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, ... | |
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 ... | |
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. ... | |
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 ... | |
No 'convincing evidence' that glitazones work better than older diabetes drugs April 10, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 3 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). | |
Diabetes drug may hold potential as treatment for epilepsy April 09, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 3 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 ... | |
Diabetes drug may hold potential as treatment for epilepsy, using same mechanism as ketogenic diet April 08, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 4 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 ... | |
Drug does not appear to reduce risk of heart attack or death following CABG surgery April 01, 2008 | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet
Use of MC-1 (a naturally occurring metabolite of vitamin B6) before and for 30 days after coronary artery bypass graft surgery did not reduce the risk of heart attack or cardiovascular death, according to a JAMA study being ... | |
Restrictive drug policies often cause schizophrenic patients to discontinue medication April 01, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Policies requiring authorization before physicians can prescribe newer medications to schizophrenic patients may be counter-productive. According to a new study, patients in Maine’s Medicaid program who found themselves in ... | |
New blood pressure medication has fewer side effects: Global study March 31, 2008 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 9 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. | |
Angina drug potentially useful against heart rhythm disorders March 31, 2008 | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet
A recently approved angina drug may also represent a powerful new treatment for a rare hereditary syndrome that places teens at risk for sudden cardiac death, according to research presented to today at the 57th Annual Scientific ... | |
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. | |
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 ... | |
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