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Medical Research Tampa
Meridien Research offers Florida
residents the opportunity to participate in clinical trials and
medical research for a number of important diseases. With
research offices located in Tampa, St. Petersburg, & Brooksville,
Florida; convenient access to the latest advances in medicine are
available.
You do not have to have a medical condition to participate in a
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Normal, healthy
people are studied to see the effects of a medication as part of
normal aging changes, or the effect of a medication on blood sugar
or blood pressure in research subjects without medical problems.
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When anxiety or depression becomes the dominant emotion and
affects the quality of life, a medical evaluation may be necessary
to determine if one could benefit from treatment. There are a
variety of medications available for those that suffer from
depression. Research studies that test new medications are often
available to people seeking intervention for mood disorders. |

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Overweight or obese
individuals may have problems with blood sugar, cholesterol, or
desire weight loss, all important areas of medical research.
Diabetes and obesity are commonly occurring medical conditions. |

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Diabetes Mellitus is an increasingly widespread disease that
is most commonly found in an overweight population as type II
diabetes or adult onset diabetes. In type II diabetes the pancreas
has been stimulated to produce large amounts of insulin due to
increased caloric intake. High levels of insulin circulating in the
body lose effectiveness over time, and patients develop insulin
resistance. This is very different from type I diabetes in which the
pancreas is no longer able to manufacture insulin.
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Clinical trials of important new
medications are evaluated in phase II, phase III, and phase IV
clinical studies in order to find new treatments for patients
suffering from conditions like Alzheimer’s Disease, fibromyalgia,
anxiety, depression, attention deficit disorder (ADHD), irritable
bowel syndrome (IBS), obesity and others. These studies are used to
to assess the effectiveness and safety of new medical treatments. |
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