News tagged with injection drug
Tijuana injection drug users on collision course for HIV and TB
Apr 15, 2009 |
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A study by researchers from the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine, in collaboration with Mexican researchers and health officials, shows that as many as 67 percent of injection drug users in Tijuana test ...
China's paradoxical policies on HIV and drug use threaten health
Dec 09, 2008 |
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Injection drug users sentenced to compulsory detention under China's paradoxical policies on HIV/AIDS and narcotics suffer human rights abuses that may imperil their health, says a new study published in the open access journal ...
Highly active antiretroviral therapy of similar benefit for HIV-infected injection drug users
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
Aug 03, 2008 |
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Contrary to the belief that HIV-infected injection drug users (IDUs) receive less benefit from highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART), new research finds little difference in the survival rate between IDUs and non-IDUs ...
Deportation linked to higher risk of HIV infection in male injection drug users
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
Jul 30, 2008 |
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Male injection drug users deported from the United States to Tijuana have four-fold higher odds of HIV infection compared to those living in Tijuana who were not deported there, according to a study to be presented at the ...
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FDA notes heart events, tumors with Novo drug
Medicine & Health / Medications
Mar 31, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Federal health officials say a potential blockbuster diabetes drug from Novo Nordisk appears to work. But they say questions remain about its effect on the heart and other organs.
Drug prevents dangerous tick diseases
Mar 20, 2008 |
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Lyme disease is the blight of countryside users but it may be prevented with a single injection, according to research published in the Journal of Medical Microbiology.
FDA OKs urinary infection injectable drug
Medicine & Health / Medications
Oct 18, 2007 |
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced approval Thursday of doripenem (Doribax) injections for the treatment of complex urinary track infections.
FDA OKs urinary infection injectable drug
Medicine & Health / Medications
Oct 18, 2007 |
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced approval Thursday of doripenem (Doribax) injections for the treatment of complex urinary tract infections.
Flipping the brain's addiction switch without drugs
May 28, 2009 |
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When someone becomes dependent on drugs or alcohol, the brain's pleasure center gets hijacked, disrupting the normal functioning of its reward circuitry.
Tiny injector to speed development of new, safer, cheaper drugs
Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry
Nov 04, 2009 |
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It's no bigger than a stamp packet but it has the potential to allow rapid development of a new generation of drugs and genetic engineering organisms, and to better control in-vitro fertilization.
Anakinra for rheumatoid arthritis: A modest benefit with some risk
Jan 21, 2009 |
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New research supports a modest beneficial effect of anakinra for rheumatoid arthritis patients, but warns against potential risks for serious infections and its use with other biologic medications.
Dysport the newest wrinkle-stopping drug to hit market
Medicine & Health / Medications
May 13, 2009 |
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There's a new wrinkle remover on the market. Late last month, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration sanctioned Dysport for cosmetic and therapeutic use. Like Botox, it's an injectable drug derived from a botulinum toxin. ...
Animal research suggests new strategy for treating cocaine addiction
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Apr 07, 2008 |
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New research in monkeys suggests the feasibility of treating cocaine addiction with a “replacement” drug that mimics the effects of cocaine but has less potential for abuse – similar to the way nicotine and heroin addictions ...
Ethical implications of modifying lethal injection protocols
Jun 10, 2008 |
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A team of medical, ethical, and legal scholars argues in this week's PLoS Medicine that in some US states the modification of lethal injection protocols is tantamount to experimentation upon prisoners without the prisoners' consen ...
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