 Prescribed Meds is Still Best Path to Alcoholism Recovery June 25, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Some drugs can reduce withdrawal symptoms and the urge to drink alcohol, but they will not work if patients stop taking them. A study by Columbia researchers found that while behavioral treatments can help ... | |
Prescribing of antibiotics to children still at a level to cause drug resistance, warn experts July 27, 2007 | User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Regular prescribing of antibiotics to children in the community is sufficient to sustain a high level of antibiotic resistance in the population, warn experts in a study published on bmj.com today. | |
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). | |
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. | |
Savings help the medicine go down June 25, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Prescription drug coverage for low income seniors reduces Medicaid
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Potential risks associated with widespread use of pandemic influenza drug October 18, 2006 | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 8 vote(s)
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Tamiflu, an antiviral flu drug, is recommended worldwide for the prevention and treatment of pandemic influenza infection, but extensive use by the human population could cause a serious environmental challenge as well as ... | |
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. | |
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 ... | |
Drug Boosts Platelets in Hepatitis C Patients November 29, 2007 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 5 vote(s)
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It's not a cure, but this may be some of the best news patients infected with the hepatitis C virus (HCV) have heard in a long time: A new drug, eltrombopag, appears to be effective in boosting low platelet counts, one of ... | |
Pharmacists as educators can improve asthma outcomes June 24, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
New research has shown that up to 90 per cent of people on asthma medications are using their inhalers incorrectly leading to poor asthma control, increased hospital visits and increased cost of treatment. | |
Drug-releasing stents linked with decrease in procedures to unblock coronary arteries June 25, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
The widespread adoption of the use of drug-releasing coronary artery stents into routine practice is associated with a decrease in the need for repeat procedures to unblock coronary arteries and also do not appear to increase ... | |
Mayo study: A simple tool can enhance how patients with diabetes take their medications May 28, 2007 | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Though diabetes contributes to nearly a quarter million deaths in the United States annually, patients with chronic ailments don't always take their medication as prescribed. A Mayo Clinic research team has designed a simple ... | |
Study suggests some drug resistance to influenza B medications April 03, 2007 | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Use of certain common antiviral drugs during a recent influenza B epidemic in Japan showed the development of viruses with partial resistance to the drugs, according to a study in the April 4 issue of JAMA. | |
US Pharmacopeia announces revised heparin monographs and reference standards June 23, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Standards updated in response to public health threat associated with blood-thinning drug's adulteration with over-sulfated chondroitin
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 Stroke study reveals key target for improving treatment and suggests that Gleevec may help June 22, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Research in mice shows why tPA carries risks as well as benefits, and suggests that Gleevec or other drugs could prevent problems
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