News tagged with cough syrup

Panama: More tainted medicine in 1,155 bottles

(AP) -- The death toll from contaminated medicine sold three years ago in Panama could be higher than previously believed after 1,155 bottles of tested positive for a chemical commonly found in antifreeze and brake fluid, ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Sep 18, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0




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Twisting molecules by brute force: A top-down approach

Molecules that are twisted are ubiquitous in nature, and have important consequences in biology, chemistry, physics and medicine. Some molecules have unique and technologically useful optical properties; the medicinal properties ...

Physics / Condensed Matter

created Dec 14, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Cola detectives test natural flavoring claims for pricey soft drinks

Scientists are reporting development and successful testing of a new way to determine whether cola drinks -- advertised as being made with natural ingredients and sold at premium prices -- really do contain natural flavoring. ...

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created May 04, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 3 | with audio podcast

New insight into how 'tidying up' enzymes work

A new discovery about how molecules are broken down by the body, which will help pharmaceutical chemists design better drugs, has been made by researchers at the University of Bristol.

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Mar 28, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

There are no cures for the common cold

Americans catch an estimated 1 billion colds each year. And by this time of year, as weary cold sufferers line up at local pharmacies, it may not sound surprising that Americans spend at least $4.2 billion annually on over-the-counter ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Feb 21, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Kids' ER visits fell after cold medicines' removal

Removing cough and cold medicines for very young children from store shelves led to a big decline in emergency room visits for bad reactions to the drugs, government research found.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Nov 22, 2010 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Cough medicine could help doctors identify how breast cancer patients metabolize tamoxifen

Cough medicine could be used as way of predicting how well individual patients metabolise tamoxifen used in the treatment of their breast cancer, according to new research presented at the 22nd EORTC-NCI-AACR Symposium on ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Nov 19, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

New method makes vaccines stable at tropical temperatures

A simple and cheap way of making vaccines stable - even at tropical temperatures - has been developed by scientists at Oxford University and Nova Bio-Pharma Technologies.

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Feb 17, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Solution to killer superbug found in Norway

(AP) -- Aker University Hospital is a dingy place to heal. The floors are streaked and scratched. A light layer of dust coats the blood pressure monitors. A faint stench of urine and bleach wafts from a pile of soiled bedsheets ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Dec 31, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (44) | comments 7

China approves single-dose swine flu vaccine

(AP) -- The answer may be at hand to a crucial question about vaccination for the advancing swine flu - one shot or two? Chinese officials approved a vaccine Thursday that they say prevents the new flu in ...

Medicine & Health / Medications

created Sep 03, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

China to approve single-dose swine flu vaccines

(AP) -- China is close to approving homegrown swine flu vaccines that manufacturers say can protect people with a single dose, an encouraging development for health officials racing to prepare for an expected ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Sep 02, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0


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