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Drugs used to fight cancer-related bone problems boost odds of jaw- or face-bone disease
Treatment with intravenous bisphosphonates - drugs used to reduce harm done to bones by cancer or cancer therapy - increases the risk of jaw or facial bone disease or infection, a large-scale comparative study by researchers at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston (UTMB) has found. view more (2007-06-27)
Applying 'supply and demand' business principles to treat infectious diseases worldwide
Treating infectious diseases while meeting escalating costs to do so continues to pose worldwide challenges, with one of the main issues being the ability to provide an adequate supply of drugs to treat infectious diseases. view more (2008-11-18)
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)
GABA halts stem cell production in the brain
Release of the neurotransmitter GABA by adult neuronal precursor cells that develop into neurons limits stem cell proliferation, according to a study at Yale School of Medicine in the September issue of Nature Neuroscience. view more (2005-09-02)
Targeting gut bugs could revolutionize future drugs, say researcher
Revolutionary new ways to tackle certain diseases could be provided by creating drugs which change the bugs in people's guts, according to a Perspective article published today in the journal Nature Reviews Drug Discovery. view more (2008-02-04)
A new approach to rheumatoid arthritis
Rheumatoid arthritis drugs work better, at least in arthritic rats, when delivered into the central nervous system, Gary Firestein and colleagues (University of California San Diego) now report in the international open-access medical journal PLoS Medicine. view more (2006-09-05)
USC School of Dentistry researchers uncover link between osteoporosis drugs and jaw infection
A group of University of Southern California School of Dentistry researchers says it has identified the slimy culprits killing the jawbones of some people taking drugs that treat osteoporosis. view more (2008-04-30)
Structures of marine toxins provide insight into their effectiveness as cancer drugs
Vibrantly colored creatures from the depths of the South Pacific Ocean harbor toxins that potentially can act as powerful anti-cancer drugs, according to research findings from University of Wisconsin-Madison biochemists and their Italian colleagues. view more (2005-09-27)
New editorial in the FASEB Journal raises concerns over dietary supplements
As the FDA warns consumers to stop using Hydroxycut products, a new editorial published in the May 2009 issue of The FASEB Journal shows that this FDA warning is not unique. view more (2009-05-06)
'Polypill' improves survival rates for heart disease sufferers, says University study
A 'polypill' made up of a combination of drugs could extend the lives of thousands of patients with coronary heart disease, say researchers at The University of Nottingham. view more (2005-05-09)
New 'self-exploding' microcapsules could take sting out of drug delivery
Belgian chemists have developed "self-exploding" microcapsules that could one day precisely release drugs and vaccines inside the human body weeks or even months after injection. view more (2006-01-04)
Media undermine efforts to tackle nicotine addiction
Inaccurate media reports surrounding the safety of new smoking cessation drugs are undermining the treatment of nicotine addiction, according to an editorial in this week’s BMJ. view more (2002-06-05)
Drug combinations key in treating neurodegenerative diseases
Combining the benefits of multiple drugs in a single pill may hold the key to treating neurodegenerative diseases, Medical College of Georgia researchers say. view more (2009-02-02)
Guideline: Surgery may be considered for extreme face pain
A new guideline developed by the American Academy of Neurology finds surgery may be considered for people who suffer from extreme, electric shock-like pain in their face and do not respond well to drugs. view more (2008-08-21)
Cocaine and heroin harm placenta
Cocaine and heroin increase permeability of the placenta. Researchers writing in BioMed Central's open access journal Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology have shown that exposure to the drugs causes an increase in the passage of some chemicals into the fetus. view more (2009-06-11)
Seven out of every ten drug addict men admit they consume drugs to increase their sexual pleasure
A study carried out at the University of Granada has analysed the connection between drug consumption and sexual performance by means of a survey of 120 drug addict characters. The work has revealed that, paradoxically, most of the men who consume drugs to lose their sexual inhibition use cocaine, a narcotic substance which incapacitates at sexual... view more... (2009-03-05)
Better sleep may put Huntington's disease sufferers back on track
Mice carrying the genetic mutation that causes Huntington's Disease (HD) showed marked improvements in alertness and their ability to learn after they were given drugs that put them to sleep. view more (2007-07-18)
Dispensing prescription drugs in 3-month supplies reduces drug costs by a third
Purchasing prescription drugs in a three-month supply rather than a one-month supply has long been regarded as a way to reduce the cost of drugs for patients and third-party payers. New research from the University of Chicago quantifies the savings for the first time. view more (2009-11-20)
Bacteria could make new library of cancer drugs that are too complex to create artificially
Researchers at the University of Warwick are examining a way of using bacteria to manufacture a new suite of potential anti-cancer drugs that are difficult to create synthetically on a lab bench. view more (2006-11-01)
Flipping the brain's addiction switch without drugs
When someone becomes dependent on drugs or alcohol, the brain's pleasure center gets hijacked, disrupting the normal functioning of its reward circuitry. view more (2009-05-29)
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