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Study- Heartburn drugs no help with asthma

Asthma patients using powerful acid reflux drugs even though they don't have heartburn should stop taking them, lung experts say. It turns out the medicine doesn't improve asthma symptoms, as had been thought. Estimates are that 2.5 million [...]

Posted On : Apr, 10 2009 | Comments : 0

New drug shows promise in treating drug-resistant prostate c...

A new therapy for metastatic prostate cancer has shown considerable promise in early clinical trials involving patients whose disease has become resistant to current drugs.   Chemists and biologists at UCLA and colleagues at several [...]

Posted On : Apr, 10 2009 | Comments : 0

Chinese herbal medicines set to inspire new tuberculosis dru...

Tuberculosis, although usually potentially curable, continues to kill almost 2 million people a year worldwide, and infects up to one in three of the world's population. It is the leading infectious killer of adults, and a common cause of d [...]

Posted On : Apr, 06 2009 | Comments : 0

FDA warns consumers against 28 banned herbal drugs

FDA warns consumers against 28 banned herbal drugs

People seeking to lose the weight they gain from the gluttony that usually accompanies the holidays should not turn to herbal weight-loss drugs, which can be dangerous, health officials warn. The US Food and Drug Administration warned cons [...]

Posted On : Dec, 25 2008 | Comments : 0

Drug Boosts Natural Growth Hormone in Seniors

Those on the therapy also gained muscle mass over the two-year trial, scientists say. However, there's no clear indication that this led to significant improvements in their strength or function. Still, it does raise the hope that by increa [...]

Posted On : Nov, 07 2008 | Comments : 0

Epilepsy drug could reverse early stages of Alzheimer's disease, say scientists

Epilepsy drug could reverse early stages of Alzheimer's dise...

A popular epilepsy drug can reverse the early stages of Alzheimer's disease, scientists have discovered. Treatment with valproic acid stops further damage to the brain and improves memory, tests show. The experiments in mice have proved [...]

Posted On : Oct, 28 2008 | Comments : 0

From Wine to New Drugs A Novel Way to Reduce Damage from Heart Attacks

From Wine to New Drugs A Novel Way to Reduce Damage from Hea...

An alcohol-busting enzyme may help prevent heart attack damage, according to a new study in Science. Researchers report that aldehyde dehydrogenase 2 (ALDH2), an enzyme important for processing alcohol in the human body, clears harmful toxi [...]

Posted On : Sep, 13 2008 | Comments : 0

Antipsychotic Drugs Boost Stroke Risk

All antipsychotic drugs can increase the risk of stroke, but the risk is greatest among older patients with dementia, British researchers report. Concerns about the risk of stroke and antipsychotics were first raised in 2002, especially i [...]

Posted On : Aug, 29 2008 | Comments : 0

Teens Illegally Access Prescription Drugs

Teens Illegally Access Prescription Drugs

A new study has revealed that nearly 34 percent of today’s teenagers are engaged in some type of prescription drug abuse. Researchers from the National Center of Addiction and Substance Abuse located at Columbia University worked to [...]

Posted On : Aug, 15 2008 | Comments : 0

New hope-offering HIV drug

New hope-offering HIV drug

The researchers say the majority of patients who have not responded to traditional treatments have had good results from a new combination therapy involving raltegravir.   They say that clinical trials have shown that raltegravir al [...]

Posted On : Jul, 31 2008 | Comments : 0

New Alzheimer's Drug Brings Hope

Experts see the research as a major development in the fight against a disease that affects around 350,000 people in the UK.The drug, rember, slows progression of Alzheimer's by as much as 81%, a British-led study found. People taking it f [...]

Posted On : Jul, 30 2008 | Comments : 0

Most Americans on Prescription Drugs

Most Americans on Prescription Drugs

For the first time in recent times, most Americans are using prescription drugs. Pharmacy benefits manager Medco Health Solutions Inc. said that in 2007 51 percent of those insured took prescription medicines for chronic health ailments. Fu [...]

Posted On : May, 15 2008 | Comments : 0

New Rules For Food And Drugs Imports

New Rules For Food And Drugs Imports

According to the new principles, all labels for all food products and drugs should present the following information to the customer: country of origin, the source of a medicine’s active ingredient and its place of manufacture and als [...]

Posted On : Apr, 21 2008 | Comments : 0

Pills, Potions, Drugs and Alcohol

Pills, Potions, Drugs and Alcohol

There are a lot of different substances we use to change the way our bodies work, not all of which we recognise as drugs. A drug is a chemical substance that causes a change in the body. This includes both prescription and non-prescripti [...]

Posted On : Mar, 31 2008 | Comments : 0
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