Older antibiotic gains new respect as potent treatment for tuberculosis December 18, 2007 | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 5 vote(s)
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It has no current market, not even a prescription price. Its makers stopped commercial production years ago, because demand was so low. But an antibiotic long abandoned as a weak, low-dose treatment for tuberculosis (TB) ... | |
Leukemia drug could save lives of stroke patients June 22, 2008 | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet
Studies in mice reveal why tPA may cause brain damage
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Glaucoma procedure now available at Mayo Clinic aims to prevent further eye damage June 25, 2008 | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet
For the first time in Florida, patients with glaucoma have a new treatment option known as the Trabectome. The minimally invasive procedure, which is available at Mayo Clinic and takes about 20 minutes, is designed to decrease ... | |
Indiana U scientists uncover potential key to better drugs to fight toxoplasmosis parasite June 18, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Discoveries by Indiana University School of Medicine scientists have opened a promising door to new drugs for toxoplasmosis and other parasites that now can evade treatments by turning dormant in the body. | |
Medicines derived from cannabis: a review of adverse events June 16, 2008 | User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 6 vote(s)
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Researchers at the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC), McGill University and the University of British Columbia (UBC) determined that medical use of cannabinoids do not cause an increase in serious adverse events, but ... | |
Failure to take seizure drugs linked to increased risk of death June 19, 2008 | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet
People with epilepsy who fail to take their seizure medication regularly could be as much as three times more likely to die, according to a study published in the June 18, 2008, online issue of Neurology, the medical ... | |
Same drug, different results: MUHC researcher on the path to personalized medicine June 19, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Minor genetic differences between individuals change the effect of a common medication, study shows
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First steps towards a new approach to epilepsy treatment June 19, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
The most prestigious funding body in the world for epilepsy has financially backed Australian research into new approaches to treat the condition. | |
Do antidepressants enhance immune function? May 08, 2008 | User rating: 4.1 / 5 after 9 vote(s)
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Infection with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), which leads to acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), is an epidemic of global concern. According to the most recent estimates, released in November 2007, by the Joint ... | |
Hypertension treatment effective in reversing vascular damage June 17, 2008 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 5 vote(s)
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A hypertension medication called olmesartan medoxomil is effective in reversing the narrowing of the arteries that occurs in patients with high blood pressure, according to a new study. | |
New test makes cheating with drugs in sports easier to detect June 19, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Research news from Journal of Mass Spectrometry
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Diabetes drug slows early-onset puberty in girls June 16, 2008 | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet
In young girls at risk of early puberty and insulin resistance, the diabetes drug metformin delayed the onset of menstruation and decreased the development of insulin resistance, a risk factor for type 2 diabetes, according ... | |
New test makes cheating with drugs in sports easier to detect June 19, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Research news from Journal of Mass Spectrometry
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Kidney transplant patients may benefit from going off of certain immunosuppressive drugs June 18, 2008 | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet
Withdrawal of calcineurin inhibitors provides long-term health benefits and saves money
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Legalizing the production of opium for medical use is neither viable or necessary May 02, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Proposals to legalise the production of opium in Afghanistan for medical use are unworkable and unnecessary, says the Minister of State for Africa, Asia, and the United Nations in an editorial in this week’s BMJ. | |
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