NIH Cushing’s Clinical Trials

Rank	Status	Study
1	Recruiting	Safety and Efficacy of LCI699 in Cushing’s Disease Patients Condition: Cushing Disease Intervention: Drug: LCI699
2	Recruiting	Preoperative Bexarotene Treatment for Cushing’s Disease Condition: Cushing’s Disease Intervention: Drug: Bexarotene
3	Recruiting	Rosiglitazone in Treating Patients With Newly Diagnosed ACTH-Secreting Pituitary Tumor (Cushing Disease) Condition: Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors Interventions: Drug: rosiglitazone maleate;   Other: laboratory biomarker analysis
4	Unknown †	Study of Depression, Peptides, and Steroids in Cushing’s Syndrome Condition: Cushing’s Syndrome Intervention:
5	Recruiting	Examination of Brain Serotonin Receptors in Patients With Mood Disorders Conditions: Mood Disorder;   Bipolar Disorder;   Depression Intervention:
6	Recruiting	An Investigation of Pituitary Tumors and Related Hypothalmic Disorders Conditions: Abnormalities;   Craniopharyngioma;   Cushing’s Syndrome;   Endocrine Disease;   Pituitary Neoplasm Intervention:
7	Recruiting	Prospective, Open-Label, Multicenter, International Study of Mifepristone for Symptomatic Treatment of Cushing’s Syndrome Caused by Ectopic Adrenal Corticotrophin Hormone (ACTH) Secretion Condition: Cushing’s Syndrome Intervention: Drug: Mifepristone
8	Recruiting	Anesthesia Management of Retroperitoneal Adrenalectomies Condition: Adrenal Tumors Intervention:
9	Recruiting	Defining the Genetic Basis for the Development of Primary Pigmented Nodular Adrenocortical Disease (PPNAD) and the Carney Complex Conditions: Cushing’s Syndrome;   Hereditary Neoplastic Syndrome;   Lentigo;   Neoplasm;   Testicular Neoplasm Intervention:
10	Recruiting	New Imaging Techniques in the Evaluation of Patients With Ectopic Cushing Syndrome Condition: Cushing Syndrome Intervention:
11	Recruiting	Adolescence, Puberty, and Emotion Regulation Conditions: Mood Disorder;   Neurobehavioral Manifestation;   Healthy Intervention:
12	Recruiting	Insulin Sensitivity and Substrate Metabolism in Patients With Cushing’s Syndrome Conditions: Cushing’s Syndrome;   Insulin Resistance Intervention: Procedure: Surgery
13	Recruiting	Study of Adrenal Gland Tumors Condition: Adrenal Gland Neoplasm Intervention:
14	Not yet recruiting	Adrenalectomy Versus Follow-up in Patients With Subclinical Cushings Syndrome Condition: Adrenal Tumour With Mild Hypercortisolism Intervention: Procedure: Adrenalectomy
15	Recruiting	Assessing Fertility Potential in Female Cancer Survivors Condition: History of Cancer Intervention:
16	Recruiting	Study of Pasireotide in Patients With Rare Tumors of Neuroendocrine Origin Conditions: Pancreatic Neoplasm;   Pituitary Neoplasm;   Nelson Syndrome;   Ectopic ACTH Syndrome Intervention: Drug: Pasireotide LAR
17	Recruiting	Adrenal Tumors – Pathogenesis and Therapy Conditions: Adrenal Tumors;   Adrenocortical Carcinoma;   Cushing Syndrome;   Conn Syndrome;   Pheochromocytoma Intervention:
18	Recruiting	Prevalence of Pituitary Incidentaloma in Relatives of Patients With Pituitary Adenoma Condition: Pituitary Tumor Intervention:
19	Recruiting	Safety and Effectiveness of Granulocyte Transfusions in Resolving Infection in People With Neutropenia (The RING Study) Conditions: Neutropenia;   Infection Interventions: Drug: Standard antimicrobial therapy;   Biological: Granulocyte transfusions;   Drug: G-CFS/dexamethasone;   Device: Apheresis machine

iPhone Medical Apps, part 2

Part one was a blog post here.  That page includes comments and suggestions from readers.

National Library of Medicine Launches Mobile MedlinePlus to Meet the Health Information Needs of an On-the-Go Public

Wondering what the side effects are for your new prescription? Go to Mobile MedlinePlus (http://m.medlineplus.gov) while you’re waiting for the pharmacist to fill your order!

Or, instantly look up the symptoms of H1N1 flu if you’re at the supermarket and your child’s school calls you to tell you he doesn’t feel well.

The National Library of Medicine’s Mobile Medline Plus builds on the NLM’s MedlinePlus Internet service, which provides authoritative consumer health information to over 10 million visitors per month. These visitors access MedlinePlus (http://medlineplus.gov) from throughout the United States as well many other countries, and use desktop computers, laptops and even mobile devices to get there.

The mobile Internet audience is large and growing fast, almost doubling from February 2007 to February 2009. Some experts predict that within the next five years, more people will connect to the Internet via mobile devices than via desktop or laptop computers. People use their mobile devices to accomplish a variety of tasks, including finding health information. With this in mind, NLM developed the mobile version of MedlinePlus to bring high-quality health information to users on the go.

“We know that a huge number of people are seeking good health information on the Web, noted NLM Director Dr. Donald A.B. Lindberg. What better way to reach out to them than by offering this new mobile service, which delivers trustworthy, consumer-friendly information instantly, anywhere?”

Mobile MedlinePlus is available in English and Spanish (http://m.medlineplus.gov/spanish) and includes a subset of content from the full Web site. It includes summaries for over 800 diseases, wellness topics, the latest health news, an illustrated medical encyclopedia, and information on prescription and over-the-counter medications.

For instance, you could visit the “Talking With Your Doctor” page on Mobile MedlinePlus to learn how to get the most out of your doctor’s visit.

Mobile MedlinePlus can also help you when you’re trying to choose an over-the-counter cold medicine at the drug store.

And if you’re traveling abroad, you can use Mobile MedlinePlus to learn about safe drinking water.

Mobile MedlinePlus puts reliable health information at your fingertips.

*High resolution screen shot of Mobile MedlinePlus available upon request.

The National Library of Medicine is part of the National Institutes of Health, an agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. It is the nation’s largest medical library.

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) — The Nation’s Medical Research Agency — includes 27 Institutes and Centers and is a component of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. It is the primary federal agency for conducting and supporting basic, clinical and translational medical research, and it investigates the causes, treatments, and cures for both common and rare diseases. For more information about NIH and its programs, visit www.nih.gov.

From http://www.nih.gov/news/health/jan2010/nlm-22.htm?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter

iPhone Medical Apps

I just downloaded a free app from Medscape.  It looks very  nice and there are doctor and hospital finders based on location and, in the case of doctors, by specialty.  Unfortunately, there aren’t any reviews of doctors and I saw some on the endocrinology list that I would never go to but it’s a great start.

There are also drug interactions and more.

More info and flash preview at http://www.medscape.com/public/iphone?

WebMD Mobile offers a symptoms checker, drugs and treatments, and first aid information.

There’s more info and a flash preview here: http://www.webmd.com/mobile

What other good medical apps have you found?