News tagged with british journal of pharmacology
Experts propose global guidelines for safe use of Kava and new Australian study
Medical and scientific experts propose a global framework for the safe production and use of the medicinal plant Kava, including further clinical testing In Australia.
Feb 28, 2011 |
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Study warns that over-the-counter weight-reducing products can cause harm and may even kill
The desire for a quick-fix for obesity fuels a lucrative market in so-called natural remedies. But a study of medical records in Hong Kong revealed 66 cases where people were suspected to have been poisoned by a "natural" ...
Medicine & Health / Medications
Oct 14, 2010 |
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Researchers develop promising drug for inflammation
Aspirin, ibuprofen and other non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) remain the most common treatment to relieve symptoms of arthritis and other inflammatory disorders. But despite their widespread use (around 2.5 ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Mar 30, 2010 |
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Rise in weight-loss drugs prescribed to combat childhood obesity
Thousands of children and adolescents are using anti-obesity drugs that in the UK are only licensed for use by adults. The number of young people receiving prescriptions for these drugs has increased 15-fold since 1999, but ...
Medicine & Health / Medications
Sep 03, 2009 |
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Neuropathic pain: The sea provides a new hope of relief
A compound initially isolated from a soft coral (Capnella imbricata) collected at Green Island off Taiwan, could lead scientists to develop a new set of treatments for neuropathic pain - chronic pain that sometimes follow ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Aug 05, 2009 |
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Angina: New drug gets right to the heart of the problem
A compound designed to prevent chest pains in heart patients has shown promising results in animal studies, say scientists. In the second issue of the British Journal of Pharmacology to be published by Wiley-Blackwell, resear ...
Medicine & Health / Medications
Jan 07, 2009 |
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