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Stimulant medications for ADHD cause sleep problems among children

Stimulant medications for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) cause sleep problems among the children who take them, a new study from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln concludes.

23 Nov 2015

Compared to monotherapy combination of pills for advanced skin cancer extends survival

The combination of cobimetinib and Zelboraf® (vemurafenib) has been shown to extend the lives of previously untreated patients with advanced skin cancer to nearly two years (22.3 months)

23 Nov 2015

ADMT withdraws Premarket Notification 510(k) application for Angiodroid Injector

ADM Tronics Unlimited, Inc. has announced that Angiodroid America, Inc. has withdrawn its Premarket Notification 510(k) application filed with the US Food and Drug Administration for Angiodroid The CO2 Injector for Angiography (the "Angiodroid Injector").

22 Nov 2015

IQWiG examines added benefit of tiotropium and olodaterol combination in adults with COPD

The fixed-dose combination of tiotropium and olodaterol (trade name: Spiolto Respimat) has been approved since July 2015 for maintenance treatment in adults with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The German Institute for Quality and Efficiency in Health Care examined in a dossier assessment whether this drug combination offers an added benefit over the appropriate comparator therapy.

22 Nov 2015

Mason researchers patent new breast cancer treatment

George Mason University researchers have patented a new breast cancer treatment that uses a common malaria drug to stop cancer in its beginning stages.

21 Nov 2015

Ninlaro (ixazomib) approved to treat people with multiple myeloma

Today the U.S. Food and Drug Administration granted approval for Ninlaro (ixazomib) in combination with two other therapies to treat people with multiple myeloma who have received at least one prior therapy.

21 Nov 2015

Health experts urge lawmakers, regulators to close loopholes in Orphan Drug Act

Health experts at Johns Hopkins Medicine are calling on lawmakers and regulators to close loopholes in the Orphan Drug Act they claim give drug companies millions of dollars in unintended and misplaced subsidies and tax breaks and fuel skyrocketing medication costs.

20 Nov 2015

New Series urges renewed focus to combat antimicrobial resistance, highlights lack of access to antimicrobial drugs

The global fight against antimicrobial resistance could be under threat unless the evidence base for policies to control resistance is radically improved, according to a major new Series, published in The Lancet.

20 Nov 2015

12 months of liquid formula HIV drugs protect breastfeeding babies against HIV infection

A study from four countries in Africa, published in The Lancet, shows that providing babies with up to 12 months of liquid formula HIV drugs, while breastfeeding with their HIV-positive mothers, is highly effective at protecting them from infection, including in the 6–12 month period after birth which has not been analysed in previous research.

20 Nov 2015

NICE recommends Xofigo (radium-223 dichloride) for patients with advanced prostate cancer

The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence today issued its Final Appraisal Determination (FAD) recommending Xofigo (radium-223 dichloride) for use on the NHS in England as an option for treating adult men, with hormone-relapsed prostate cancer, symptomatic bone metastases and no known visceral metastases, who have received previous docetaxel therapy.

20 Nov 2015

New type of drug may help bones heal faster, better

Inspired by amphibians like salamanders, researchers from the University of Southampton are developing a new type of drug that may help bones heal faster and better.

20 Nov 2015

New study reveals better treatment options for proliferative diabetic retinopathy

This National Diabetes Month, there is some good news for people with eye complications from diabetes. Earlier this month, a network of researchers supported by the National Eye Institute (NEI) found that the drug Lucentis (ranibizumab) can be highly effective for treating proliferative diabetic retinopathy, an eye disease that can occur as a complication of diabetes.

20 Nov 2015

TSRI researchers awarded $1.6 million grant to advance preclinical studies of potential heroin vaccine

Now researchers at The Scripps Research Institute have been awarded a prestigious Translational Avant-Garde Award, which supports the development of medications for substance abuse disorders, from the National Institutes of Health National Institute on Drug Abuse.

20 Nov 2015

Sickle cell disease treatment may help protect kidney function in patients

A drug used to treat sickle cell disease may provide an added benefit of protecting patients' kidney function, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology.

20 Nov 2015

Researchers devise system to accelerate the process of making life-saving vaccines

Researchers at Brigham Young University have devised a system to speed up the process of making life-saving vaccines for new viruses.

20 Nov 2015

Scientists identify way to sensitize drug-resistant glioblastoma cells to chemotherapy

Scientists from the Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute and clinicians from Carilion Clinic have discovered how to sensitize drug-resistant human glioblastoma cells to chemotherapy.

20 Nov 2015

Medical researchers use social media to study harmful side effects of narcotics medication

Harnessing the power of social media, medical researchers have sifted through more than two billion tweets and online posts to study the harmful side effects of narcotics medication taken for chronic pain.

19 Nov 2015

Use of aconitine may lead to severe poisoning, warns Chinese physicians report

Chinese physicians report on the case of a woman who presented with aconitine-induced cardiovascular symptoms. Their report, published in the Canadian Journal of Cardiology, warns that the use of this natural ingredient may lead to severe poisoning.

19 Nov 2015

Identifying new mechanism for aspirin in cancer prevention

Aspirin has been shown to decrease the risk of colorectal cancer and possibly other cancers. However, the risk of side effects, including in some cases severe gastrointestinal bleeding, makes it necessary to better understand the mechanisms by which aspirin acts at low doses before recommending it more generally as a preventative, says Cornelia Ulrich, PhD, Senior Director of Population Sciences at Huntsman Cancer Institute in Salt Lake City.

19 Nov 2015

Sildenafil drug improves insulin sensitivity in people at risk for diabetes

The drug sildenafil, sold as Viagra and other brand names, improves insulin sensitivity in people at risk for diabetes, researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center reported today.

19 Nov 2015

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Stimulant medications for ADHD cause sleep problems among children

Compared to monotherapy combination of pills for advanced skin cancer extends survival

ADMT withdraws Premarket Notification 510(k) application for Angiodroid Injector

IQWiG examines added benefit of tiotropium and olodaterol combination in adults with COPD

Mason researchers patent new breast cancer treatment

Ninlaro (ixazomib) approved to treat people with multiple myeloma

Health experts urge lawmakers, regulators to close loopholes in Orphan Drug Act

New Series urges renewed focus to combat antimicrobial resistance, highlights lack of access to antimicrobial drugs

12 months of liquid formula HIV drugs protect breastfeeding babies against HIV infection

NICE recommends Xofigo (radium-223 dichloride) for patients with advanced prostate cancer

New type of drug may help bones heal faster, better

New study reveals better treatment options for proliferative diabetic retinopathy

TSRI researchers awarded $1.6 million grant to advance preclinical studies of potential heroin vaccine

Sickle cell disease treatment may help protect kidney function in patients

Researchers devise system to accelerate the process of making life-saving vaccines

Scientists identify way to sensitize drug-resistant glioblastoma cells to chemotherapy

Medical researchers use social media to study harmful side effects of narcotics medication

Use of aconitine may lead to severe poisoning, warns Chinese physicians report

Identifying new mechanism for aspirin in cancer prevention

Sildenafil drug improves insulin sensitivity in people at risk for diabetes

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