.

Medicine & Health / Medical research

Oct 12, 2010 | not rated yet | 0

Infliximab may help prevent post-operative Crohn's disease recurrence

The administration of infliximab after intestinal resective surgery was found to be effective at preventing endoscopic and histological recurrence of Crohn's disease, according to a new study in Gastroenterology, the official ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Feb 01, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

Depressed adolescents not harmed by being part of placebo group in clinical trial, researchers find

In a national clinical trial, adolescents with moderate to severe depression first given a placebo treatment and then an antidepressant medication alone or in combination with therapy responded just as well over the long ...