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New tool could help reduce antibiotic prescribing to children with cough and RTIs

Respiratory tract infections (RTI) with cough are the most common reason children are prescribed antibiotics by their doctors, but up to a third of prescriptions may be unnecessary.

8 Sep 2016

Study finds rising trends in marijuana use among college students

College student marijuana use continues its nearly decade-long increase, according to the most recent national Monitoring the Future study.

8 Sep 2016

New molecular mechanism may explain pain relieving drug’s diverse benefits

Aspirin's ability to reduce the risk of both cardiovascular disease and colon cancer has been a welcome, yet puzzling, attribute of the pain reliever that has been a mainstay in medicine cabinets for more than 100 years.

7 Sep 2016

New mice study identifies trick to enhance memories

Imagine if playing a new video game or riding a rollercoaster could help you prepare for an exam or remember other critical information.

7 Sep 2016

Beta-blockers can help treat bone loss caused by antidepressants in mice

The antidepressant fluoxetine causes bone loss by instructing the brain to send out signals that increase bone breakdown, but a beta-blocker can intercept the signals, a new study in mice has found.

7 Sep 2016

Study looks at criminal element of performance enhancing drug market among bodybuilders

Many bodybuilders illegally sell steroids to help fund their own use of performance and image enhancing drugs and maintain their social status in the weightlifting community, a new academic study has found.

7 Sep 2016

Schizophrenia drug slows pancreatic tumor growth in mice

A receptor for the dopamine neurotransmitter promotes growth and spread of pancreatic cancer -- and schizophrenia drugs, which block the function of this receptor, slowed tumor growth and metastatic spread in mice, according to researchers at McGill University and the German Cancer Research Center.

7 Sep 2016

Scientists find link between antimicrobial chemicals and antibiotic-resistance genes in microbes

Antibiotic-resistant bacteria, known as "superbugs," pose a major public health threat.

7 Sep 2016

Study highlights need for additional systems to report adverse drug reactions in infants

A new study reveals that adverse drug reactions in newborns and infants may be under-reported.

7 Sep 2016

Delirium in advanced cancer patients: an interview with Dr Knox Todd

Delirium is a terribly distressing syndrome of acute confusion. We often see it in the emergency department in older patients and in those with multiple medical problems. They may be acting strangely at home and concerned loved ones bring them to the emergency department.

7 Sep 2016

Experts recommend removal of restrictions in accessing new hepatitis C therapies for drug users

Global health experts are today are calling for the removal of restrictions preventing people who use drugs from accessing new hepatitis C cures. So long as these restrictions exist, the goal of disease elimination will remain out of reach, they say.

7 Sep 2016

New PET scan can detect prostate cancer earlier than MRIs and CT scans

Loyola Medicine is the first center in the Midwest to offer the first effective PET/CT scan for prostate cancer patients.

7 Sep 2016

Simple saline solution could help alleviate chronic nosebleeds, study shows

Squirting a simple saline solution into the nose twice a day could alleviate chronic nosebleeds just as effectively as spraying with any one of three different medications, reports a study published online in the Journal of the American Medical Association on Sept. 6.

7 Sep 2016

Researchers find genomic material from Zika virus in tears

Researchers have found that Zika virus can live in eyes and have identified genetic material from the virus in tears, according to a study from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.

7 Sep 2016

Targeting specific neurons in the brain may provide effective treatment for anxiety

Clinical anxiety affects up to 30 percent of Americans who are in great need of better treatments with fewer side effects.

7 Sep 2016

Edible ginger-derived nano-lipids could effectively deliver drugs for treating colon cancer

Edible ginger-derived nano-lipids created from a specific population of ginger nanoparticles show promise for effectively targeting and delivering chemotherapeutic drugs used to treat colon cancer, according to a study by researchers at the Institute for Biomedical Sciences at Georgia State University, the Atlanta Veterans Affairs Medical Center and Wenzhou Medical University and Southwest University in China.

6 Sep 2016

Studies examine effectiveness of nasal sprays in reducing frequency, duration of HHT-related epistaxis

Two studies appearing in the September 6 issue of JAMA examine the effectiveness of nasal sprays to reduce the frequency and duration of nosebleeds caused by hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia (HHT), an inherited condition characterized by abnormal blood vessels which are delicate and prone to bleeding.

6 Sep 2016

Drugs News and Research

New tool could help reduce antibiotic prescribing to children with cough and RTIs

Study finds rising trends in marijuana use among college students

New molecular mechanism may explain pain relieving drug’s diverse benefits

New mice study identifies trick to enhance memories

Beta-blockers can help treat bone loss caused by antidepressants in mice

Study looks at criminal element of performance enhancing drug market among bodybuilders

Schizophrenia drug slows pancreatic tumor growth in mice

Scientists find link between antimicrobial chemicals and antibiotic-resistance genes in microbes

Study highlights need for additional systems to report adverse drug reactions in infants

Delirium in advanced cancer patients: an interview with Dr Knox Todd

Experts recommend removal of restrictions in accessing new hepatitis C therapies for drug users

New PET scan can detect prostate cancer earlier than MRIs and CT scans

Simple saline solution could help alleviate chronic nosebleeds, study shows

Researchers find genomic material from Zika virus in tears

Targeting specific neurons in the brain may provide effective treatment for anxiety

Edible ginger-derived nano-lipids could effectively deliver drugs for treating colon cancer

Studies examine effectiveness of nasal sprays in reducing frequency, duration of HHT-related epistaxis

Whole brain radiotherapy offers no quality-of-life benefit in lung cancer patients with brain metastases

New drug holds potential for treating advanced mastocytosis

TUM researchers use luminous jellyfish proteins to investigate cardiac rhythm dysfunctions

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