ScientificAmerican. com Reveals 10 Clinical Trials to Watch
US and international science news clinical trials cited on SciAm's list.
New York, NY (PRWEB) December 11, 2006
Scientific American's science news web site, sciam. com, today posted 10 health news (http://www. sciam. com/channel. cfm? chanID=sa011) Clinical Trials to watch closely for their potentially significant impact on health and wellness. The trials cited by sciam. com are currently in progress in the United States and other countries around the world. For detailed information pertaining to all of the clinical trials, science news (http://www. sciam. com/news_directory. cfm), and their sponsors, visit sciam. com.
A clinical trial is an investigative research study in human volunteers to address and answer specific health questions. There are five classifications of clinical trials: treatment, prevention, diagnostic, screening and quality of life. Every clinical trial follows a protocol regiment; a carefully prescribed plan that occurs over an allocated time period. A protocol identifies the types of patients who may enter the study, the schedule of tests, procedures, drugs and dosages as well as how the outcomes will be measured. Each participant will be observed and monitored carefully and must comply with the rules as defined in the protocol. Scientists report their findings to the medical community and various government agencies during three distinct phases of the clinical trial process. All of the trials on sciam. com's list are either in Phase II or Phase III.
The 10 Clinical Trials announced on sciam. com cover health news (http://www. sciam. com/channel. cfm? chanID=sa011) research relevant to the following diseases and disorders:
Alzheimer's
Vision loss from macular degeneration
Diabetes
Nicotine Addiction
HIV
Inflammation
Malaria
Lung Cancer
Dengue Fever
Hepatitis C
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