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Healthcare organizations urge Congress to take immediate action on drug shortages

ASHP, together with five other healthcare organizations, today sent a letter to Reps. Morgan Griffith and Diana DeGette - the Vice Chairman and Ranking Member, respectively, of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations - asking Congress to take immediate action to address the public health crisis caused by persistent shortages of critical medications.

10 Nov 2017

Pressure builds to cut Medicare patients in on prescription deals

Medicare enrollees, who have watched their out-of-pocket spending on prescription drugs climb in recent years, might be in for a break.

10 Nov 2017

Increasing hydroxyurea dose linked to reduction in hospitalization for young sickle cell anemia patients

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital investigators have shown that using the drug hydroxyurea to boost average fetal hemoglobin levels above 20 percent in children and teenagers with sickle cell anemia was associated with at least a two-fold reduction in hospitalization for any reason.

9 Nov 2017

Alarming co-occurrence of type 2 diabetes and CVD demands more awareness to address risks, improve health

The Partnership to Fight Chronic Disease today hosted an important health observance briefing to raise awareness of the co-occurrence of type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease (CVD), "National Diabetes Heart Connection Day."

9 Nov 2017

RUDN chemists obtain unusual organic compounds that could be used in pharmaceutics

Researchers from RUDN University conducted an effective three-component reaction, obtaining unusual organic compounds. The latter are structurally similar to a number of biologically active compounds - which makes it possible to use them in pharmaceutics.

9 Nov 2017

Endurance training can be helpful in dealing with muscle inflammation

Endurance training can actually be helpful in dealing with muscle inflammation, according to a new paper co-written by faculty at Binghamton University, State University of New York, and Karolinska Institutet and Karolinska University Hospital in Stockholm, Sweden.

8 Nov 2017

Novel approach could help predict how well patients respond to cancer treatment

A novel approach developed by researchers from the University of Leicester and the MRC Toxicology Unit could help to predict how well patients respond to drugs designed to fight various forms of cancer.

8 Nov 2017

New ‘SMART’ system holds potential to accelerate molecular structure identification process

An interdisciplinary team of researchers at the University of California San Diego has developed a method to identify the molecular structures of natural products that is significantly faster and more accurate than existing methods.

8 Nov 2017

SLU researcher reports success in identifying new drug targets for muscular dystrophy

In a recent paper published in the journal Skeletal Muscle, a Saint Louis University researcher reports success in identifying new drug targets that potentially could slow or halt the progression of a form muscular dystrophy, an illness characterized by progressive muscle degeneration.

7 Nov 2017

Study examines use of virtual reality to manage pain at pediatric hospital

Virtual reality has emerged into popular culture with an ever-widening array of applications including clinical use in a pediatric healthcare center.

7 Nov 2017

Ohio’s drug-pricing ballot question triggers voter confusion

Lawmakers in the nation's capital have yet to grapple with rising drug costs, but Ohio voters are being asked — in a single ballot-box question next week — to figure out how best to lower the tab the state pays for prescriptions.

7 Nov 2017

Texas Biomedical Research Institute tests promising new treatment for HBV infection

Research at the Southwest National Primate Research Center on the campus of Texas Biomedical Research Institute helped advance a new treatment now in human trials for chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection.

7 Nov 2017

Researchers identify new neuroprotective factor that holds potential to help people with glaucoma

A research team led by scientists at the Krembil Research Institute in Toronto has identified a new neuroprotective factor that has the potential to help people suffering from the common blinding disease glaucoma.

7 Nov 2017

ACADIA Pharmaceuticals announces results from Phase II study of antipsychotic in Alzheimer's disease psychosis

ACADIA Pharmaceuticals Inc., a biopharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of innovative medicines to address unmet medical needs in central nervous system (CNS) disorders, today announced the presentation of data from the Phase II -019 Study of pimavanserin in Alzheimer's disease psychosis at the 10th Clinical Trials on Alzheimer's Disease meeting in Boston.

3 Nov 2017

New optical microscopy technique reveals dimerization of ‘toll-like receptors’

The surface of every cell contains receptors that react to external signals similar to a "gate". In this way, the cells of the innate immune system can differentiate between friend and foe partly through their "toll-like receptors" (TLRs).

3 Nov 2017

Pneuma Respiratory's digital soft mist device can deliver different types of medicines to the lungs

Pneuma Respiratory has developed the first fully digital, soft mist inhaler. Early clinical studies have shown that the platform can effectively deliver a number of different types of medicines to the lungs.

3 Nov 2017

House Republicans aim to yank tax credits for orphan drugs

As part of a sweeping tax reform bill, House Republicans on Thursday proposed eliminating billions of dollars in corporate tax credits that have played a key role in the booming "orphan drug" industry.

2 Nov 2017

FDA grants accelerated approval to new treatment for mantle cell lymphoma

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today granted accelerated approval to Calquence (acalabrutinib) for the treatment of adults with mantle cell lymphoma who have received at least one prior therapy.

1 Nov 2017

Study: Brazilian native fruit trees have powerful anti-oxidant , anti-inflammatory properties

According to a study supported by the São Paulo Research Foundation five fruit trees native to the Atlantic Rainforest have powerful anti-oxidant and anti-inflammatory properties.

31 Oct 2017

Vedantra and Neon Therapeutics extend research alliance to develop impactful cancer therapies

Vedantra Pharmaceuticals, Inc., an immunotherapy company focused on developing products to treat cancer and infectious disease, and Neon Therapeutics, an immuno-oncology company developing neoantigen-based therapeutic vaccines and T-cell therapies to treat cancer, announced today that the companies have extended their non-exclusive research alliance.

31 Oct 2017

Pharmaceuticals News and Research

Healthcare organizations urge Congress to take immediate action on drug shortages

Pressure builds to cut Medicare patients in on prescription deals

Increasing hydroxyurea dose linked to reduction in hospitalization for young sickle cell anemia patients

Alarming co-occurrence of type 2 diabetes and CVD demands more awareness to address risks, improve health

RUDN chemists obtain unusual organic compounds that could be used in pharmaceutics

Endurance training can be helpful in dealing with muscle inflammation

Novel approach could help predict how well patients respond to cancer treatment

New ‘SMART’ system holds potential to accelerate molecular structure identification process

SLU researcher reports success in identifying new drug targets for muscular dystrophy

Study examines use of virtual reality to manage pain at pediatric hospital

Ohio’s drug-pricing ballot question triggers voter confusion

Texas Biomedical Research Institute tests promising new treatment for HBV infection

Researchers identify new neuroprotective factor that holds potential to help people with glaucoma

ACADIA Pharmaceuticals announces results from Phase II study of antipsychotic in Alzheimer's disease psychosis

New optical microscopy technique reveals dimerization of ‘toll-like receptors’

Pneuma Respiratory's digital soft mist device can deliver different types of medicines to the lungs

House Republicans aim to yank tax credits for orphan drugs

FDA grants accelerated approval to new treatment for mantle cell lymphoma

Study: Brazilian native fruit trees have powerful anti-oxidant , anti-inflammatory properties

Vedantra and Neon Therapeutics extend research alliance to develop impactful cancer therapies

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