Drug Search and News

Dangerous Drug Shaped Like Cartoons

noreply@blogger.com (Anton Small) — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 01:04:00 +0000

Ecstasy-like party drug growing in U.S. popularity

Women on the pill more likely to live longer

noreply@blogger.com (Anton Small) — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 13:11:00 +0000

A study by the Royal College of GPs claims women on the pill are more likely to live longer than those not on it.

Fighting Drug Resistant Pneumonia

noreply@blogger.com (Anton Small) — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 17:06:00 +0000

Deaths from pneumonia plunged when antibiotics first came on the scene. But the germs that cause the lung infection are evolving, creating new strains that dont respond to conventional drugs. In this program, we tour a lab where super-bacteria are identified. We also learn whats being done to fight drug-resistant pneumonia, and why serious cases can put doctors in a race against time.

ASA: There's More than One Way to Bust a Clot

noreply@blogger.com (Anton Small) — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 14:09:00 +0000

Available treatments for ischemic stroke are rapidly expanding beyond the scope of clot-busting drugs, and, as the science advances, patient selection is becoming more critical, according to this MedPage Today InFocus™ report.

Are Prescription Drugs Safe?

noreply@blogger.com (Anton Small) — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 02:04:00 +0000

Are Prescription Drugs Safe?; Sidney M. Wolfe, M.D., Director, Public Citizen's Health Research Group, delivers the keynote address, "Are Prescription Drugs Safe?" at the May 2009 Judicial Symposium on The Pharmaceutical Industry: Economics, Regulation, and Legal Issues, hosted by the Northwestern Law Judicial Education Program

Older Patients Turn to Marijuana for Relief

noreply@blogger.com (Anton Small) — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 11:02:00 +0000

More and more older people are turning to marijuana for medicinal purposes and urging legislators to legalize pot use for patients. In North Carolina, a bill to do just that is working its way through the General Assembly

Joint pain supplements examined

noreply@blogger.com (Anton Small) — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 23:40:00 +0000

latimes.com: "Yucca root, mangosteen juice and fish oil supplements are often touted as remedies for joint pain, but although some lab studies indicate they might help fight inflammation, there's no solid evidence that any of them relieve the symptoms of arthritis in people."

Avandia: Deemed Dangerous for Diabetics!

noreply@blogger.com (Anton Small) — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 15:00:00 +0000

Gather: "Avandia is a diabetic medication product made by GlaxoSmithKline and it could be dangerous to people’s heart according to a claim made by U.S. government confidential reports. Continued and constant use of the Avandia for diabetes may be the cause of hundreds of heart attacks each month. Due to the recent findings on the dangers of Avandia, efforts are being made to pull the prescription drug from the shelves and markets effective immediately. It is estimated that almost 500 heart attacks as well as 300 incidents of cardiac arrest or even heart failure which are occurring each month could be stopped if Avandia medication is stopped immediately."

Migraine treatment?

noreply@blogger.com (Anton Small) — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 18:07:00 +0000

There is headache help from a popular wrinkle filler. Researchers said Botox could help migraine sufferers. Researchers In a small study found people who got Botox injection shad fewer and less painful migraines.

Creams Offering Lighter Skin May Also Bring Health Risks

noreply@blogger.com (Anton Small) — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 23:15:00 +0000

NYTimes.com: "For years, Allison Ross rubbed in skin-lightening creams with names like Hyprogel and Fair & White. She said she wanted to even out and brighten the tone of her face, neck and hands. Mrs. Ross, 45, who lives in Brooklyn, also said that she used the lightening creams “to be more accepted in society.”"

Preview: Banned Animal Drugs

noreply@blogger.com (Anton Small) — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 03:04:00 +0000

Katie Couric continues her investigation on the use of antibiotics in healthy livestock by speaking with a farmer who curtailed the process and more. Tomorrow on the CBS Evening News.

Glaucoma Drugs May Play Role in Longer Life

noreply@blogger.com (Anton Small) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 10:56:00 +0000

Yahoo! News: "MONDAY, Feb. 8 (HealthDay News) --People who take medication to treat glaucoma appear to outlive those who don't treat the eye disease, new research has found.
However, whether the reduced risk for premature death stems from the glaucoma drugs themselves or from the individuals' overall health or even their access to health care remains unclear.
Use of glaucoma drugs poses important questions for the more than 2 million Americans with the eyesight-threatening condition, which causes steady deterioration of the optic nerve, said Dr. Joshua D. Stein, an assistant professor of ophthalmology and visual sciences at the University of Michigan and lead author of a report on the research, published in the February issue of the Archives of Ophthalmology."

Herbal medicines can be potentially lethal

noreply@blogger.com (Anton Small) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 10:55:00 +0000

dnaindia.com: "Professor Roger Byard, University of Adelaide, highlighted the highly toxic nature of many herbal substances that often mistakenly considered safe.

The forensic pathologist said: 'There's a false perception that herbal remedies are safer than manufactured medicines, when in fact many contain potentially lethal concentrations of arsenic, mercury and lead."

Use of Acetaminophen in Pregnancy Associated with Increased Asthma Symptoms in Children

noreply@blogger.com (Anton Small) — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 02:33:00 +0000

Mailman School of Public Health: "Children who were exposed to acetaminophen prenatally were more likely to have asthma symptoms at age five in a study of 300 African-American and Dominican Republic children living in New York City. Building on prior research showing an association between both prenatal and postnatal acetaminophen and asthma, this is the first study to demonstrate a direct link between asthma and an ability to detoxify foreign substances in the body."

New Therapy for Suicide Headaches

noreply@blogger.com (Anton Small) — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 23:17:00 +0000

Drug firms made 'false H1N1 claims'

noreply@blogger.com (Anton Small) — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 22:02:00 +0000

The severity of the H1N1 outbreak was deliberately exaggerated by pharmaceutical companies that stood to make billions of dollars from a worldwide scare, a leading European health expert has claimed.

Wolfgang Wodarg, head of health at the Council of Europe, has accused the makers of vaccines for the virus of influencing the World Health Organisation's (WHO) decision to declare a pandemic.

Tarek Bazely reports

Choosing generic prescription drugs

noreply@blogger.com (Anton Small) — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 21:50:00 +0000

Illegal Drug Use In Seniors On The Rise!

noreply@blogger.com (Anton Small) — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 12:59:00 +0000

Drug Cures Male Infertility?

noreply@blogger.com (Anton Small) — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 16:08:00 +0000

Dr. Jon LaPook talks with Dr. Harry Fisch, a leading urologist, about how some men can cure years of infertility by simply taking an antibiotic.

Risk of Vaginal Estrogens Not Known in Breast Cancer Patients

noreply@blogger.com (Anton Small) — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 16:03:00 +0000

Postmenopausal breast cancer patients face an uncertain risk from use of vaginal estrogen preparations that raise systemic estradiol levels, data from a small clinical study suggested.

SABCS: Nerve Block Relieves Hot Flashes in Breast CA

noreply@blogger.com (Anton Small) — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 15:58:00 +0000

SAN ANTONIO -- In a new application of an old procedure, stellate ganglion block significantly relieved intractable hot flashes, night sweats, and sleep disturbances in postmenopausal breast cancer patients, data from a small clinical trial showed.

Do Anti-Depressants Really Work? New study questions effectiveness of drug on mild symptoms

noreply@blogger.com (Anton Small) — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 21:57:00 +0000

Antidepressants help suicidal youth

noreply@blogger.com (Anton Small) — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 21:30:00 +0000

Cynthia Fontanella, assistant professor in the College of Social Work at The Ohio State University says that despite an earlier FDA warning, antidepressants can be beneficial to adolescents and children who are hospitalized with severe mood disorders. She also says polypharmacy, the use of multiple medications, can contribute to these adolescents being readmitted to a hospital.

Birth Control Shot May Be Hazardous To Females;Depo-Provera

noreply@blogger.com (Anton Small) — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 11:33:00 +0000

Increased risk of death, stroke in postmenopausal women taking antidepressants, study finds

noreply@blogger.com (Anton Small) — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 17:11:00 +0000

Increased risk of death, stroke in postmenopausal women taking antidepressants, study finds: "participating in the Women's Health Initiative study who reported taking an antidepressant drug had a small but statistically significant increase in the risk of stroke and of death compared with participants not taking antidepressants."