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Rubbing snakebites with an ointment that slows the functioning of lymph glands could boost survival times by 50 percent, according to a study released Sunday. http://phys.org/news228325158.html Medicine & Health - Medications Sun, 26 Jun 2011 16:39:33 EST news228325158 (AP) -- The Food and Drug Administration has approved a breakthrough cancer medication from Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. that researchers have heralded as the first drug to prolong the lives of patients with melanoma. http://phys.org/news220275877.html Medicine & Health - Medications Fri, 25 Mar 2011 13:10:01 EST news220275877 A new study published in the British Medical Journal today adds to mounting evidence that rosiglitazone - a drug used to treat type 2 diabetes - is associated with an increased risk of major heart problems. http://phys.org/news219607428.html Medicine & Health - Medications Thu, 17 Mar 2011 19:04:06 EST news219607428 A drug that targets the antibody immunoglobulin E (IgE), a key player in asthma, nearly eliminated seasonal increases in asthma attacks and decreased asthma symptoms among young people living in inner city environments, a clinical trial sponsored by the National Institutes of Health has found. http://phys.org/news219517131.html Medicine & Health - Medications Wed, 16 Mar 2011 17:59:04 EST news219517131 (PhysOrg.com) -- Adelaide researchers have taken a step closer to the development of a universal flu vaccine, with results of a recent study showing that a vaccine delivered by a simple nasal spray could provide protection against influenza. http://phys.org/news217237288.html Medicine & Health - Medications Fri, 18 Feb 2011 07:41:54 EST news217237288 (PhysOrg.com) -- A new international study shows the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine protects against genital warts and other lesions associated with HPV in males. HPV is the most common sexually transmitted disease and affects men and women. It has been linked to genital warts and cancers of the cervix and, more rarely, cancers of the vagina, anus, penis and mouth. http://phys.org/news216029436.html Medicine & Health - Medications Fri, 04 Feb 2011 09:00:01 EST news216029436 Sustained high vaccination coverage is key to preventing deaths from measles. Despite the availability of a vaccine, measles remains an important killer of children worldwide, particularly in less-developed regions where vaccination coverage is limited. A team of researchers, led by scientists at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and the University of Colorado, developed and successfully tested a dry powder, live-attenuated measles vaccine that can be inhaled. The novel vaccine was studied in rhesus macaques. Results of the study are published in the January 31 edition of the journal PNAS. http://phys.org/news215784042.html Medicine & Health - Medications Tue, 01 Feb 2011 12:50:50 EST news215784042 Alcoholics who were given a medication approved for quelling nausea were able to cut back on their alcohol intake, researchers reported this week. The medication, ondansetron (Zofran), could become a readily available therapy for helping some alcoholics become abstinent. http://phys.org/news215191115.html Medicine & Health - Medications Tue, 25 Jan 2011 15:19:59 EST news215191115 Do you want that in a pill or a shot? A pill, thank you, but most patients never have that choice. The problem with administering many medications orally is that a pill often will not dissolve at exactly the right site in the gastrointestinal tract where the medicine can be absorbed into the bloodstream. A new magnetic pill system developed by Brown University researchers could solve the problem by safely holding a pill in place in the intestine wherever it needs to be. http://phys.org/news214499980.html Medicine & Health - Medications Mon, 17 Jan 2011 15:20:00 EST news214499980 (PhysOrg.com) -- Giant Swiss pharmaceutical company Novartis AG, based in Basel, is developing a pill containing an embedded microchip, which it hopes to submit for regulatory approval in Europe within 18 months. The chip is activated by the stomach acid, and transmits information to a patch attached to the patient's skin, which then sends it on to a doctor via the Internet or a smartphone. http://phys.org/news208590408.html Medicine & Health - Medications Wed, 10 Nov 2010 07:50:01 EST news208590408 Dr. Marcus Thygeson once wrote his patients countless prescriptions for heartburn drugs such as Prevacid, Prilosec and Nexium -- the "little purple pills" of TV ads. http://phys.org/news206019099.html Medicine & Health - Medications Mon, 11 Oct 2010 14:10:02 EST news206019099 (AP) -- European regulators ordered the diabetes drug Avandia off the market and the Food and Drug Administration placed stringent restrictions on its use in the United States, saying heart attack risks associated with the former blockbuster are too great a safety concern to continue its use for most people. http://phys.org/news204462751.html Medicine & Health - Medications Thu, 23 Sep 2010 12:12:39 EST news204462751 (AP) -- Researchers say they've found a possible new treatment for adults with hard-to-control asthma. Their discovery, however, came at a price. http://phys.org/news204125503.html Medicine & Health - Medications Sun, 19 Sep 2010 14:32:01 EST news204125503 A research team from the University of California, Davis and Peking University, China, has discovered a novel mechanism as to why the long-term, high-dosage use of the well-known arthritis pain medication, Vioxx, led to heart attacks and strokes. Their groundbreaking research may pave the way for a safer drug for millions of arthritis patients who suffer acute and chronic pain. http://phys.org/news203613030.html Medicine & Health - Medications Mon, 13 Sep 2010 16:11:18 EST news203613030 Researchers have discovered a promising new malaria drug with the potential to treat resistant strains of the deadly disease in a single dose, according to a study published Thursday in the journal Science. http://phys.org/news202655523.html Medicine & Health - Medications Thu, 02 Sep 2010 14:12:19 EST news202655523 A prototype vaccine devised and tested in China has proven 100-percent effective in preventing hepatitis E, a disease that is widespread in the developing world and can be fatal, investigators reported in The Lancet on Monday. http://phys.org/news201761356.html Medicine & Health - Medications Mon, 23 Aug 2010 05:49:29 EST news201761356 Emodin, a natural product that can be extracted from various Chinese herbs including Rheum palmatum and Polygonum cuspidatum, shows promise as an agent that could reduce the impact of type 2 diabetes. Findings published in this month's edition of the British Journal of Pharmacology show that giving emodin to mice with diet-induced obesity lowered blood glucose and serum insulin, improved insulin resistance and lead to more healthy levels of lipid in the blood. It also decreased body weight and reduced central fat mass. http://phys.org/news201282904.html Medicine & Health - Medications Tue, 17 Aug 2010 19:00:04 EST news201282904 The active ingredient in Ritalin, a medication used to control the symptoms of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD, could help boost self-control in cocaine addicts, a study published Monday showed. http://phys.org/news199379235.html Medicine & Health - Medications Mon, 26 Jul 2010 16:08:09 EST news199379235 (AP) -- An experimental diet pill helped about half the people who tried it lose some weight and keep it off a year later, without the heart problems that some earlier drugs caused, a study found. http://phys.org/news198349646.html Medicine & Health - Medications Wed, 14 Jul 2010 18:20:02 EST news198349646 U.S. health officials have approved a first-of-its-kind technology to counter a leading cause of blindness in older adults - a tiny telescope implanted inside the eye. http://phys.org/news197711236.html Medicine & Health - Medications Wed, 07 Jul 2010 08:47:31 EST news197711236 On Sunday, men and women around the world will mark an event 50 years ago that revolutionized their lives -- the approval by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) of the birth control pill. http://phys.org/news192254434.html Medicine & Health - Medications Wed, 05 May 2010 05:10:01 EST news192254434 A class of drugs commonly used for asthma, inflammation and skin injury also may hold promise for tissue-repairing regenerative medicine, according to Duke University Medical Center researchers. http://phys.org/news192117452.html Medicine & Health - Medications Mon, 03 May 2010 15:00:56 EST news192117452 Thalidomide, the sedative blamed for tragic birth defects half a century ago, treated a rare inherited blood disorder, according to lab experiments reported on Sunday. http://phys.org/news189616787.html Medicine & Health - Medications Sun, 04 Apr 2010 16:20:05 EST news189616787 Have you ever forgotten to post an important letter or let an appointment slip your mind? A new study from UK researchers suggests that for those who regularly use ecstasy or other recreational drugs, this kind of memory lapse is more common. Their research, which uncovered potential links between memory deficits and cocaine for the first time, appears in the Journal of Psychopharmacology. http://phys.org/news186140884.html Medicine & Health - Medications Tue, 23 Feb 2010 10:10:02 EST news186140884 (AP) -- When it comes to the placebo effect, it really may be mind over matter, a new analysis suggests. http://phys.org/news185742959.html Medicine & Health - Medications Thu, 18 Feb 2010 19:16:19 EST news185742959 Replacing confusing language and icons on standard warnings labels for prescription medicine and listing only the most important warnings could make a big difference in how well patients understand the instructions that are critical to their health, according to a new study from Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. http://phys.org/news183641279.html Medicine & Health - Medications Mon, 25 Jan 2010 11:28:21 EST news183641279 (PhysOrg.com) -- Currently, women who seek emergency contraception within 72 hours of intercourse can receive copper intrauterine devices. Though the devices are very effective at preventing pregnancy, they must be administered by a highly trained clinician and are not universally accepted by patients, as they have a higher risk of complications than oral applications. These factors stand as deterrents to some women obtaining emergency contraception after a 3-day period. http://phys.org/news183390716.html Medicine & Health - Medications Fri, 22 Jan 2010 13:53:01 EST news183390716 (PhysOrg.com) -- The use of antibiotic eye drops for conjunctivitis has increased by almost half since they became available over the counter at chemists in 2005, data obtained by Oxford University researchers has shown. http://phys.org/news178529794.html Medicine & Health - Medications Fri, 27 Nov 2009 07:37:01 EST news178529794 Six severe allergic reactions to swine flu vaccinations have been observed in Canada, health authorities said Tuesday, adding that all of the individuals are feeling better. http://phys.org/news178269887.html Medicine & Health - Medications Tue, 24 Nov 2009 07:25:09 EST news178269887 (PhysOrg.com) -- Glaxo-SmithKline has joined forces with Nabi Pharmaceuticals to produce a vaccine to help smokers give up their addiction permanently. http://phys.org/news177922617.html Medicine & Health - Medications Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:30:02 EST news177922617