http://goldbamboo.com/ Edema News from GoldBamboo.com en-us © 2005, Gold Bamboo LLC, All Rights Reserved http://goldbamboo.com/news-a221728.html Acetazolamide, a drug used to manage fluid retention in heart failure, controlled the serious effects of pulmonary edema, the accumulation of fluid in lung tissue from high altitude, as well as improved brain oxygenation, during a randomized, double-blind and placebo-controlled study. Tue, 20 Feb 2007 04:00 EST http://goldbamboo.com/news-a216033.html Researchers from the Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center have found that AZD2171, a new angiogenesis inhibitor, can significantly reduce the size of the deadly brain tumors called glioblastomas and has the potential of improving the effectiveness of other therapeutic techniques. The Phase 2 clinical trial also finds that the new drug can alleviate brain swelling (edema), a debilitating symptom in many brain cancer patients that currently can be treated only with steroid drugs. Wed, 17 Jan 2007 04:00 EST http://goldbamboo.com/news-a214301.html NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Eye injections of the drug Lucentis (also known as ranibizumab) appear to be useful in the treatment of a potentially blinding eye condition called macular edema that can afflict people with diabetes, a small study suggests. Sat, 06 Jan 2007 08:25 EST http://goldbamboo.com/news-a213875.html NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Eye injections of the drug Lucentis (also known as ranibizumab) appear to be useful in the treatment of a potentially blinding eye condition called macular edema that can afflict people with diabetes, a small study suggests. Wed, 03 Jan 2007 10:18 EST http://goldbamboo.com/news-a207880.html A study published in the October journal of Clinical and Applied Thrombosis/Hemostasis shows Pycnogenol® (pic-noj-en-all), an antioxidant plant extract from the bark of the French maritime pine tree reduced edema, a typical side-effect of antihypertensive medications, by 36 percent in patients taking these medications.According to Dr. [click link for full article] Tue, 21 Nov 2006 12:00 EST