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Antibiotics unnecessarily prescribed for acute bronchitis
Antibiotics are routinely prescribed unnecessarily for acute bronchitis, according to Virginia Commonwealth University findings published in today's issue of the New England Journal of Medicine. view more (2006-11-16)
Cholesterol treatment, including statins, may slow Alzheimer's disease progression
Cholesterol lowering drugs, including statins, may slow the progression of Alzheimer's disease, concludes a study in the Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery and Psychiatry. view more (2005-11-17)
Costs of antidepressants could have funded effective alternatives
Some of the costs of prescribing antidepressant drugs over the last decade could have been used to deliver psychological treatments of proven effectiveness, finds a study published online by the BMJ today. view more (2005-03-16)
GPs antibiotic prescribing practices are still contributing to resistance
GPs are still prescribing antibiotics for up to 80% of cases of sore throat, otitis media, upper respiratory tract infections, and sinusitis, despite the fact that official guidance warns against this practice. view more (2007-07-26)
About 5 percent of adults with insomnia use alternative therapies
More than 1.6 million U.S. adults are estimated to use complementary and alternative therapies to treat insomnia or trouble sleeping, according to the results of a national survey published in the September 18 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, a theme issue on sleep. view more (2006-09-19)
Knock-out drugs: Narrow window for detection
Drug-facilitated sexual crimes are increasing. The Bonn Institute for Forensic Medicine has recorded that the number of examinations on the use of intoxicants in sexual offences within their catchment area increased 10-fold between 1997 and 2006. view more (2009-06-01)
New Mount Sinai research tracks effects of addictive drugs on brain
Mount Sinai researchers may have unlocked the key to better understanding the effect addictive drugs have on the human brain. view more (2008-05-16)
Mucolytic drugs may benefit patients with severe pulmonary disease
Mucolytic drugs may benefit patients with severe pulmonary disease (Oral mucolytic drugs for exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: systematic review) BMJ Volume 322, pp 1271-1274 Patients who suffer frequent, prolonged or severe recurrences of chronic bronchitis and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) may benefit from... view more... (2001-05-23)
Computers worldwide speed search for anti-smallpox drugs
A major computer project has been launched today to analyse millions of different chemicals in the search for drugs to combat the bioterrorist threat of smallpox. The smallpox research project will use the 'screensaver downtime' donated by up to two million computer users worldwide to screen 35 million compounds and identify those most likely to... view more... (2003-02-04)
Drugs may not delay onset of dementia; and more
Researchers have examined the evidence in favour of giving people considered to be close to developing dementia the drugs that are most commonly used to treat the condition itself. view more (2007-11-27)
Combating weight gain caused by antipsychotic treatments
Antipsychotic drugs, such as olanzapine (Zyprexa), risperidone (Risperdal) and quetiapine (Seroquel), are commonly used to treat psychotic disorders like schizophrenia, but also bipolar disorder and even behavioral problems related to dementia. view more (2009-03-26)
Study finds COPD patients taking inhaled steroids are at greater risk for severe pneumonia
Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) are increasingly being prescribed inhaled corticosteroids to control exacerbations of the disease, but a new study finds that the anti-inflammatory drugs increase the chances that these patients will be hospitalized for pneumonia. view more (2007-07-16)
What is the best strategy for treating Helicobacter pylori?
The most popular treatment for H pylori is triple therapy but resistance to Clarithromycin is reducing its effectiveness. view more (2008-09-24)
Left-handed molecules make better drugs – bacteria are more efficient drug factories
Using bacteria as factories to produce drugs could be safer, cheaper and more efficient than traditional chemical manufacturing methods, experts heard today (Wednesday 12 September 2001) during the bi-annual meeting of the Society for General Microbiology at the University of East Anglia. “Chiral drugs are important in the treatment of many... view more... (2001-09-07)
Promising advance in breast cancer research
Two new drugs, when combined, killed up to 75 percent of breast cancer tumor cells in mice and suppressed the regrowth of tumors, according to researchers at the Virginia Commonwealth University Massey Cancer Center. view more (2005-11-15)
Cholesterol levels and use of lipid-lowering drugs are not associated with breast cancer risk
Cholesterol levels and use of statins or other lipid-lowering drugs are not associated with breast cancer risk, according to a study in the October 24 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. view more (2005-10-25)
Medications that lower blood pressure linked to reduced risk of Alzheimer's disease
Taking medications to lower blood pressure, particularly those known as diuretics, may be associated with a lower incidence of Alzheimer's disease. view more (2006-03-14)
New study may explain Vioxx side effects
Vioxx and related pain medications were taken off the market in 2004 because they caused dangerous heart problems in some people. view more (2007-08-28)
Nicotinic receptors may be important targets for treatment of multiple addictions
For years, scientists have known that some people are biologically more susceptible to drug addiction than others, but they have only been able to speculate why. view more (2007-08-16)
Increased antidepressant prescribing linked with fewer suicides
In Australia, suicide rates have fallen most in those groups of people most exposed to antidepressant drugs, especially older people. view more (2003-05-07)
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