News tagged with skin patch
Radioactive skin patch can treat cancer
Jun 15, 2009 |
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A new study shows that a radioactive skin patch can safely and successfully treat basal cell carcinoma, one of the most common types of skin cancers, according to researchers at the SNM's 56th Annual Meeting. The skin patch, ...
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Despite warning, doctors stick with patch
Aug 28, 2007 |
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Many doctors are overlooking Food and Drug Administration warnings about delivering the painkiller fentanyl through a skin patch.
Ringing endorsement: Women prefer contraceptive ring over patch
Feb 04, 2008 |
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In the first study to directly compare a contraceptive vaginal ring and skin patch, more women indicated overall satisfaction with the vaginal ring, researchers report in the current issue of Obstetrics and Gynecology, a publ ...
Microneedles Could Replace Syringe
Mar 10, 2008 |
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The common needle phobia and painful injections could soon be a thing of the past, thanks to a revolutionary new drug-delivery technique developed by a team at the Georgia Institute of Technology, US. The ...
Thumbs down for new testosterone patch to boost women's sex drive
Mar 03, 2009 |
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A new testosterone patch, designed to pep up a woman's flagging sex drive after womb and ovary removal, may not work, and its long term safety is not proven, says Drug and Therapeutics Bulletin (DTB).
Patch of thin ozone layer in New Zealand
Sep 24, 2006 |
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New Zealanders are being warned to cover up and use sun block as a patch of thin ozone layer moves across the country.
Blood testing, mosquito style
Apr 24, 2009 |
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A skin patch could one day provide a less-invasive alternative for diabetics who need to take regular samples of their own blood to keep glucose levels in check. The common method of drawing blood from fingertips and using ...
Flu vaccine given in microneedle skin patches proves effective in mice
Apr 27, 2009 |
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Flu vaccine delivered through skin patches containing microneedles has proven just as effective at preventing influenza in mice as intramuscular, hypodermic flu immunization. A team of researchers at Emory University and ...
Painless 'microneedle' patch may take the sting out of shots
Aug 19, 2009 |
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Good news for people fearful of needles and squeamish of shots: Scientists at the 238th National Meeting of the American Chemical Society report the design of a painless patch that may someday render hypodermic ...
Sweat it out: Study examines ability of sweat patches to monitor bone loss
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Oct 01, 2008 |
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Some health assessments that are routinely carried out on Earth are not practical when the "patients" are free-floating astronauts on long space flights, such as missions to Mars or the Moon. A new, NASA-funded study from ...
Estrogen relieves psychotic symptoms in women with schizophrenia
Aug 04, 2008 |
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When combined with antipsychotic medications, the estrogen estradiol appears to be a useful treatment in women with schizophrenia, according to a report in the August issue of Archives of General Psychiatry.
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