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Growth hormone illegal for off-label anti-aging use, study warns
Because of 1988 and 1990 amendments to the Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act, off-label distribution or provision of human growth hormone to treat aging or age-associated illnesses is illegal in the United States.   view more (2005-10-26)

Lords Renew Alarm Call Over Superbugs
Government action to resist the rise of “superbugs” is too slow, says the House of Lords Science & Technology Committee in a report published 29 March. The report follows up the Committee’s report of April 1998, Resistance to antibiotics and other antimicrobial agents. That... view more (2001-03-28)

Commentary highlights impact of food-cancer drug interactions
A commentary in the Journal of Clinical Oncology (JCO) urges researchers to explore an intriguing approach to reduce the dose, and therefore the cost, of oral targeted cancer therapies.   view more (2007-07-18)

Carbon nanotubes that detect disease-causing mutations developed by Pitt researcher
University of Pittsburgh researcher Alexander Star and colleagues at California-based company Nanomix, Inc., have developed devices made of carbon nanotubes that can find mutations in genes causing hereditary diseases.   view more (2006-01-26)

U-M researchers dispute widely held ideas about stem cells
How do adult stem cells protect themselves from accumulating genetic mutations that can lead to cancer?   view more (2007-08-30)

Widely used hepatitis B drug spurs HIV drug resistance
A Johns Hopkins study has proven false established medical practice that an antiretroviral drug widely used to treat hepatitis B liver infections was safe to use on its own in patients co-infected with HIV.   view more (2007-03-01)

Oxygen Treatment - New guidelines for use inside and outside the home
Oxygen therapy has long been recognised as helping some patients with COPD live longer, and it is estimated that around 18,000 patients benefit from the treatment each year in the UK.   view more (1999-07-23)

Benefits of testosterone treatment unknown, research shows
Little research exists demonstrating that testosterone is both safe from the cardiovascular standpoint and effective to treat sexual dysfunction, reveal Mayo Clinic researchers in two new studies.   view more (2007-01-10)

Aspirin does not prevent heart attacks in patients with diabetes
Taking regular aspirin and antioxidant supplements does not prevent heart attacks even in high risk groups with diabetes and asymptomatic arterial disease, and aspirin should only be given to patients with established heart disease, stroke or limb arterial disease.   view more (2008-10-17)

Computerized doctors' orders reduce medication errors
Doctors are famous for sloppy scribbling - and handwritten prescriptions lead to thousands of medication errors each year. Electronics to the rescue: U.S. hospitals that switched to computerized physician order entry systems saw a 66 percent drop in prescription errors, according to a new review of... view more (2007-06-28)

KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS OF CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGISTS CURRENTLY UNDERUSED, SAYS REPORT
Key recommendations from the report   view more (1999-05-19)

Popular ADHD drug safe and effective for pre-schoolers
A new study by researchers from the Johns Hopkins Children's Center and five other medical centers concludes that carefully measured, low doses of methylphenidate (Ritalin) are safe and effective for attention-deficit and hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in preschoolers.   view more (2006-10-24)

Medications are frequently prescribed for children with sleep problems
Physicians frequently prescribe medications for sleep difficulties in children in U.S. outpatient settings, according to a study published in the August 1st issue of the journal SLEEP.   view more (2007-08-01)

American College of Medical Genetics responds to new FDA labeling decision for warfarin
On August 16, the Food and Drug Administration approved new labeling information for the blood-thinner warfarin, sold under the brand name Coumadin.   view more (2007-08-27)

Bisexuality not a transitional phase among women, according to new research
Bisexuality in women appears to be a distinctive sexual orientation and not an experimental or transitional stage that some women adopt "on their way" to lesbianism, according to new research published by the American Psychological Association.   view more (2008-01-17)

Research findings contradict longstanding bias against morphine
A report written by an OHSU physician with more than a half century of medical experience contradicts both public and professional bias against the use of morphine in the final stage of life for patients with breathing difficulties.   view more (2005-12-01)

Heidelberg Virologists Make HIV Luminate
A working group of virologists headed by Professor Hans-Georg Kr'¤usslich at Heidelberg University Hospitals, jointly with Professor Hanswalter Zentgraf, Division of Applied Tumor Virology of the Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum (German Cancer Research Center, DKFZ), have been the first to label... view more (2005-02-28)

Understanding food nutrition labels challenging for many people
In one of the most rigorous studies ever conducted to determine how well people comprehend the information provided on food nutrition labels.   view more (2006-09-27)

'Tweens' double use of diabetes drugs
America's tweens more than doubled their use of type-2 diabetes medications between 2002 and 2005, with girls between 10 and 14 years of age showing a 166 percent increase. The likely cause: Obesity, which is closely associated with Type 2 diabetes.   view more (2007-11-07)

Diabetes drugs increase risk of heart failure, research shows
A class of drugs commonly used to treat type 2 diabetes may double the risk of heart failure, according to a new analysis by researchers at Wake Forest University School of Medicine and colleagues.   view more (2007-07-27)

Microscope to aid shell-fishing industry
Groundbreaking research by University of Plymouth experts into the detection of harmful species of algae has helped develop a unique microscope, which could dramatically decrease cases of poisoning from contaminated shellfish. The HAB (harmful algae blooms)-Buoy is an innovative project, funded by... view more (2003-05-29)

Study suggests hip fractures not caused by benzodiazepine use after all
Benzodiazepine use was not shown to be associated with hip fractures after all, according to a new study from the Department of Ambulatory Care and Prevention (of Harvard Medical School and Harvard Pilgrim Health Care). Previous epidemiological studies suggesting an association have been used to... view more (2007-01-16)

Study: Children of Immigrants Form Ethnic Identity at Early Age
A study of more than 400 children of first-generation immigrants is among the first longitudinal studies to demonstrate that one's ethnic identity forms prior to adolescence. Furthermore, the three-year study found that a child's positive sense of ethnic identity is associated with the desire to... view more (2007-09-25)

It is possible to predict the quality of veal
Carrying out measurements on carcasses - such as the thickness of the dorsal fat mass or the veining in the meat by means of ultrasonic technology - enables a determination to be made of the amount of fat or the flavour of the veal, essential parameters for establishing its quality. This is the... view more (2005-04-26)

Structural basis for photoswitching in fluorescent proteins brought into focus
University of Oregon scientists have identified molecular features that determine the light-emitting ability green fluorescent proteins, and by strategically inserting a single oxygen atom they were able to keep the lights turned off for up to 65 hours.   view more (2007-04-11)
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