Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of creatine compounds for treating or preventing a metabolic disorder related to body weight control such as obesity, and it's associated diseases in a patient experiencing said disorder. The creatine compounds which can be used in the present method include (1) analogues of creatine which can act as substrates or substrate analogues for the enzyme creatine kinase; (2) compounds which can act as inhibitors of creatine kinase; (3) compounds which can modulate the creatine transporter (4) N-phosphocreatine analogues bearing transferable or non-transferable moieties which mimic the N-phosphoryl group. (5) compounds which modify the association of creatine kinase with other cellular components.

Abstract: This invention provides a method of treating benign prostatic hyperplasia in a subject which comprises administering to the subject a therapeutically effective amount of an .alpha..sub.1C antagonist which (a) binds to a human .alpha..sub.1C adrenergic receptor with a binding affinity greater than 100-fold higher than the binding affinity with which the .alpha..sub.1C antagonist binds to a human .alpha..sub.1A adrenergic receptor, a human .alpha..sub.1B adrenergic receptor, and a human histamine H.sub.1 receptor; and (b) binds to a human .alpha..sub.2 adrenergic receptor with a binding affinity which is greater than 100-fold lower than the binding affinity with which the .alpha..sub.1C antagonist binds to such .alpha..sub.1C adrenergic receptor.The invention further provides a method of inhibiting contraction of a prostate tissue which comprises contacting the prostate tissue with an effective contraction-inhibiting amount of an .alpha..sub.1C antagonist which (a) binds to a human .alpha..sub.

Abstract: 5-HT.sub.3 antagonists are useful in the treatment of fibromyalgia.

Abstract: The present invention relates to methods and pharmaceutical compositions for decreasing the production of interferon-gamma inducing factor (IGIF). The invention also relates to methods and pharmaceutical compositions for decreasing the production of interferon-gamma (IFN-.gamma.). The compositions comprise a therapeutically effective amount of a compound which inhibits interleukin-1.beta. converting enzyme (ICE) and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier. The methods comprise the step of administering the above compositions to a subject. The present invention also relates to methods for treating or reducing the advancement, severity or effects of an IGIF- or IFN-.gamma.-mediated inflammatory, infectious or autoimmune condition.

Abstract: Compounds of the formula I ##STR1## where one of the radicals R.sup.1 and R.sup.3 is a radical of the formula II --(CH.sub.2).sub.n --A--CH.sub.3 (II) in which A is a covalent bond,--C(O)-- or --C(R.sup.4)(OH)--, are suitable for the production of pharmaceuticals for the modulation of apoptosis. A combination preparation comprising a compound of the formula I and a compound of the formula IV and/or V ##STR2## is suitable for the production of pharmaceuticals for the modulation of apoptosis.

Abstract: A dietary food supplement for weight reduction formed of a mixture of a sugar based confectionary containing therapeutic amounts of chitosan, kava and a fat burning nutriceutical which may include choline/inusital, chromium picolinate, beta-hydroxy-beta-methyl butyrate, L-carnitine and pyruvate or any combination thereof.

Abstract: Combinations of a sulfonylurea antidiabetic agent and a glitazone antidiabetic agent are useful for treating diabetes mellitus and improving glycemic control.

Abstract: Compositions herein increased creatine retention and/or glycogen storage in muscle. A composition comprises creatine or its derivative and a carbohydrate or its derivative. The carbohydrate is in an amount by weight which is greater than the amount of creatine. The amount of carbohydrate and the amount of creatine are effective for increasing creatine retention and/or glycogen storage in muscle. The compositions may be in the form of a pharmaceutical or a dietary supplement and are intended for use in the human or animal body. Other compositions comprise creatine or an active derivative together with insulin or an active derivative. The amount of creatine and the amount of insulin are effective for increasing creatine retention and/or glycogen storage in muscle. The compositions including creatine and insulin may further contain a carbohydrate or its derivative.

Abstract: Vegetable sources of cancer chemoprotective agents have been identified which are extraordinarily rich in glucosinolates, metabolic precursors of isothiocyanates. The vegetable sources are used to provide a dietary means of reducing the level of carcinogens in mammals.

Abstract: The present invention provides nonaqueous compositions comprising a saccharide fatty acid ester and an active compound. The nonaqueous compositions of this invention may be parenterally administered to animals and humans. In particular, the nonaqueous compositions of the present invention are useful for preventing, controlling or treating helminth, acarid or arthropod endo- or ectoparasitic infection or infestation in warm-blooded animals.

Abstract: This invention relates to compositions and methods for treating the skin containing retinoids and alpha hydroxy acids such as latic acid, malic acid, fruit acids and sugar-cane-derived acids, for mitigating the irratating effects of retinoids on the skin.

Abstract: Methods utilizing descarboethoxyloratadine ("DCL"), for the treatment of allergic disorders, while avoiding the concomitant liability of adverse side-effects associated with other non-sedating antihistamines. Also included are methods for the treatment of allergic asthma using DCL and either a decongestant or a leukotriene inhibitor, while avoiding the concomitant liability of adverse side-effects associated with other non-sedating antihistamines. The invention also encompasses the administration of DCL in a nasal or oral spray.

Abstract: A new, antibacterial composition for use in oral administration is now provided, which composition comprises a mixture of Cefditoren pivoxyl with a water soluble casein salt. This composition has a reduced bitter taste of Cefditoren pivoxyl and also has improved properties regarding the rate and concentration of dissolution of Cefditoren pivoxyl in water and a ratio of dissolution out of Cefditoren pivoxyl into water. This composition further can attain a high absorbability of the Cefditoren component at the digestive tubes upon oral administration thereof. In this composition, the ratio (by weight) of Cefditoren pivoxyl to the casein salt added may preferably be in a range of 1:0.1 to 1:4. By further addition of a water-soluble polyphosphoric acid salt to the composition, the composition can prevent a ratio of dissolution out into water of the Cefditoren pivoxyl component being decreased when the composition was stored under severe conditions.

Abstract: Pharmaceutical compositions comprising an inorganic pyrophosphate (PPi) in a form that renders the PPi accessible to ABC proteins when administered to a subject in vivo, as well as use of the compositions for treating subjects having a disease or disorder associated with inappropriate or inadequate ABC protein activity (e.g., cystic fibrosis, multi drug resistance, Zellweger's Syndrome) is disclosed.

Abstract: The invention relates to a nasal pharmaceutical preparation suitable for nasal administration containing a progestogen and a methylated .beta.-cyclodextrin having a degree of substitution of between 0.5 and 3.0 and hard gelatin capsules containing the same.

Abstract: Inflammatory bowel disease, especially Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis, is treated by administration of an oral dosage form, containing as an active principle an omega-3 polyunsaturated acid in free acid form or as a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, which releases the acid in the ileum. Preferably the oral dosage form is a gelatine capsule coated with a poly(ethylacrylate-methylmethacrylate).

Abstract: The present invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition containing a kainate excitatory amino acid antagonist and an uricosuric agent and to a method of treating neurodegenerative diseases using a combination of a kainate excitatory amino acid antagonist and an uricosuric agent.

Abstract: Disclosed are drink mix compositions comprising a therapeutically effective dose of an anion exchange resin, and xanthan gum. These compositions may also contain one or more carriers wherein the compositions are in a form mixable with a liquid to form a suspension of the anion exchange resin and xanthan gum.

Abstract: This invention relates to treatment of cholera and related conditions using oligosaccharide compositions which bind V. cholera toxin and/or one or more serotypes of the organism V. cholera. More specifically, the invention concerns neutralization and removal of V. cholera toxin and/or organisms from the intestinal tract.

Abstract: In an epoxy resin composition comprising an epoxy resin, a curing agent, and 80-90 wt % of a particulate inorganic filler, fine particles having a particle size of less than 3 .mu.m account for 10-40 wt % of the inorganic filler, and the inorganic filler has a specific surface area of less than 2.5 m.sup.2 /g as measured by a nitrogen adsorption BET method. The inorganic filler satisfies that when a blend of a bisphenol F type liquid epoxy resin having a viscosity of 30-45 poises at 25.degree. C. as measured by Gardner-Holdt method with 75 wt % of the inorganic filler is measured for viscosity at 25.degree. C. by means of an E type viscometer, the viscosity at a shear rate of 0.6 s.sub.-1 is less than 50,000 poises and the ratio of the viscosity at a shear rate of 0.6 s.sup.-1 to the viscosity at a share rate of 10 s.sup.-1 is less than 2.5/1. The epoxy resin composition has a low melt viscosity enough to mold on semiconductor devices without die pad and wire deformation.