Drug turns patients into gambling addicts September 18, 2006 | User rating: 4 / 5 after 10 vote(s)
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Scottish researchers have found that drugs used to treat Parkinson's disease appear to turn some patients into gambling addicts. | |
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. | |
Could arthritis wonder drugs provide clues for all disease? July 18, 2008 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 18 vote(s)
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Drugs that have helped treat millions of rheumatoid arthritis sufferers may hold the key to many more medical conditions, including atherosclerosis – a leading cause of heart disease – says the researcher who jointly invented ... | |
A plastic pill for periodontal problems September 14, 2006 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 26 vote(s)
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Rutgers scientists announced a revolutionary new treatment for killing the bacteria that attack gum tissue during periodontal disease, while also promoting healing and the regeneration of tissue and bone around the teeth. ... | |
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. | |
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. | |
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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Ibuprofen destroys aspirin's positive effect on stroke risk March 12, 2008 | User rating: 3.7 / 5 after 6 vote(s)
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Stroke patients who use ibuprofen for arthritis pain or other conditions while taking aspirin to reduce the risk of a second stroke undermine aspirin’s ability to act as an anti-platelet agent, researchers at the University ... | |
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 ... | |
Vitamin supplement little more than 'snake oil' June 12, 2008 | User rating: 4 / 5 after 30 vote(s)
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A popular vitamin supplement is being advertised with claims that are demonstrably untrue, as revealed by research published in the open access journal BMC Pharmacology. | |
Britain warns of homeopathic risks December 08, 2007 | User rating: 4.1 / 5 after 9 vote(s)
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A top British health official says people who use homeopathic medicines could be causing themselves more harm than good. | |
Fibromyalgia drug sparks debate January 14, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | User comments: 1
Pfizer heralded the effectiveness of its newly approved fibromyalgia treatment, Lyrica, as some U.S. doctors question the very existence of the condition. | |
 New HPV vaccine under study November 19, 2007 | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | User comments: 1
A new vaccine against nine of the most harmful strains of human papillomavirus is under study at the Medical College of Georgia. | |
Doctors cool to herbal tea diabetes remedy November 14, 2007 | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | User comments: 1
Some doctors in Texas are throwing cold water on a Mexican herbal tea some claim is a remedy for diabetes. | |
A missed shot: The failure of HPV vaccination state requirements November 01, 2007 | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | User comments: 1
In an article appearing in the current issue of Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics, experts from the University of Pennsylvania Center for Bioethics and Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics review the controversy ... | |
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