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Gluten, lactose, food dyes in pills could be causing side effects finds study

Pills or oral medications contain inactive ingredients. Some of these may be responsible for the side effects says a new study. The study results appeared in an article published in the latest issue of the journal Science Translational Medicine.

18 Mar 2019

Trump administration salutes parade of generic drug approvals, but hundreds aren’t for sale

The Trump administration has been trumpeting a huge increase in FDA generic drug approvals the past two years, the result of its actions to streamline a cumbersome process and combat anti-competitive practices.

7 Feb 2019

New study analyses presence of added sugars, sweeteners in spanish foods

In the midst of the war against sugar, Spanish researchers have examined the main food groups that contribute to its consumption, such as soft drinks, yoghurts, chocolates, ice creams, cereals and jams.

30 Jan 2019

Beckman Coulter launches new ClearLLab 10C System for clinical flow cytometry lab

Beckman Coulter launches the ClearLLab 10C System - the first 10-colour CE-IVD panels of immunophenotyping reagents for lymphoid and myeloid lineages.

From Beckman Coulter Life Sciences - Flow Cytometry 17 Jan 2019

New study shows that sambaqui societies were not ordinary hunter-gatherers

Shell middens are archeological features consisting mainly of the remains of marine animals thrown away near settlements over hundreds or thousands of years. They are the debris of human activity. In Brazil, they are known by the Tupi word sambaqui.

4 Dec 2018

UA scientist develops database to alert physicians about carbohydrate count in medications

A physician-scientist at the University of Arizona College of Medicine-Phoenix has developed a new database to ensure that individuals on ketogenic diets to help treat a certain kind of epilepsy are not prescribed potentially life-threatening medications that contain carbohydrates.

11 Feb 2018

Montmorency tart cherry juice found to help extend sleep time among adults 50 years and older

Montmorency tart cherry juice was found to help extend sleep time by 84 minutes among eight study participants, ages 50 and older who suffer from insomnia, according to a new pilot study published in American Journal of Therapeutics.

28 Oct 2017

Sugar addition in diet and its effect on appetite, fat breakdown and energy metabolism

Studies have shown that diet plays a vital role in maintaining a healthy body weight and also to prevent obesity. The composition of diet is with macro and micronutrients. The macronutrients are carbohydrates or sugars and complex sugars, proteins and fats.

25 Jul 2017

Article highlights link between diabetes and depression as likely cause for increased self-harm rates

Diabetes affects roughly 30 million Americans, and is one of the leading causes of disability and mortality.

7 Apr 2017

Glucose supplementation shortens total length of induced labor, study finds

A study in the American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology finds that simple glucose supplementation reduces length of induced labor.

13 Feb 2017

Study investigates use of glucose to shorten induced labor in nulliparous woman

In a study to be presented Thursday, Jan. 26, in the oral concurrent session at 1:15 p.m. PST, at the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine's annual meeting, The Pregnancy Meeting, researchers with the Université de Sherbrooke in Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada will present their findings in a study titled, Reduction of total labor length through the addition of parenteral dextrose solution in induction of labor in nulliparous: results of DEXTRONS prospective randomized controlled trial.

23 Jan 2017

Prolotherapy linked to improved knee-specific symptoms in patients with osteoarthritis

Prolotherapy, an injection-based complementary treatment for symptomatic knee osteoarthritis, was associated with improved knee-specific symptoms, quality of life, and ability to participate in daily activities among the majority of individuals who participated in several small clinical studies.

24 Oct 2016

RT with concurrent chemotherapy post surgery is effective for treating endometrial cancer

Radiation therapy with concurrent paclitaxel chemotherapy following surgery is an effective treatment for patients with high-risk endometrial cancer, according to a study published in the September 1, 2014 edition of the International Journal of Radiation Oncology ● Biology ● Physics (Red Journal), the official scientific journal of the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO).

10 Sep 2014

Monarch Medical Technologies gets FDA clearance for new glucose management solution

Monarch Medical Technologies, the pioneer and leader in mitigating risk associated with drugs and processes of concern in hospitalized patients, today announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration clearance of its new glucose management solution, EndoTool IV.

28 Apr 2014

New nonsurgical approach to treat chronic pain and stiffness linked with knee osteoarthritis

A new nonsurgical approach to treating chronic pain and stiffness associated with knee osteoarthritis has demonstrated significant, lasting improvement in knee pain, function, and stiffness.

9 Apr 2014

Merck's NOXAFIL injection gets FDA approval for intravenous use

Merck, known as MSD outside the United States and Canada, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved NOXAFIL (posaconazole) injection (18 mg/ mL), a new formulation of NOXAFIL for intravenous (IV) use.

16 Mar 2014

Dextrose gel could treat neonatal hypoglycemia

A cheap and easy-to-administer dextrose gel should be used to treat low blood sugars in newborns (neonatal hypoglycaemia), a common problem that affects up to 15% of otherwise healthy babies, and a preventable cause of brain damage, according to new research published in The Lancet.

27 Sep 2013

Aromatherapy, IV dextrose may relieve nausea and vomiting after surgery

Two simple, non-drug treatments-aromatherapy and intravenous administration of a simple sugar solution-may offer effective new approaches to relieving nausea and vomiting after surgery, report a pair of studies in the September issue of Anesthesia & Analgesia, official journal of the International Anesthesia Research Society (IARS).

22 Aug 2013

New test hints 3 sodas daily hurt lifespan, reproduction in mice

When mice ate a diet of 25 percent extra sugar - the mouse equivalent of a healthy human diet plus three cans of soda daily - females died at twice the normal rate and males were a quarter less likely to hold territory and reproduce, according to a toxicity test developed at the University of Utah.

14 Aug 2013

New study shows that dietary fructose causes liver damage even without weight gain

The role of dietary fructose in the development of obesity and fatty liver diseases remains controversial, with previous studies indicating that the problems resulted from fructose and a diet too high in calories.

20 Jun 2013