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 ... | |
Antipsychotic drugs increase risk of developing pneumonia in elderly April 15, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Elderly patients who use antipsychotic drugs have a 60 percent increased risk of developing pneumonia compared to non-users. This risk is highest in the first week following prescription and decreases gradually thereafter. ... | |
No 'convincing evidence' that glitazones work better than older diabetes drugs April 10, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
There is no convincing evidence that the newer class of diabetes drugs, known as glitazones, offer real advantages over other diabetes drugs, when used on their own, concludes the Drug and Therapeutics Bulletin (DTB). | |
Asthma medicines often not prescribed as national guidelines recommend March 19, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
More than a decade after national guidelines were issued for asthma treatment, some patients still don’t receive prescriptions for the inhalers that experts say offer the safest and most effective long-term control of the ... | |
Just 2% of child drug trials included independent safety checks says review of over 700 studies March 18, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Only two per cent of paediatric drug trials reported that they had established independent safety monitoring committees that can help lead to the early detection of adverse drug reactions, according to a major review in the ... | |
Diabetes drug may hold potential as treatment for epilepsy April 09, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Metformine, a widely used diabetic drug, might also be an effective and safe therapy for epilepsy, researchers report. This new approach may be especially helpful for the subset of patients who have recurrent seizures despite ... | |
Industrial chemical found in Cubicin April 10, 2008 | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said Cubist Pharmaceuticals is warning that an industrial chemical has been found in the antibiotic Cubicin. | |
Drug fights cystic fibrosis February 05, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
An experimental drug that has proven effective in treating muscular dystrophy also works for cystic fibrosis, according to researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB). | |
Diabetes drug may hold potential as treatment for epilepsy, using same mechanism as ketogenic diet April 08, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Two years ago, University of Wisconsin-Madison scientists reported they had suppressed epileptic seizures in rats by giving them a glycolytic-inhibitor, inhibiting the brain’s ability to turn sugar into excess energy and ... | |
Targeting gut bugs could revolutionize future drugs, say researcher February 01, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Revolutionary new ways to tackle certain diseases could be provided by creating drugs which change the bugs in people's guts, according to a Perspective article published today in the journal Nature Reviews Drug Discovery. | |
Drug poisoning growing cause of death April 04, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
A government report said poisoning is the second-leading cause of injury death in the United States after motor vehicle accidents. | |
New pill would eliminate menstruation April 20, 2007 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 12 vote(s)
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A new birth control pill that stops menstruation completely is expected to be approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration next month. | |
New blood pressure medication has fewer side effects: Global study March 31, 2008 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 8 vote(s)
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A major Canadian-led global study has found that a new blood pressure medication is effective in reducing cardiovascular death, with fewer side effects than the current standard of care. | |
Aspirin -- just for men? October 18, 2007 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 32 vote(s)
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First it was an apple, now it is an aspirin a day that may keep the doctor away. Aspirin has become standard for heart attack prevention, but research published in the online open access journal BMC Medicine suggests ... | |
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