Arthritis
Clinical research for treatment of arthritis and joint pain sufferers has been particularly eventful as new COX inhibitors have entered the marketplace.
 

Acid Reflux (GERD)
Gastro esophageal reflux disease (GERD), and other gastrointestinal disorders affect approximately one third of the US population. Research studies of new medications to relieve acid reflux symptoms including pain within the esophagus, as well as heartburn are underway.
 

Alzheimer's Disease
Alzheimer's Disease is a type of dementia that is often age related, and includes symptoms of memory loss, starting with recent memory loss and followed by memory loss of the past.
 

ADHD
Adult attention deficit disorder (also known as ADD or ADHD) is becoming more widely diagnosed as parents bring in children for evaluation and realize that they are suffering from the same symptoms; which can often include depression and hyperactivity.
 

Anxiety
In anxiety disorders worries, panic and irritability, coupled with inability to relax, and feeling stressed or tense, are the predominant symptoms.
 

Birth Control
Birth control and contraception methods offer women  choices such as the pill or patch, condom or cap, injections or implants. Each form of contraception has effects and side effects that are as important to the user as the reliability of pregnancy protection.
 

Cholesterol
People at high risk for heart disease, heart attacks, and stroke typically have a lower targeted LDL cholesterol (known as bad cholesterol) than people in the general population.

Dementia
Dementia is a condition often associated with aging that includes symptoms of memory loss, often impairing function. Dementia can be a senior health issue, caused by a number of factors, whether environmental, infectious, hereditary or primary.
 

Depression
Depression is a mental health disorder that tends to be recurrent.
 

Diabetes
Diabetes Mellitus is an increasingly widespread disease that is often treated with insulin, and found in an overweight population as type II diabetes or adult onset diabetes.
 

Fibromyalgia
Fibromyalgia is a chronic syndrome with symptoms of widespread pain, stiffness, fatigue and poor sleep. FMS symptoms of pain, chronic fatigue and insomnia affect 2% of adults in the United States.
 

Irritable Bowel (IBS)
Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a functional disorder and research studies may focus on relieving either the pain and discomfort associated with cramping and bloating, or normalizing the bowel habits that can range from severe constipation to severe diarrhea.
 

Memory Loss
The memory loss of normal aging is a frustrating part of growing older and affects some of us more than others.
 

Menopause
Women experience symptoms of menopause such as hot flashes, vaginal dryness, mood changes, decreased libido, and bone loss. Hormone treatment therapy (HRT) has been tremendously controversial since the Women’s Health Initiative was conducted.
 

Migraine
New medications to treat migraine headaches have become available, but research studies continue as new treatments focus on prevention as well as shortening the duration and diminishing the intensity of headache pain, nausea and vomiting.
 

Obesity
Are you overweight? Unfortunately, obesity is a common condition. Everybody is interested in weight loss as a means to reduce fat, and to look and feel good.
 

Osteoporosis
Bone density loss, osteopenia followed by osteoporosis, is a common condition familiar to women. Estrogen is a powerful bone stabilizer and the loss of natural estrogens that occurs at the menopause accelerates bone loss in the first 10 years of menopause.
 

Ulcers
Development of peptic or gastric ulcers is a risk for patients taking NSAIDs (nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug) therapy for pain disorders. In these cases, there is also substantial risk of  complications such as bleeding and stomach perforation.