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New genetic test may detect risk of malignant hyperthermia (MH) from anesthesia

A rare but potentially life-threatening inherited condition called malignant hyperthermia (MH) may strike surgical patients who receive common drugs for general anesthesia.

14 Jun 2005

The most frequently used drugs for treating chronic insomnia have never been approved for that purpose

Vaughn McCall, M.D., M.S., professor and chairman of the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine, told a special consensus panel at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) that he could find no evidence that randomized controlled clinical trials had ever been conducted for five of the 10 pharmaceuticals prescribed most often for chronic insomnia.

14 Jun 2005

'Hazardous' drinking and drug use are much less severe but much more common than dependence

Research has found that individuals with alcohol and drug dependencies have a greater occurrence of injuries, hypertension, HIV, hepatitis, acid-related peptic disorders, liver cirrhosis, depression, anxiety disorders, and major psychoses.

14 Jun 2005

FDA grants Vical orphan-drug designation

Vical Incorporated today announced that the Office of Orphan Products Development of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has designated the company's bivalent (two-plasmid) formulation of the company's vaccine against cytomegalovirus (CMV) as an orphan drug for the prevention of clinically significant CMV viremia, CMV disease and associated complications in at-risk hematopoietic cell transplant (HCT) and solid organ transplant (SOT) populations.

14 Jun 2005

New genetic test may detect risk of rare complication from anesthesia

A rare but potentially life- threatening inherited condition called malignant hyperthermia (MH) may strike surgical patients who receive common drugs for general anesthesia.

14 Jun 2005

Non-profit public-private partnership develops affordable, new drug regimens for tuberculosis

The Global Alliance for TB Drug Development (TB Alliance), a non-profit public-private partnership developing affordable, new drug regimens for tuberculosis, today announced the start of Phase I clinical trials for the lead TB drug in its pipeline, PA-824. The trials begin this month.

14 Jun 2005

Combination of over-the-counter pharmacy drugs and prescription drugs dangerous

A British Medical Association (BMA) study is warning that combining over-the-counter pharmacy drugs with prescription medicine can be dangerous. The study authors say there is an over-use of pharmacy drugs as people try to manage their own health rather than going to a doctor.

14 Jun 2005

A million Americans now living with the AIDS virus and blacks account for 47 percent of HIV cases

According to the U.S. Government more than a million Americans are currently living with the AIDS virus.

14 Jun 2005

Viagra helps children with heart-lung condition achieve improved quality of life

Viagra, a drug originally developed to treat heart disease, and now more commonly used to treat impotence, may also help children with a serious heart-lung condition to walk further and breathe more easily.

14 Jun 2005

US scientists find "mother of all brain stem cells"

Scientists at the University of Florida have been able grow brain cells in the laboratory.

14 Jun 2005

When it comes to alcohol problems British doctors come second to publicans and bar staff

A British Medical Association chief says that as many as one in 15 British doctors has had a problem with alcohol or drugs.

14 Jun 2005

Anti-cancer drug may help prevent premature births

A team from University of Newcastle upon Tyne in the UK have found that the anti-cancer drug Trichostatin A (TSA), has the potential to control early labour contractions. They are optimistic the work, which is still in the early stages, will help to reduce the 70,000 premature births in the UK each year.

14 Jun 2005

New technology developed at Cornell University could make it just as easy to identify genes

A supermarket checkout computer can identify thousands of different items by scanning the tiny barcode printed on the package. New technology developed at Cornell University could make it just as easy to identify genes, pathogens, illegal drugs and other chemicals of interest by tagging them with color-coded probes made out of synthetic tree-shaped DNA.

14 Jun 2005

Chemokine Therapeutics granted new U.S patent

Chemokine Therapeutics has announced that it has been granted U.S. Patent No. 6,875,738 relating to the use of its anti-cancer compound, CTCE-9908, in the treatment of cancer and inhibition of angiogenesis. CTCE-9908 is designed to block CXCR4, a receptor found on the surface of cancer cells.

14 Jun 2005

Doctors call for education programmes for health professionals and patients about available over-the-counter (OTC) medicines

In a British Medical Association (BMA) report launched today (14 June 2005) doctors are calling for education programmes for health professionals and patients about available over-the-counter (OTC) medicines.

13 Jun 2005

Anti-cancer drug could be the first effective treatment for premature births

An anti-cancer drug could potentially be the first effective treatment for the many thousands of premature births that occur worldwide each year, scientific tests have found.

13 Jun 2005

Overweight and obese women with breast cancer may be undertreated

Overweight and obese women with breast cancer may receive reduced doses of chemotherapy drugs, which may put them at greater risk of cancer recurrence, according to a study in the June 13 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine.

13 Jun 2005

Chemotherapy for brain tumors is boosted after vaccine targets resistance-related TRP-2 antigen

In the August issue of the journal Oncogene, researchers at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center's Maxine Dunitz Neurosurgical Institute describe a molecular mechanism that appears to make malignant brain tumors more vulnerable to chemotherapy after they have been treated with the dendritic cell vaccine.

13 Jun 2005

BMA response to BBC research on alcohol and drug abuse among doctors

Responding to the BBC survey (published 13 June 2005), which reveals a problem of drink and drug abuse among medical staff, Dr Vivienne Nathanson, the British Medical Association's (BMA) Head of Science and Ethics, said:

13 Jun 2005

Researchers may be on the verge of exploiting the vulnerabilities of a virus that causes cervical cancer

Researchers may be on the verge of exploiting the vulnerabilities of a virus that causes cervical cancer, thanks to a newly developed technique that enables scientists to mass-produce human papillomavirus (HPV) in the laboratory.

13 Jun 2005

Drugs News and Research

New genetic test may detect risk of malignant hyperthermia (MH) from anesthesia

The most frequently used drugs for treating chronic insomnia have never been approved for that purpose

'Hazardous' drinking and drug use are much less severe but much more common than dependence

FDA grants Vical orphan-drug designation

New genetic test may detect risk of rare complication from anesthesia

Non-profit public-private partnership develops affordable, new drug regimens for tuberculosis

Combination of over-the-counter pharmacy drugs and prescription drugs dangerous

A million Americans now living with the AIDS virus and blacks account for 47 percent of HIV cases

Viagra helps children with heart-lung condition achieve improved quality of life

US scientists find "mother of all brain stem cells"

When it comes to alcohol problems British doctors come second to publicans and bar staff

Anti-cancer drug may help prevent premature births

New technology developed at Cornell University could make it just as easy to identify genes

Chemokine Therapeutics granted new U.S patent

Doctors call for education programmes for health professionals and patients about available over-the-counter (OTC) medicines

Anti-cancer drug could be the first effective treatment for premature births

Overweight and obese women with breast cancer may be undertreated

Chemotherapy for brain tumors is boosted after vaccine targets resistance-related TRP-2 antigen

BMA response to BBC research on alcohol and drug abuse among doctors

Researchers may be on the verge of exploiting the vulnerabilities of a virus that causes cervical cancer

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