http://www.physorg.com/ en-us Physorg.com internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. NEW ORLEANS ― The second-generation proteasome inhibitor carfilzomib is showing noteworthy response rates and low levels of adverse side effects among multiple myeloma patients in a phase II clinical trial, researchers reported today at the 51st Annual Meeting of the American Society of Hematology. http://www.physorg.com/news179399683.html Medicine & Health Mon, 07 Dec 2009 09:15:05 EST news179399683 Cannabis can reduce spasticity in multiple sclerosis (MS) patients. A systematic review, published in the open access journal BMC Neurology, found that five out six randomized controlled trials reported a reduction in spasticity and an improvement in mobility. http://www.physorg.com/news179118127.html Medicine & Health Fri, 04 Dec 2009 03:30:01 EST news179118127 Long-term survivors of testicular cancer who were treated with cisplatin-based chemotherapy had more severe side effects, including neurological side effects and Raynaud-like phenomena, than men who were not treated with chemotherapy, according to a new study published online November 25 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. http://www.physorg.com/news178393701.html Medicine & Health Wed, 25 Nov 2009 21:50:01 EST news178393701 (PhysOrg.com) -- UA researchers present evidence that the Ritalin is effective in treating preschoolers with Autism in a first-ever clinical trial to test the medication's efficacy with children with the disorder. http://www.physorg.com/news177846441.html Medicine & Health Thu, 19 Nov 2009 10:20:01 EST news177846441 For the first time, researchers at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center have reported the use of a radiolabeled antibody to deliver targeted doses of radiation, followed by a stem cell transplant, to successfully treat a group of leukemia and pre-leukemia patients for whom there previously had been no other curative treatment options. http://www.physorg.com/news176644890.html Medicine & Health Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:30:01 EST news176644890 Scientists at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine and the University of California, San Francisco have developed and experimentally tested a technique to predict new target diseases for existing drugs. http://www.physorg.com/news176544956.html Medicine & Health Wed, 04 Nov 2009 08:17:08 EST news176544956 (AP) -- Hundreds of people on any given day will die, develop the paralyzing Guillain-Barre syndrome or have spontaneous abortions, and that doesn't necessarily mean that their swine flu vaccination shot was to blame, a new study says. http://www.physorg.com/news176193496.html Medicine & Health Sat, 31 Oct 2009 07:39:22 EST news176193496 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 and anniversaries, bank account numbers and so many more bits of data from your life. Do you have your medication list there, too? http://www.physorg.com/news175962984.html Medicine & Health Wed, 28 Oct 2009 15:37:06 EST news175962984 (PhysOrg.com) -- Injections of the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine appear to be no more painful than other shots that prevent disease, according to a new study by researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. http://www.physorg.com/news175364897.html Medicine & Health Wed, 21 Oct 2009 18:10:01 EST news175364897 By discovering the atomic structure of a key human enzyme, researchers at The University of Texas at Austin have pointed the way toward designing anti-HIV drugs with far less toxic side effects. http://www.physorg.com/news174833926.html Biology Thu, 15 Oct 2009 14:10:01 EST news174833926 In a city the size of New York, starting a vaccination campaign a few weeks earlier could save almost 600 lives and over $150 million, according to a study by scientists at the Stanford University School of Medicine. http://www.physorg.com/news173987291.html Medicine & Health Mon, 05 Oct 2009 18:49:09 EST news173987291 (PhysOrg.com) -- An 11year national analysis at Children's Hospital Boston shows that side effects or accidental overdoses of medications are a common complication of outpatient care in children, generating more than half a million additional visits per year, particularly in children age 4 and younger. Findings are reported in the October issue of Pediatrics. http://www.physorg.com/news173377334.html Medicine & Health Mon, 28 Sep 2009 17:50:05 EST news173377334 The largest single-institution study of its kind has found few complications in prostate cancer patients treated with radiotherapy after surgery to remove the prostate. Men in this study received radiotherapy after a prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test following surgery indicated their cancer had recurred. http://www.physorg.com/news173359062.html Medicine & Health Mon, 28 Sep 2009 12:30:02 EST news173359062 (AP) -- More than half a million U.S. children yearly have bad reactions or side effects from widely used medicines that require medical treatment and sometimes hospitalization, new research shows. http://www.physorg.com/news173354731.html Medicine & Health Mon, 28 Sep 2009 11:20:01 EST news173354731 Three drugs that reduce a woman's chance of getting breast cancer also have been shown to cause adverse effects, according to a new report from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), U.S. Department of Health & Human Services. http://www.physorg.com/news172499039.html Medicine & Health Fri, 18 Sep 2009 15:30:02 EST news172499039 A once-daily medication option for treating the most common mouth infection in HIV/AIDS patients has shown to be just as effective and safe as taking an anti-fungal pill five times a day, according to a Henry Ford Hospital study. http://www.physorg.com/news172151728.html Medicine & Health Mon, 14 Sep 2009 13:40:01 EST news172151728 Patients with stage III or IV melanoma taking ipilimumab and the oral steroid budesonide to reduce side effects did not have less diarrhea, a known side effect of ipilimumab, according to results of a phase II trial published in Clinical Cancer Research, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research. http://www.physorg.com/news169229472.html Medicine & Health Tue, 11 Aug 2009 17:40:06 EST news169229472 A member of a new class of antiretroviral drugs is safe and effective for patients beginning treatment against HIV, according to researchers who have completed a two-year multisite phase III clinical trial comparing it with standard antiretroviral drugs. http://www.physorg.com/news168497569.html Medicine & Health Mon, 03 Aug 2009 06:30:02 EST news168497569 Every year, 42,000 Americans are diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. Few live very long, and less than 5% are still alive five years after diagnosis. http://www.physorg.com/news167310392.html Medicine & Health Mon, 20 Jul 2009 12:30:01 EST news167310392 A new prostate cancer "homing device" could improve detection and allow for the first targeted treatment of the disease. http://www.physorg.com/news166115040.html Medicine & Health Mon, 06 Jul 2009 16:30:01 EST news166115040 (PhysOrg.com) -- In the course of his or her life, every seventh German will develop an anxiety disorder that will require treatment. Standard anti-anxiety medications (anxiolytics) are based on the benzodiazepine class of drugs. These calm the patient and quickly diminish feelings of anxiety. http://www.physorg.com/news164988676.html Medicine & Health Tue, 23 Jun 2009 15:11:47 EST news164988676 Small synthetic fragments of genetic material called small interfering RNA (siRNA) can block production of abnormal proteins; however, these exciting new drug candidates can also induce a strong immune response, causing toxic side effects. Understanding how siRNA stimulates this undesirable immune activity, how to test for it, and how to design siRNA drugs to avoid it are critical topics explored in a timely review article published online ahead of print in Oligonucleotides, a peer-reviewed journal published by Mary Ann Liebert. http://www.physorg.com/news162041263.html Medicine & Health Wed, 20 May 2009 12:28:11 EST news162041263 Old standby Zoloft? Late-model Lexapro? New antidepressants might be no more effective than the best existing drugs, according to two new systematic reviews that compared 12 commonly used medications. http://www.physorg.com/news160830938.html Medicine & Health Wed, 06 May 2009 12:16:49 EST news160830938 In searching for a simple way to identify individuals with smoking-related lung injury, scientists at Weill Cornell Medical College have stumbled upon a potential explanation for why the class of pain-relievers known as COX-2 inhibitors increases the risk of heart problems among users. http://www.physorg.com/news160275092.html Medicine & Health Thu, 30 Apr 2009 01:52:00 EST news160275092 (AP) -- An experimental treatment added four months to the lives of men with advanced prostate cancer, doctors reported Tuesday in a study that tested an entirely new approach to fighting the disease. http://www.physorg.com/news160147456.html Medicine & Health Tue, 28 Apr 2009 14:24:36 EST news160147456 Researchers at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem have found a way to maintain the pain-killing qualities of morphine over an extended period of time, thus providing a solution for the problem of having to administer increasing dosages of the drug in order to retain its effectiveness. http://www.physorg.com/news160047933.html Medicine & Health Mon, 27 Apr 2009 10:46:10 EST news160047933 In a small, early clinical trial, researchers at the University of Chicago Medical Center have found that combining eight ounces of grapefruit juice with the drug rapamycin can increase drug levels, allowing lower doses of the drug to be given. They also showed that the combination can be effective in treating various types of cancer. http://www.physorg.com/news159461243.html Medicine & Health Mon, 20 Apr 2009 15:48:08 EST news159461243 Corticosteroids are powerful drugs used to treat inflammatory conditions such as asthma and other chronic diseases which has made them among the most widely prescribed drugs. Although the anti-inflammatory drugs offer swift relief to the patient, they can carry with them serious side effects. For example, the inflammatory steroids used to treat a child's asthma, but can stunt the child's growth over time. Similarly, adult treatment of Addison's disease, which President John F. Kennedy endured, can lead to the development of diabetes and hypertension. http://www.physorg.com/news159191534.html Medicine & Health Fri, 17 Apr 2009 12:52:31 EST news159191534 The side effects of an experimental "gene-silencing" treatment that is currently being investigated for a variety of diseases are even more wide-ranging than previously discovered, according to a study by a University of Kentucky researcher. http://www.physorg.com/news158257334.html Medicine & Health Mon, 06 Apr 2009 17:22:36 EST news158257334 A study showing improved survival of starting antiretroviral treatment earlier than current U.S. recommendations is being reported in the April 30 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine. The study found that not starting HIV patients at a CD4 count greater than 500 cells per cubic millimeter increased risk of death by 94 percent. http://www.physorg.com/news157899939.html Medicine & Health Thu, 02 Apr 2009 14:06:15 EST news157899939