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Key bacterial protein structures reveal one of the biochemical secrets behind multi-drug tolerance

The structures of key bacterial proteins have revealed one of the biochemical secrets that enables bacteria to outwit antibiotics.

27 Sep 2012

First Edition: September 27, 2012

Today's headlines include reports about how the health law and Medicare are buzz words in public opinion polls and on the campaign trail.

27 Sep 2012

Anxiety, depression and insomnia drugs and risk of driving accident: an interview with Hui-Ju Tsai

Anxiety, depression and insomnia drugs have been commonly used to treat mental and emotional disorders, or improve sleep-related problems.

27 Sep 2012

Challenges to India's role as global pharmaceutical supplier

"India has had a positive global impact through its supply of vast quantities of low-cost, good-quality generic medicines, which have saved or prolonged millions of lives ... but there are also many factors that may hinder the continuation of the country's role as chief supplier of medicines to developing countries," Martin Khor, executive director of the South Centre in Geneva, writes in an Inter Press Service opinion piece.

27 Sep 2012

GW to evaluate effectiveness of glucose-lowering drugs against type 2 diabetes

John Lachin, professor of biostatistics, epidemiology and statistics at the George Washington University, has been awarded a five-year, $134 million grant from the National Institute of Health's National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases to conduct a clinical trial examining the long-term effectiveness of several glucose-lowering medications for treatment of people with type 2 diabetes. The grant sets a record as the largest sum award GW has ever received.

27 Sep 2012

Study sheds new light on potential habit-forming properties of tramadol

A study by a team of University of Kentucky researchers has shed new light on the potential habit-forming properties of the popular pain medication tramadol, in research funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse.

27 Sep 2012

Amakem commences AMA0076 Phase 2a study in glaucoma and ocular hypertension

Amakem NV, a kinase platform company focusing on ophthalmology, today announces that it has initiated a Phase 2a proof of concept study of its novel Rho Kinase (ROCK) inhibitor, AMA0076, in patients with glaucoma and ocular hypertension.

27 Sep 2012

Viewpoints: 'Redistribution' debate; Reducing delayed, missed and incorrect diagnoses

The Affordable Care Act, which levies new taxes on the wealthy to expand access to health care for the near poor, seems on track to become the biggest increase in government redistribution since the Johnson administration.

27 Sep 2012

MicroRNA processing in fat tissue plays a major role in aging and stress resistance

As part of their ongoing research investigating the biology of aging, the greatest risk factor for type 2 diabetes and other serious diseases, scientists at Joslin Diabetes Center have identified a new factor - microRNA processing in fat tissue - which plays a major role in aging and stress resistance.

27 Sep 2012

Coca Cola, Global Fund announce expansion of project to deliver medicines in rural areas

The Coca-Cola Company and the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria have announced the expansion of a pilot project, called "Project Last Mile," that uses Coca Cola's "'expansive global distribution system and core business expertise' to help deliver critical medicines to remote parts of the world, beginning in rural Africa," Pharma Times reports.

27 Sep 2012

KSU creates simple blood test that can accurately detect lung and breast cancer’s early stages

Researchers at Kansas State University have developed a simple blood test that can accurately detect the beginning stages of cancer.

27 Sep 2012

Tips on safe use of opioids in hospitals

On August 8, The Joint Commission issued a Sentinel Event Alert on the safe use of opioids in hospitals. The Alert discussed the significance of accurate pain assessment and effective pain management plans.

26 Sep 2012

Bruker introduces Toxtyper clinical mass spectrometry solution

At the annual conference of the DGKL, Bruker today announced the European launch of the novel, automated Toxtyper clinical mass spectrometry solution to meet the increasing demands for LC-MS/MS throughput and data quality in routine toxicology laboratories without the need for mass spectrometry expertise.

26 Sep 2012

Researchers identify mechanism that appears to underlie non-familial form of Parkinson's

Researchers in the Taub Institute at Columbia University Medical Center (CUMC) have identified a mechanism that appears to underlie the common sporadic (non-familial) form of Parkinson's disease, the progressive movement disorder.

26 Sep 2012

American Society of Anesthesiologists announces partnership with The Medicine Abuse Project

The American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) today announced its strategic partnership with The Partnership at Drugfree.org's new national campaign, The Medicine Abuse Project, to prevent half a million teens from abusing drugs.

26 Sep 2012

New guide helps children deal with obesity

Have you ever been taken off guard by a child's question about weight? Many parents struggle with what to say and how to say it. In fact, a WebMD/Sanford Health survey found that parents of teens find it more difficult to talk about weight with their child than talking about sex, drugs, alcohol or smoking.

26 Sep 2012

Congress approves bill designed to protect patients from stolen medical products

Elsewhere on Capitol Hill, some Senate conservatives are considering taking steps to block a deal to avert the automatic cuts called for under sequester.

26 Sep 2012

Prescription drug abuse among young adults drops

Prescription drug abuse by young adults dropped 14 percent last year to its lowest rate since 2002 as authorities continue new attempts to curtail abuse.

26 Sep 2012

Resveratrol can maintain morphine’s pain-relieving effects

Resveratrol—the same natural polyphenol found in red wine—preserves the potent pain-relieving effect of morphine in rats that have developed morphine tolerance, suggests a study in the October issue of Anesthesia & Analgesia, official journal of the International Anesthesia Research Society (IARS).

26 Sep 2012

Researchers identify several kinase inhibitors that help generate many iPSCs

The process researchers use to generate induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs)-a special type of stem cell that can be made in the lab from any type of adult cell-is time consuming and inefficient. To speed things up, researchers at Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute (Sanford-Burnham) turned to kinase inhibitors.

26 Sep 2012

Drugs News and Research

Key bacterial protein structures reveal one of the biochemical secrets behind multi-drug tolerance

First Edition: September 27, 2012

Anxiety, depression and insomnia drugs and risk of driving accident: an interview with Hui-Ju Tsai

Challenges to India's role as global pharmaceutical supplier

GW to evaluate effectiveness of glucose-lowering drugs against type 2 diabetes

Study sheds new light on potential habit-forming properties of tramadol

Amakem commences AMA0076 Phase 2a study in glaucoma and ocular hypertension

Viewpoints: 'Redistribution' debate; Reducing delayed, missed and incorrect diagnoses

MicroRNA processing in fat tissue plays a major role in aging and stress resistance

Coca Cola, Global Fund announce expansion of project to deliver medicines in rural areas

KSU creates simple blood test that can accurately detect lung and breast cancer’s early stages

Tips on safe use of opioids in hospitals

Bruker introduces Toxtyper clinical mass spectrometry solution

Researchers identify mechanism that appears to underlie non-familial form of Parkinson's

American Society of Anesthesiologists announces partnership with The Medicine Abuse Project

New guide helps children deal with obesity

Congress approves bill designed to protect patients from stolen medical products

Prescription drug abuse among young adults drops

Resveratrol can maintain morphine’s pain-relieving effects

Researchers identify several kinase inhibitors that help generate many iPSCs

Bringing real-time analytics to downstream bioprocess monitoring

Designing fluidic architecture for scalable diagnostic platforms

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

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