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UNC researchers identify how class of antiviral drugs interacts with HCV

Globally, an estimated 71 million people are living with chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV). Over decades of infection, chronic HCV infection results in progressive damage to the liver and an increased risk for end stage liver disease and liver cancer, making the virus the leading cause of liver-related deaths in the United States today.

9 Jun 2017

Novartis announces data revealing efficacy of new monoclonal antibody therapy in preventing migraine

Novartis today announced that it will present 19 scientific abstracts at the 59th Annual Scientific Meeting of the American Headache Society.

8 Jun 2017

Women with diabetes who use low-dose aspirin have reduced breast cancer risk

A new study of nearly 149,000 women with diabetes over 14 years showed an overall 18% reduced breast cancer risk for women who used low-dose aspirin compared to those who did not.

8 Jun 2017

Former pharma reps’ new mission: To school docs on high drug costs

As a drug salesman, Mike Courtney worked hard to make health care expensive. He wined and dined doctors, golfed with them and bought lunch for their entire staffs — all to promote pills often costing thousands of dollars a year.

8 Jun 2017

Women pay 40% more than men for common hair loss medication, study finds

Women pay an average of 40 percent more than men for minoxidil foams – a hair loss remedy most commonly known as Rogaine – according to a new analysis from researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.

8 Jun 2017

New prediction tools could identify patients at risk of inappropriate prescription opioid use

New prediction tools to help health-care providers identify patients at risk of inappropriate prescription opioid use, while allowing safe administration of legitimate pain management to those not at high-risk, are being developed by University of Arizona College of Pharmacy researcher Jenny Lo-Ciganic, PhD.

8 Jun 2017

Prebiotics may be new weapon in the fight against childhood obesity

There may soon be a new tool in the fight against childhood obesity. Prebiotics reduce body fat in children who are overweight or obese by altering their gut microbiota, according to new research published in Gastroenterology, the official journal of the American Gastroenterological Association.

7 Jun 2017

Daylight on diabetes drugs: Nevada bill would track insulin makers’ profits

Patients notched a rare win over the pharmaceutical industry Monday when the Nevada Legislature revived a bill requiring insulin makers to disclose the profits they make on the life-sustaining drug. In a handful of other states, bills addressing drug prices have stalled.

7 Jun 2017

New review explores effect of HPV vaccination on cervical cancer screening

A new review looks at cervical cancer screening in the era of HPV vaccination. The review notes that trials have demonstrated the efficacy and safety of vaccines against HPV infection, but the complete effect of HPV vaccination as a cancer prevention strategy may not be fully evident for decades, given the slow progression from HPV infection to the development of cervical cancer.

7 Jun 2017

Use of cardiovascular medications linked to fall risk in older adults

A new analysis suggests that among older adults who take cardiovascular medications, those using non-selective beta-blockers may be at an increased of falling compared with those using selective beta-blockers.

7 Jun 2017

Two-pronged algorithm may prove to be accurate tool for predicting response to checkpoint inhibitors

The class of immunotherapies known as checkpoint inhibitors have proven to be a highly effective and advantageous treatment option for many cancer patients, but they don't work well for everyone, and oncologists have no reliable way to determine in advance which patients are likely to respond to these drugs.

7 Jun 2017

Scientists identify microtubule-based therapy to alleviate Gulf War Illness symptoms

At least 100,000 military veterans who served in the 1990-1991 Gulf War were exposed to chemical weapons, released into the air after the United States bombed an ammunition depot in Khamisiyah, Iraq.

7 Jun 2017

Chemotherapy drug effective at preventing breast cancer's return, gives patients a better quality of life

The chemotherapy drug capecitabine gives patients a better quality of life and is as effective at preventing breast cancer from returning as the alternative regimen called CMF, when given following epirubicin.

7 Jun 2017

Customary drug dose for treatment of lung cancer may be higher than needed, study shows

A new study published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute indicates that the customary pembrolizumab dose for treatment of metastatic non-small cell lung cancer may be higher than is needed for effective treatment.

6 Jun 2017

Statin medications can cause necrotizing myopathy in some patients

Statin medications, such as Crestor, Lipitor, and other lipid-lowering medications, have been prescribed increasingly in recent years to reduce cardiovascular disease and mortality in high risk individuals.

6 Jun 2017

Anti-nausea drug may be new treatment for obstructive sleep apnea

An old pharmaceutical product may be a new treatment for obstructive sleep apnea, according to new research presented today by University of Illinois at Chicago and Northwestern University scientists at the SLEEP 2017 annual meeting in Boston.

6 Jun 2017

Obese people twice as likely to develop influenza despite getting flu shots

Although influenza vaccines are currently the best forms of protection to safeguard people against getting the flu, they are not effective in all cases.

6 Jun 2017

Recovery on the reservation: Montana sisters help peers stop using drugs

There’s a narrative about the meth epidemic in Montana that says the state tackled the problem in the 2000s yet it’s back with a vengeance because of super labs and drug cartels in Mexico. Within the Fort Belknap Indian Community, though, it never really went away.

6 Jun 2017

Aspirin may provide little or no benefit for certain patients with narrowed, hardened arteries

For decades, aspirin has been widely used to reduce the risk of cardiovascular problems. Now, a team led by a University of Florida Health researcher has found that aspirin may provide little or no benefit for certain patients who have plaque buildup in their arteries.

6 Jun 2017

Diabetes medication can protect against cardiac stiffening in obese female mice

Overconsumption of a Western diet high in fats and refined sugars has contributed to a global increase in obesity and Type 2 diabetes.

6 Jun 2017

Pharmaceutical News

UNC researchers identify how class of antiviral drugs interacts with HCV

Novartis announces data revealing efficacy of new monoclonal antibody therapy in preventing migraine

Women with diabetes who use low-dose aspirin have reduced breast cancer risk

Former pharma reps’ new mission: To school docs on high drug costs

Women pay 40% more than men for common hair loss medication, study finds

New prediction tools could identify patients at risk of inappropriate prescription opioid use

Prebiotics may be new weapon in the fight against childhood obesity

Daylight on diabetes drugs: Nevada bill would track insulin makers’ profits

New review explores effect of HPV vaccination on cervical cancer screening

Use of cardiovascular medications linked to fall risk in older adults

Two-pronged algorithm may prove to be accurate tool for predicting response to checkpoint inhibitors

Scientists identify microtubule-based therapy to alleviate Gulf War Illness symptoms

Chemotherapy drug effective at preventing breast cancer's return, gives patients a better quality of life

Customary drug dose for treatment of lung cancer may be higher than needed, study shows

Statin medications can cause necrotizing myopathy in some patients

Anti-nausea drug may be new treatment for obstructive sleep apnea

Obese people twice as likely to develop influenza despite getting flu shots

Recovery on the reservation: Montana sisters help peers stop using drugs

Aspirin may provide little or no benefit for certain patients with narrowed, hardened arteries

Diabetes medication can protect against cardiac stiffening in obese female mice

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