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ESC Congress 2003: New drug-eluting stents: enthusiasm sobered by economic constraints
IMPORTANT: This press release accompanies both a presentation and an ESC press conference given at the ESC Congress 2003. Written by the investigator himself/herself, this press release does not necessarily reflect the opinion of the European Society of Cardiology ESC Congress 2003: Drug-eluting stents - a universal panacea A huge wave of... view more... (2003-09-02)
Doubling of deaths from alcoholic liver disease - drug abuse during 1970s and 1980s may explain why
Middle-aged men could be at increased risk of death from liver disease, as a result of illicit intravenous drug use during the 1970s and 1980s, according to a study published today. view more (2002-07-31)
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)
Unlicensed and off-label prescribing in children must improve
Many drugs prescribed to children in general practice are either not licensed for use in children ("unlicensed") or are prescribed outside the terms of the product licence ("off-label"). Three studies in this week's BMJ show that unlicensed and off-label prescription of drugs to children is common and carries a high risk of... view more... (2002-05-28)
Research offers hope for alcoholics
Scientists at Melbourne's Howard Florey Institute have discovered a system in the brain that stops an alcoholic's craving for alcohol, as well as prevent relapse once they have recovered from alcohol addiction. view more (2006-12-13)
Research offers hope for alcoholics
Scientists at Melbourne's Howard Florey Institute have discovered a system in the brain that stops an alcoholic's craving for alcohol, as well as prevent relapse once they have recovered from alcohol addiction. view more (2006-12-13)
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)
Drug Assisted Rape
Alcohol or drug assisted rapes/sexual assaults are more likely to have been the consequence of predators taking advantage of victims in a voluntary state of intoxication rather than of victims who have been given substances without their knowledge. view more (2005-03-18)
Gene variant linked to risk of stroke and heart attack for those on Plavix
A new study reports that a gene variant carried by about a third of the population plays a major role in this group's response to an anti-clotting medicine, clopidogrel (Plavix). People with the variant produce a defective version of the CYP2C19 enzyme and are less able to activate the drug. view more (2009-08-26)
Combining multiple treatments improves multiple sclerosis therapy
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an inflammatory autoimmune disease of the central nervous system (CNS) in which white blood cells known as lymphocytes attack the myelin insulation on nerves in the spinal cord and brain. view more (2006-03-17)
Scientists demonstrate feasibility of preventing malaria parasite from becoming sexually mature
Researchers have demonstrated the possibility of preventing the human malaria parasite, Plasmodium falciparum, which is responsible for more than a million malaria deaths a year, from becoming sexually mature. view more (2008-06-03)
SARS antiviral drug discovered: traditional antimalarial drug works against SARS coronavirus infection
Virologists from the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (K.U.Leuven) in Belgium report that chloroquine, a widely used antimalarial drug, exhibits antiviral activity against the SARS coronavirus. Chloroquine is an inexpensive and safe drug available worldwide. SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome) is a respiratory illness which was first... view more... (2004-09-03)
Eastern Europe Facing Major Aids Epidemic (p 1035)
Authors of a review in this week's issue of THE LANCET predict that social problems in former eastern-block countries resulting in large numbers of injecting-drug users and a rise in sexually transmitted diseases will soon cause a major HIV/AIDS epidemic in eastern Europe. Fran'§oise Hamers and Angela Downs describe recent trends in the HIV... view more... (2003-03-20)
A drug-dispensing contact lens
Taking eye drops multiple times a day can be difficult for patients to do, and because of blinking and tearing, as little as 1 to 7 percent of the dose is actually absorbed by the eye. view more (2009-07-22)
FORMER INSIDER HITS OUT AT FDA'S LINKS WITH PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY
A former senior consultant with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has criticised the American regulator's close relationship with the pharmaceutical industry. Interviewed in this week's BMJ, he attacks the FDA's decision to allow the re-marketing of a controversial drug. Dr Paul Stolley joined the FDA in July 2000 to look into the... view more... (2002-09-10)
To slow AIDS in Russia, treat HIV-positive addicts, Stanford study says
The key to combating AIDS in Russia may be to treat HIV-infected drug users. A new model estimating the spread of HIV in Russia suggests that treating injection drug users with antiretroviral medication will slow transmission of the virus among the general population. view more (2006-11-10)
Drugs experts call for government backing to stop the spread of hepatitis C
A team of drugs researchers from Imperial College London want prevention campaigns supported by stronger government public health policies to help stop the continuing spread of the hepatitis C virus (HCV) among injecting drug users. In a study, published in this month's Addiction, researchers conducted qualitative interviews with 59 injecting... view more... (2004-04-28)
Scientists model 900 cell receptors, drug targets
In an important step toward accelerating drug discovery, researchers have created computer models of more than 900 cell receptors from a class of proteins known to be important drug targets. view more (2006-02-17)
DOTS Show the Way to Tackle the Toughest TB.
New research has shown for the first time that the spread of multi drug-resistant TB can be halted through a well executed standard treatment programme. Bacterial fingerprinting techniques used to track disease transmission in a southern Mexico community revealed that all categories of tuberculosis were controlled when the DOTS strategy was used. view more (2005-04-01)
Heeding the WARNing from malaria's past
A global network to monitor drug resistance and guide malaria treatment and prevention policies is being launched. view more (2007-09-06)
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