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NIMH study to guide treatment choices for schizophrenia
A large study funded by NIH's National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) provides, for the first time, detailed information comparing the effectiveness and side effects of five medications - both new and older medications - that are currently used to treat people with schizophrenia.   view more (2005-09-20)

OptiNose presents data on highly effective migraine treatment
OptiNose announced today that it presented important new data demonstrating the superior performance of its novel nasal drug delivery device with sumatriptan for the treatment of migraines.   view more (2008-06-30)

Developing a modular, nanoparticle drug delivery system
There are two aspects to creating an effective drug: finding a chemical compound that has the desired biological effect and minimal side-effects and then delivering it to the right place in the body for it to do its job.   view more (2007-10-08)

New European Drugs Research Project
The University of Kent at Canterbury (UKC) is launching a major European drugs research project at the Drugs and Society Conference at Ashford International Hotel, Kent on 24th October. The £500,000 EU-funded project will investigate the use of court-ordered drug treatment in the UK, the... view more (2002-10-11)

Researchers separate analgesic effects from addictive aspects of pain-killing drugs
For the first time, pain researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have shown that it's possible to separate the good effects of opiate drugs such as morphine (pain relief) from the unwanted side effects of those drugs (tolerance, abuse and addiction).   view more (2007-08-22)

Experimental immunusuppressant drug preserves transplanted kidneys, avoids toxic side effects
An international team of transplant physicians has shown that the investigational drug belatacept (LEA29Y) preserves transplanted kidney function as effectively as cyclosporine, the drug most commonly used to prevent the immune system from rejecting transplanted organs.   view more (2005-08-25)

Taxol bristle ball: a wrench in the works for cancer
Rice University chemists have discovered a way to load dozens of molecules of the anti-cancer drug paclitaxel onto tiny gold spheres. The result is a tiny ball, many times smaller than a living cell that literally bristles with the drug.   view more (2007-09-13)

Drug banned by sports may be good for oldies
A world-first pilot study suggests that anabolic steroids, best known for doping in sports, may in fact help older people recover better after joint replacement surgery.   view more (2006-06-15)

Fragment of Yellow Fever Virus May Hold Key to Safer Vaccine
In one of the first molecular studies of the human antibody response to yellow fever, Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) researchers and their colleagues have found the crucial bit of virus that people's immune systems need to spot and quash this often-fatal re-emerging disease.   view more (2005-06-17)

Misusing vitamin to foil drug test may be toxic; plus, it doesn't work
Taking excessive doses of a common vitamin in an attempt to defeat drug screening tests may send the user to the hospital—or worse.   view more (2007-04-11)

Can Long-term Treatment With Antidepressant Drugs Worsen The Course Of Depression?
The Journal of Clinical Psychiatry releases a review by Giovanni A. Fava (University of Bologna) which is likely to stir a lot controversy and be disliked by the Big Pharma. The possibility that antidepressant drugs, while effectively treating depression, may worsen its course has received... view more (2003-03-17)

A new approach to the treatment of malaria in pregnant women in West Africa
A new approach to treatment for pregnant women suffering from malaria in west Africa has been found to be both safe and effective, following a randomised trial carried out by a team based in Ghana and at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM).   view more (2006-10-13)

Media Invitation: 2nd ESMO Scientific & Educational Conference (ESEC), 2-5 June 2005, Budapest, Hungary
ESEC 2005 Highlights * The future in genomics and proteomics * Assessing risk in cancer patients * Avoiding side-effects of cancer therapy * Immunotherapies * Development of cancer-killing viruses * How communities can fight tobacco addiction * State-of-the-art oncology for various tumor types   view more (2005-03-14)

Antidepressant shows early promise in treating agitation and psychotic symptoms of dementia
Researchers have found surprising evidence that an antidepressant (citalopram) may perform as well as a commonly-prescribed antipsychotic (risperidone) in the alleviation of severe agitation and psychotic symptoms of dementia. Researchers also found that the antidepressant was associated with... view more (2007-09-10)

Biologics valuable treatment option for patients with inflammatory bowel disease
The use of biologic agents for the treatment of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) may benefit patients, but doctors need to consider the potential associated side effects in determining treatment course.   view more (2007-07-26)

Gene patenting -- steep cost for health care and patients
The drug trastuzumab (Herceptin) is used to treat HER2-positive breast cancer (a type of breast cancer that overexpresses the HER2 gene and accounts for about 25% of all breast cancers).   view more (2007-05-08)

Eye test causes severe lethargy in infants
New research suggests that an eyedrop used to diagnose a rare syndrome in infants can cause severe lethargy lasting up to 10 hours and requiring hospital admission and oxygen administration.   view more (2007-07-17)

Pros and Cons of Ecstasy Use
Ecstasy users are generally aware of the health risks that they expose themselves to but seem to reject this knowledge in favour of the benefits they experience from taking the drug.   view more (2004-04-19)

Doctor suggested cannabis for pain relief, say one in six medicinal users
Sixteen per cent of people who use cannabis for medical reasons say that their doctor suggested it, according to research published in the March issue of IJCP, the International Journal of Clinical Practice.   view more (2005-03-16)

Once-daily cystic fibrosis drug offers simpler home treatment and fewer side effects for children, study shows
Nottingham researchers have found a way to treat children with cystic fibrosis (CF), which could reduce their side effects and see more young patients treated at home.   view more (2005-02-09)

Mystery solved: Gold's power against autoimmune diseases defined
Gold compounds have been used for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis and other autoimmune diseases for more than 75 years, but until now, how the metals work has been a mystery.   view more (2006-02-27)

Cetuximab with radiotherapy does not increase side effects for head and neck cancer patients
The addition of Cetuximab (brand name Erbitux) to radiation therapy treatments does not increase the rate or duration of some side effects in the treatment of advanced head and neck cancers.   view more (2007-01-19)

Preschoolers with ADHD improve with low doses of medication
The first long-term, large-scale study designed to determine the safety and effectiveness of treating preschoolers who have attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) with methylphenidate (Ritalin) has found that overall, low doses of this medication are effective and safe.   view more (2006-10-17)

Microneedles enhance drug administration through skin
In what is believed to be the first peer-reviewed study of its kind involving human subjects, researchers at the University of Kentucky College of Pharmacy and the Georgia Institute of Technology have demonstrated that patches coated on one side with microscopic needles can facilitate transdermal... view more (2008-02-05)

UBC researcher finds new way to treat devastating fungal infections
Devastating blood-borne fungal infections that can be lethal for HIV/AIDS, cancer, and organ transplant patients may be treated more successfully, thanks to a new drug delivery method developed by researchers at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver.   view more (2007-03-06)
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