http://www.physorg.com/health-news/medications/ en-us PhysOrg.com provides the latest news on medicine, health, medications, medicines and prescriptions. (AP) -- Analysis of a dozen published studies testing possible new uses for a Pfizer Inc. epilepsy drug found that reporting of the results was often fudged, indicating the medicine worked better than internal company documents showed. http://www.physorg.com/news177184811.html Medicine & Health - Medications Wed, 11 Nov 2009 18:00:46 EST news177184811 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 Hopkins University School of Medicine is a gonorrhea medication that might help battle cancer. http://www.physorg.com/news176727215.html Medicine & Health - Medications Fri, 06 Nov 2009 10:55:03 EST news176727215 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. http://www.physorg.com/news176664344.html Medicine & Health - Medications Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:40:02 EST news176664344 A "miracle" Australian baby has become the first person cured of a rare and deadly brain-melting condition after doctors gambled on an experimental drug tested only on mice, they said Thursday. http://www.physorg.com/news176620927.html Medicine & Health - Medications Thu, 05 Nov 2009 05:50:01 EST news176620927 (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 UConn scientists. http://www.physorg.com/news176049657.html Medicine & Health - Medications Thu, 29 Oct 2009 15:41:24 EST news176049657 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 measures, according to a study in the October 28 issue of JAMA. http://www.physorg.com/news175885144.html Medicine & Health - Medications Tue, 27 Oct 2009 17:59:55 EST news175885144 She was only 30 years old, but she was experiencing the classic symptoms of a stroke. Her speech suddenly became slurred, and her left hand became clumsy while eating. http://www.physorg.com/news175787653.html Medicine & Health - Medications Mon, 26 Oct 2009 14:55:17 EST news175787653 (AP) -- Pot-smoking patients or their sanctioned suppliers should not be targeted for federal prosecution in states that allow medical marijuana, prosecutors were told Monday in a new policy memo issued by the Justice Department. http://www.physorg.com/news175165582.html Medicine & Health - Medications Mon, 19 Oct 2009 13:43:50 EST news175165582 Nortriptyline has been found to cause a ten-fold increase in suicidal thoughts in men when compared to its competitor escitalopram. These findings are published in the open access journal BMC Medicine. http://www.physorg.com/news174768043.html Medicine & Health - Medications Wed, 14 Oct 2009 20:10:01 EST news174768043 The increasing use of smart drugs or "nootropics," to boost academic performance, could mean that exam students will face routine doping tests in future, suggests an article in the Journal of Medical Ethics. http://www.physorg.com/news173560595.html Medicine & Health - Medications Wed, 30 Sep 2009 20:17:17 EST news173560595 (AP) -- The first swine flu vaccine should be in some doctors' offices as early as Oct. 5, U.S. health officials said Friday. http://www.physorg.com/news173112632.html Medicine & Health - Medications Fri, 25 Sep 2009 16:00:01 EST news173112632 (AP) -- The Food and Drug Administration approved the new swine flu vaccine Tuesday, a long-anticipated step as the government works to get vaccinations under way next month. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced the vaccine's approval to Congress - and said she hopes to get the first limited supplies distributed early in October. http://www.physorg.com/news172246294.html Medicine & Health - Medications Tue, 15 Sep 2009 15:11:58 EST news172246294 (AP) -- An experimental drug reduces the stroke risk in patients with irregular heartbeats by more than three times, compared with the popular drug warfarin - but possibly at a cost, according to new research released Sunday. http://www.physorg.com/news170833009.html Medicine & Health - Medications Sun, 30 Aug 2009 06:37:40 EST news170833009 A particular class of medication used to treat high blood pressure could protect older adults against memory decline and other impairments in cognitive function, according to a newly published study from Wake Forest University School of Medicine. http://www.physorg.com/news167548521.html Medicine & Health - Medications Thu, 23 Jul 2009 06:50:01 EST news167548521 (AP) -- Government experts called for sweeping safety restrictions Tuesday on the most widely used painkiller, including reducing the maximum dose of Tylenol and eliminating prescription drugs such as Vicodin and Percocet. http://www.physorg.com/news165598861.html Medicine & Health - Medications Tue, 30 Jun 2009 16:41:30 EST news165598861 (PhysOrg.com) -- Withdrawal of the painkiller co-proxamol from use in the UK has led to a major reduction in suicides and accidental poisonings involving the drug, research led by Oxford University has shown. http://www.physorg.com/news164632143.html Medicine & Health - Medications Fri, 19 Jun 2009 12:09:50 EST news164632143 What happens if the next big influenza mutation proves resistant to the available anti-viral drugs? This question is presenting itself right now to scientists and health officials this week at the World Health Assembly in Geneva, Switzerland, as they continue to do battle with H1N1, the so-called swine flu, and prepare for the next iteration of the ever-changing flu virus. http://www.physorg.com/news164080241.html Medicine & Health - Medications Sat, 13 Jun 2009 05:20:02 EST news164080241 (AP) -- Ten years ago the government set out to test herbal and other alternative health remedies to find the ones that work. After spending $2.5 billion, the disappointing answer seems to be that almost none of them do. http://www.physorg.com/news163859117.html Medicine & Health - Medications Wed, 10 Jun 2009 13:26:26 EST news163859117 (AP) -- Three blockbuster psychiatric drugs currently approved for adults also appear to work in adolescents, though federal health officials have concerns about exposing younger patients to the drugs' side effects. http://www.physorg.com/news163421652.html Medicine & Health - Medications Fri, 05 Jun 2009 11:54:35 EST news163421652 A national public health campaign in France was associated with a marked reduction of unnecessary antibiotic prescriptions, particularly in children, says new research published in this week's open-access journal PLoS Medicine. The campaign, "Antibiotiques c'est pas automatique" (Antibiotics are not automatic), ran from 2002 to 2007 during the winter months when viral respiratory infections mainly occur. The campaign included an educational campaign for healthcare workers, the promotion of rapid tests for diagnosis of streptococcal infections, and a public information campaign about viral respiratory infections and about antibiotic resistance. http://www.physorg.com/news163143366.html Medicine & Health - Medications Tue, 02 Jun 2009 06:36:28 EST news163143366 (AP) -- Pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline said Friday it has received orders from several countries to stockpile pandemic vaccine as soon as it gets the vaccine's key ingredient from the World Health Organization. http://www.physorg.com/news161610096.html Medicine & Health - Medications Fri, 15 May 2009 12:43:05 EST news161610096 (AP) -- Government health officials warned dieters and body builders Friday to immediately stop using Hydroxycut, a widely sold supplement linked to cases of serious liver damage and at least one death. http://www.physorg.com/news160404517.html Medicine & Health - Medications Fri, 01 May 2009 13:49:00 EST news160404517 (AP) -- U.S. scientists hope to have a key ingredient for a swine flu vaccine ready in early May, but tell The Associated Press that the novel virus grows slowly in eggs - the chief way flu vaccines are made. http://www.physorg.com/news160140577.html Medicine & Health - Medications Tue, 28 Apr 2009 12:29:59 EST news160140577 The pharmaceutical industry's push to find a female version of Viagra has been full of letdowns. http://www.physorg.com/news160065198.html Medicine & Health - Medications Mon, 27 Apr 2009 15:34:11 EST news160065198 New studies indicate the three drugs used to treat male impotence also appear to work in females, albeit a little differently, and should give the scientific community pause to take a second look at their potential in the 40 percent of women who report sexual dysfunction, researchers say. http://www.physorg.com/news159189323.html Medicine & Health - Medications Fri, 17 Apr 2009 12:16:38 EST news159189323 (AP) -- A liquid morphine painkiller given by family caregivers to dying patients can remain on the market, federal regulators have decided after hearing protests over their decision to remove it. The Food and Drug Administration had announced last week that it was ordering manufacturers to stop making 14 medications including the liquid morphine. All were developed so long ago they had never received FDA approval. http://www.physorg.com/news158517265.html Medicine & Health - Medications Thu, 09 Apr 2009 17:34:47 EST news158517265 (PhysOrg.com) -- The painkiller oxycodone is effective at treating the acute pain of shingles, an illness that often causes severe pain which can become long-lasting and sometimes even permanent. http://www.physorg.com/news157383434.html Medicine & Health - Medications Fri, 27 Mar 2009 14:37:56 EST news157383434 Mayo Clinic research shows a correlation between inadequate vitamin D levels and the amount of narcotic medication taken by patients who have chronic pain. This correlation is an important finding as researchers discover new ways to treat chronic pain. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, chronic pain is the leading cause of disability in the United States. These patients often end up taking narcotic-type pain medication such as morphine, fentanyl or oxycodone. http://www.physorg.com/news156780926.html Medicine & Health - Medications Fri, 20 Mar 2009 15:16:23 EST news156780926 Compared to placebo, the drug pactimibe did not effect certain measures of atherosclerosis for patients with familial hypercholesterolemia (high cholesterol levels), but these patients did have an increased incidence of cardiovascular events such as heart attack and stroke, according to a study in the March 18 issue of JAMA. http://www.physorg.com/news156531174.html Medicine & Health - Medications Tue, 17 Mar 2009 17:53:39 EST news156531174 German researchers are testing an impotency treatment for men made using only natural ingredients that in some cases works better than Viagra, newspapers reported Monday. http://www.physorg.com/news156407038.html Medicine & Health - Medications Mon, 16 Mar 2009 07:24:52 EST news156407038