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Study examines use of opioids
Researchers from Boston University's Slone Epidemiology Center have found that in a given week, over 10 million Americans are taking opioids, and more than 4 million are taking them regularly (at least five days per week, for at least four weeks). These findings appear in the August 31 issue of the... view more (2008-08-28)

UNC study: text messaging may help children fight off obesity
A new study from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill suggests that cell phone text messaging could be used to reduce children's chances of becoming overweight or obese later in life, by helping them monitor and modify their own behaviors now.   view more (2008-11-12)

Use of insulin pen may save diabetics thousands of dollars
Diabetics who need to switch from oral medications to insulin could reduce their annual health care costs up to $17,000 by using an insulin pen instead of a syringe to deliver their daily dose of medication. A new study found that using an insulin pen may result in fewer trips to the emergency... view more (2007-08-21)

Medication does not appear to offer benefit for certain heart attack patients undergoing PCI
Use of the drug pexelizumab immediately before and for 24 hours after stent placement or angioplasty for certain heart attack patients did not have any significant treatment effect compared to placebo, according to a study in the January 3 issue of JAMA. The medication had shown promise in... view more (2007-01-03)

RULES FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH ON PATIENTS QUESTIONED
In The Lancet this week, the 2000 revision of the Declaration of Helsinki (available on www.wma.net) is critically analysed by Heidi Forster and colleagues from the National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, USA. The Declaration is accepted by most researchers and approval committees as defining... view more (2001-10-24)

Study sheds light on medication treatment options for bipolar disorder
For depressed people with bipolar disorder who are taking a mood stabilizer, adding an antidepressant medication is no more effective than a placebo (sugar pill), according to results published online on March 28, 2007 in the New England Journal of Medicine.   view more (2007-03-29)

Behavior therapy plus medication may help teens with depression and substance use disorders
The antidepressant fluoxetine combined with cognitive behavioral therapy appears as effective for treating depression among teens who also have substance use disorders as among those without substance abuse problems.   view more (2007-11-06)

XDR TB in South Africa traced to lack of drug susceptibility testing
In South Africa, the 2001 implementation of the World Health Organization's anti-tuberculosis program may have inadvertently helped to create a new strain of extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis (XDR TB).   view more (2007-10-23)

More Than a Pill: Complementary Medicine Can Help with Chronic Pain
Mr. Jones has chronic back pain. He cannot sleep, bend or stand for long periods of time because of the pain. He cannot lose weight because the pain keeps him from exercising. Jones is a case study in a publication by a University of Missouri-Columbia occupational therapy professor to show that... view more (2007-10-10)

Concern Over Influence Of Pharmaceutical Industry On Medical Research
The Lancet is to publish a joint Commentary with other international medical journals outlining concerns about the increasing involvement of sponsors in medical academic research. Until recently, independent clinical investigators were key players in design, patient recruitment, and data... view more (2001-09-07)

Note to pediatricians: Taper meds in kids with stable asthma
A study of how pediatricians prescribe asthma medications suggests that while most would readily increase a child's medication if needed, many are reluctant to taper off drug use when less might be best.   view more (2008-07-07)

Innovative program focuses on improved care for children with ADHD
An innovative program is helping busy primary care physicians improve the care they provide for school-aged children with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), according to a study led by researchers at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center and published in the July edition of... view more (2008-07-07)

Averting postsurgical infections in kids: Give antibiotics within hour before first incision
Giving children preventive antibiotics within one hour before they undergo spinal surgery greatly reduces the risk for serious infections after the surgery.   view more (2008-07-21)

For some diabetics, burden of care rivals complications of disease
Many patients with diabetes say that the inconvenience and discomfort of constant therapeutic vigilance, particularly multiple daily insulin injections, has as much impact on their quality of life as the burden of intermediate complications, researchers from the University of Chicago report in the... view more (2007-09-27)

A new line of treatment discovered for acute lymphoblastic leucemia
A study undertaken by a group of Spanish scientists, amongst which were members of the University Clinic of the University of Navarra and the Centre for Applied Medical Research (CIMA) of the same university, have recently discovered a new line of treatment for patients with acute lymphoblastic... view more (2007-02-12)

Deakin University study finds no magic pill will solve all erectile problems
Medications are not quite a magic pill to improve the sex lives of men with erectile problems, a Deakin University study has found.   view more (2007-07-11)

Psychosocial issues affect HIV/AIDS treatment outcomes: UNC researcher
Psychosocial influences such as stress, depression and trauma have been neglected in biomedical and treatment studies involving people infected with HIV, yet they are now known to have significant health impacts on such individuals and the spread of AIDS, according to a University of North Carolina... view more (2008-06-19)

World-wide warning of highly drug-resistant tuberculosis
New forms of highly drug-resistant tuberculosis are emerging and action must be taken soon before they become widespread globally.   view more (2006-09-15)

Positive study results for methylphenidate transdermal system
Shire announced at the US Psychiatric and Mental Health Congress in Las Vegas, Nevada, that its investigational methylphenidate transdermal system (MTS) demonstrated statistically significant reductions in the symptoms of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD).   view more (2005-11-14)

Positive study results for methylphenidate transdermal system
Shire announced at a major medical meeting in Toronto, Canada, that its investigational methylphenidate transdermal system (MTS) demonstrated statistically significant reductions in the symptoms of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and was generally well tolerated in patients aged 6... view more (2005-10-24)

Study highlights new and cheaper way to treat heroin addiction
Costly methadone treatment for heroin addicts could be replaced by a substitute painkiller that is half the price, safer and less toxic.   view more (2006-12-08)

Probiotics ease gut problems caused by long term stress
Probiotics may help to reduce gut symptoms caused by long term stress, indicates research published ahead of print in the journal Gut.   view more (2006-04-25)

Poor Adherence To Control Measures For Older Children With Phenylketonuria (p 55)
Authors of a research letter in this week's issue of THE LANCET highlight how older children are less likely to adhere to recommended guidelines to control phenylketonuria (PKU), a metabolic disorder which can cause severe cognitive impairment. PKU is one of the most frequent inherited metabolic... view more (2002-07-03)

Common PTSD drug is no more effective than placebo
Guanfacine, a medication commonly prescribed to alleviate symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder, is no more effective than a placebo, according to a study led by researchers at the San Francisco VA Medical Center.   view more (2006-12-04)

Long-term hormone replacement therapy increases breast cancer risk
"Are you taking or did you take hormones? If yes, which hormone medication and for how long? When did you stop taking hormone replacement medication?" 3,464 breast cancer patients and 6,657 healthy women between the ages of 50 and 74 years participated in a large survey and elicited... view more (2008-05-29)
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