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Scientists discover new non-genetic cause of resistance to anti-cancer therapies

The targeted anti-cancer therapies cetuximab and panitumumab are mainstays of treatment for advanced colorectal cancer, the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths in the United States.

16 Oct 2017

New online tool offers opioid prescribing recommendations after surgery

How many prescription pain pills should a patient receive after breast cancer surgery? Or a hernia repair? Or a gallbladder removal?

16 Oct 2017

Endogenous infection marker can help guide antibiotic use

The endogenous infection marker procalcitonin can help to guide the use of antibiotics when treating infections. The course of antibiotic therapy is shortened, and its side effects and mortality rate also decrease, as researchers from the University of Basel and other colleagues report in the journal The Lancet Infectious Diseases.

16 Oct 2017

Anti-hypertensive treatments do not restore microvascular function

Treatments for high blood pressure do not totally reverse its damaging effects on the vascular rhythms that help circulation of the blood say researchers.

16 Oct 2017

Fluence Analytics launches new patented protein and polymer stability monitoring product

Fluence Analytics, a manufacturer of realtime, industrial and laboratory monitoring systems, today announced the launch of ARGEN, a patented protein and polymer stability monitoring product. By utilizing continuous light scattering measurements, ARGEN yields a unique information stream which reduces discovery and formulation and development times.

16 Oct 2017

Researchers identify several previously unknown antibiotic resistance genes

Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology and the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, have found several previously unknown genes that make bacteria resistant to last-resort antibiotics.

16 Oct 2017

FDA advisory committee vote 16-0 for first even gene therapy for rare blindness

A panel of advisors to the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has voted unanimously in favor of an experimental gene therapy to treat patients with a rare kind of hereditary blindness.

16 Oct 2017

MTSA expands efforts to fight against national opioid epidemic

Middle Tennessee School of Anesthesia announced it is expanding efforts to educate Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists on treatment options that reduce or eliminate the need for opioids during and after surgery.

13 Oct 2017

Academy of Medical Sciences announces new UK-India scheme to address challenge of AMR

The Academy of Medical Sciences is today (Friday, 13th October) announcing the pledge from The Yusuf and Farida Hamied Foundation1 for a scheme to build stronger research links between the UK and India to jointly address the challenge of antimicrobial resistance (AMR).

12 Oct 2017

Ischemic stroke patients who do not receive clot-dissolving medication have higher risk of death

Ischemic stroke patients who do not receive intravelous (IV) alteplase, a clot-dissolving medication, are significantly less likely to survive, according to researchers at Georgia State University.

12 Oct 2017

Existing drugs could help patients with rare form of bone cancer

Patients with a rare bone cancer of the skull and spine - chordoma - could be helped by existing drugs, suggest scientists from the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, University College London Cancer Institute and the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust.

12 Oct 2017

Study examines effects of removing behavioral interventions on inappropriate antibiotic prescribing

In the 12 months after removing behavioral interventions, inappropriate antibiotic prescribing for acute respiratory infections increased relative to control practices, according to a study published by JAMA.

11 Oct 2017

Epidural medication has no effect on duration of labor, study shows

Epidural analgesia – a mix of anesthetics and narcotics delivered by catheter placed close to the nerves of the spine – is the most effective method of labor pain relief. In widespread use since the 1970s, epidurals have long been thought to slow the second stage of labor – defined as beginning when the cervix is completely dilated and ending when the baby is delivered.

10 Oct 2017

FDA approved drug found to have anti-cancer activity against previously unknown targets

Developing new drugs to treat cancer can be a painstaking process taking over a decade from start to Food and Drug Administration approval. Scientists are trying to develop innovative strategies to identify and test new drugs quicker and more efficiently.

10 Oct 2017

Antibiotics before surgery do not increase risk for postoperative antibiotic-resistant infections

Surgical patients who receive antibiotics before certain types of low-risk operations are not at an increased risk for antibiotic-resistant infections immediately after their procedures, according to results from a large-scale study conducted by researchers from Columbia University Medical Center, New York City.

10 Oct 2017

Taking sleep medications to treat insomnia may increase risk of falling for older adults

Taking physician-recommended sleep medications to treat insomnia may actually increase the risk of falling for older adults, according to a team of sleep researchers.

10 Oct 2017

Common acid reflux drugs linked to progression of chronic liver disease

Approximately 10 percent of the general population take a proton pump inhibitor (PPI) drug to block stomach acid secretions and relieve symptoms of frequent heartburn, acid reflux and gastroesophageal reflux disease.

10 Oct 2017

Medicare plans place few restrictions on coverage of prescription opioids, Yale study finds

Medicare plans place few restrictions on the coverage of prescription opioids, despite federal guidelines recommending such restrictions, a new Yale study finds. The research results highlight an untapped opportunity for Medicare formularies to limit opioid prescribing, the researchers said.

10 Oct 2017

New law challenges ‘evils’ of pharma profits, California governor claims

California Gov. Jerry Brown defied the drug industry Monday by signing a sweeping drug price transparency bill that will force drugmakers to publicly justify big price hikes.

9 Oct 2017

Shifting toward novel pricing models that closely link drug's price to its value

One of the health care issues about which seemingly all Americans agree: Prescription drug prices have skyrocketed. And they keep going higher.

9 Oct 2017

Pharmaceutical News

Scientists discover new non-genetic cause of resistance to anti-cancer therapies

New online tool offers opioid prescribing recommendations after surgery

Endogenous infection marker can help guide antibiotic use

Anti-hypertensive treatments do not restore microvascular function

Fluence Analytics launches new patented protein and polymer stability monitoring product

Researchers identify several previously unknown antibiotic resistance genes

FDA advisory committee vote 16-0 for first even gene therapy for rare blindness

MTSA expands efforts to fight against national opioid epidemic

Academy of Medical Sciences announces new UK-India scheme to address challenge of AMR

Ischemic stroke patients who do not receive clot-dissolving medication have higher risk of death

Existing drugs could help patients with rare form of bone cancer

Study examines effects of removing behavioral interventions on inappropriate antibiotic prescribing

Epidural medication has no effect on duration of labor, study shows

FDA approved drug found to have anti-cancer activity against previously unknown targets

Antibiotics before surgery do not increase risk for postoperative antibiotic-resistant infections

Taking sleep medications to treat insomnia may increase risk of falling for older adults

Common acid reflux drugs linked to progression of chronic liver disease

Medicare plans place few restrictions on coverage of prescription opioids, Yale study finds

New law challenges ‘evils’ of pharma profits, California governor claims

Shifting toward novel pricing models that closely link drug's price to its value

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