Osteoporosis drug fosamax linked to heart problem April 28, 2008 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 8 vote(s)
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Women who have used Fosamax are nearly twice as likely to develop the most common kind of chronically irregular heartbeat (atrial fibrillation) than are those who have never used it, according to research from Group Health ... | |
FDA warns Merck to clean up violations at vaccine plant April 30, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | User comments: 1
(AP) -- The Food and Drug Administration is warning drugmaker Merck & Co. to fix problems at its main vaccine plant. | |
FDA OKs Relistor for opioid patients April 28, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Relistor (methylnaltrexone bromide) to help restore bowel function in patients receiving opioids. | |
Actual use of asthma medications contradicts guidelines March 28, 2008 | User rating: 3.8 / 5 after 6 vote(s)
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A study has found only 16% of the 352,082 Australians who filled a prescription for asthma preventer medications for the first time during the period July 2004 to June 2005, went on to use them regularly. | |
A link between antidepressants and type 2 diabetes March 25, 2008 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 8 vote(s)
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While analyzing data from Saskatchewan health databases, Lauren Brown, researcher with the U of A’s School of Public Health, found people with a history of depression had a 30 per cent increased risk of type 2 Diabetes. | |
Baxter may stay out of Heparin business April 25, 2008 | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet
The head of Baxter International Inc. said the company has not decided whether it will resume selling the blood thinner heparin in the United States. | |
New adult ADHD drug receives FDA approval April 24, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the first prodrug designed for once-daily treatment of adults with ADHD. | |
New technology for boosting vaccine efficiency April 24, 2008 | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet
One of the most pressing biomedical issues is the development of techniques that increase the efficiency of vaccines. In a paper published on April 24, 2008 in the journal Vaccine, a Massachusetts’s biotechnology company, ... | |
Study raises caution on new painkillers March 12, 2008 | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet
A new class of painkillers that block a receptor called TRPV1 may interfere with brain functions such as learning and memory, a new study suggests. The experiments with rat brain found that the TRPV1 receptor regulates a ... | |
Winemaking waste proves effective against disease-causing bacteria in early studies January 02, 2008 | User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 18 vote(s)
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Potential source of next-generation drugs against oral disease: Pinot noir
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Pain relief effectiveness down to mind-set? December 21, 2006 | User rating: 4.1 / 5 after 8 vote(s)
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Research by the Human Pain Research Group at The University of Manchester suggests that people's responses to placebo or 'dummy' pain relief varies according to their way of thinking. | |
Who benefits from antidepressants? February 26, 2008 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 18 vote(s)
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A new study published today in PLoS Medicine suggests that antidepressants only benefit some, very severely depressed patients. | |
Experimental drug shows promise in treating certain lymphomas April 16, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
New clinical data showed some cancer patients with recurrent lymphoma benefited from an experimental drug called AME-133v, said a researcher at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB). | |
Older epilepsy drugs do not prevent first seizure from brain tumors April 16, 2008 | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet
Many physicians prescribe antiepileptic medications to patients with brain tumors, even to those with no seizure history. Now, a new review of studies casts doubt on the wisdom of using these drugs — which can carry serious ... | |
Antidepressants account for only 10% of fall in suicide rates among older people April 15, 2008 | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet
The use of antidepressants is likely to account for only 10 per cent of the fall in suicide rates among middle aged and older people, suggests a large study in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health. Globally, more ... | |
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