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1930s drug slows tumor growth

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Nov 06, 2009 | 5 / 5 (5) | 1

Drugs sometimes have beneficial side effects. A glaucoma treatment causes luscious eyelashes. A blood pressure drug also aids those with a rare genetic disease. The newest surprise discovered by researchers at the Johns ...

Perceived parent-pressure causes excessive antibiotic prescription

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Nov 06, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

Antibiotic over-prescription is promoted by pediatricians' perception of parents' expectations. Research published in the open access journal BMC Pediatrics shows that pediatricians are more likely to inappropriately prescr ...

'All-natural' sex pill contains Viagra chemical: FDA

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Nov 05, 2009 | 3 / 5 (2) | 4

The US food and drug safety watchdog warned Thursday that an over-the-counter men's sex aid, labeled as all-natural, contains a chemical similar to the active ingredient in Viagra and could be dangerous.

Study Suggests Affordable Vaccines Within Reach

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Nov 03, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- A new research paper suggests that pharmaceutical companies can afford to produce less expensive vaccines for lower-income countries because the companies can recover their research and development (R&D) ...

Initial results show pregnant women mount strong immune response to one dose of 2009 H1N1 vaccine

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Nov 02, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

Healthy pregnant women mount a robust immune response following just one dose of 2009 H1N1 influenza vaccine, according to initial results from an ongoing clinical trial sponsored by the National Institute of Allergy and ...

Digital 'plaster' for monitoring vital signs undergoes first clinical trials

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Nov 02, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

A wireless digital 'plaster' that can monitor vital signs continuously and remotely is being tried out with patients and healthy volunteers at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, in a new clinical trial ...

FDA won't accept Merck's application for new drug

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Nov 02, 2009 | 3 / 5 (1) | 0

(AP) -- U.S. regulators have refused to accept drugmaker Merck & Co.'s application for a new, combination cholesterol pill that includes rival Pfizer's Lipitor, the world's top-selling drug.

Govt says swine flu vaccine catching up to demand

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Nov 01, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

(AP) -- A senior adviser to President Barack Obama says the government will catch up to the demand for swine flu vaccine within a week.

Study finds stroke risk from anemia drug Aranesp

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Oct 31, 2009 | 4 / 5 (1) | 0

(AP) -- A new study raises fresh safety concerns about widely used anemia medicines, finding that the drug Aranesp nearly doubled the risk of stroke in people with diabetes and chronic kidney problems who are not yet sick ...

Switzerland restricts use of GlaxoSmithKline swine flu vaccine

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Oct 30, 2009 | 4 / 5 (1) | 0

Switzerland on Friday restricted the use of British drugs group GlaxoSmithKline's swine flu vaccine Pandemrix, excluding pregnant women, minors and people over the age of 60.

WHO experts: Single dose swine flu vaccine enough

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Oct 30, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

(AP) -- A single dose of swine flu vaccine is enough to immunize adults and children over 10 against the pandemic strain, the World Health Organization said Friday.

High Blood Pressure Medicines Show Promise for Treating Heart Disease

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Oct 29, 2009 | 4.5 / 5 (2) | 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Two medications commonly used to treat high blood pressure appear to be effective in treating one of the most common and potentially deadly forms of heart disease, according to a report by ...

Study: Cholesterol drugs may improve flu survival

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Oct 29, 2009 | 4.5 / 5 (2) | 0

(AP) -- A new treatment for swine flu may already be on pharmacy shelves - cholesterol-lowering statin drugs like Lipitor and Zocor.

Novartis says on track to deliver US vaccine order

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Oct 29, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

(AP) -- Swiss drugmaker Novartis AG said Thursday it is on track to meet its U.S. government order for swine flu vaccine, seeking to calm fears in recent weeks that shipments and vaccination programs may be delayed.

FDA panel backs first non-drug asthma treatment

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Oct 29, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

(AP) -- Federal health advisers on Wednesday said a novel technology from a small medical technology firm should be approved as the first non-drug treatment for asthma.

The Medical Minute: Talk about prescriptions

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Oct 28, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

Look in your wallet, purse, personal digital assistant or smart phone and you probably have a list of names, phone numbers and addresses. You might even have a file for your passwords or important account numbers, birthdays ...

Benefit of memantine in the treatment of Alzheimer's disease not proven

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Oct 28, 2009 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0

There is no scientific proof that patients with moderate or severe Alzheimer's disease benefit from drugs containing the agent memantine. This is the conclusion in the final report that the Institute for Quality and Efficiency ...

Use of antipsychotic medications by children and adolescents associated with significant weight gain

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Oct 27, 2009 | 5 / 5 (2) | 0

Many pediatric and adolescent patients who received second-generation antipsychotic medications experienced significant weight gain, along with varied adverse effects on cholesterol and triglyceride levels and other metabolic ...