Posts Tagged ‘progesterone’
By jasonmaddox On January 27th, 2014
There continues to be a search for the drug which can address the complex neurological events which occur after brain injury. Progesterone, a female hormone, holds out promise in the search. Now in Phase III trials in to studies: Protect III and SyNAPSE, Progesterone may soon enter into use immediately following a brain injury to…
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By Paul Stone On July 30th, 2013
Over 3.5 million people suffer traumatic brain injuries every year. That is more than breast cancer, HIV, and multiple sclerosis combined (1.6 million), according to the most recent data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Despite being one of the most common injuries around the world, there is currently no acute…
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By Paul Stone On July 11th, 2013
As soon as next month, patients brought to emergency departments at Massachusetts General Hospital or Boston Medical Center to be treated for traumatic brain injuries could be enrolled in a medical study, possibly without consent if they or family are not able to give it. The somewhat controversial trial aims to test whether administering progesterone…
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By Paul Stone On June 13th, 2013
A group of Boston doctors is proposing to join a study that would offer emergency care and treatment to brain injury patients without first obtaining the patient’s consent. They argue that often brain injury patients arrive at hospitals unconscious or without family members who can speak on their behalf, so these doctors need to opportunity…
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