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Determinants of eating behaviour in European children, adolescents and their parents (I.Family)
Start date: Mar 1, 2012, End date: Feb 28, 2017,
Nutrition-related diseases caused a loss of over 56 million years of healthy life of European citizens in 2000. I.Family will make a significant contribution to reduce this burden by studying the interplay and impact of the main drivers of dietary behaviour and food choice. It will take advantage of the unique opportunity to follow-up the large IDEFICS children’s cohort to not only provide added v ...
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Safety Evaluation of Adverse Reactions in Diabetes (SAFEGUARD)
Start date: Oct 1, 2011, End date: Sep 30, 2015,
"In 2010 a widely marketed drug for the treatment of type 2 diabetes (T2DM) (rosiglitazone) was taken from the market as it was associated with an increased risk of myocardial infarction, a T2DM complication it was actually supposed to prevent. This example shows several things. First, the approval requirements do not guarantee a longer term positive benefit risk profile. Second, large scale postm ...
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Arrhythmogenic potential of drugs (ARITMO)
Start date: Jan 1, 2010, End date: Jun 30, 2013,
The ability of some compounds to prolong the QT interval of the electrocardiogram and to precipitate Torsade de Pointes (TdP, a potentially fatal arrhythmia) has caused several regulatory interventions, including drug withdrawals. Specific guidelines have been implemented to detect QT liability of new compounds as early as possible. However there is growing evidence that an increase in the QT inte ...
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