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Researchers create "designer" tracer for earlier diagnosis and better treatments of Alzheimer's

One of the biggest challenges with Alzheimer's disease (AD) is that by the time physicians can detect behavioral changes, the disease has already begun its irreversibly destructive course.

26 Apr 2013

Antihistamine drugs work by preventing histamine from attaching to H1 receptors

Itchy eyes, scratchy throat, running nose--it's allergy season! What triggers these allergic reactions, and how do allergy medications work?

26 Apr 2013

Calcipotriol drug offers a potential treatment option for fibrotic diseases

Liver fibrosis results from an excessive accumulation of tough, fibrous scar tissue and occurs in most types of chronic liver diseases. In industrialized countries, the main causes of liver injury leading to fibrosis include chronic hepatitis virus infection, excess alcohol consumption and, increasingly, nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH).

26 Apr 2013

Increasing unsustainable prices for leukemia drugs represent larger issue across all cancers

The increasing cost of treatments for chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) in the United States has reached unsustainably high levels and may be leaving many patients under- or untreated because they cannot afford care, according to a Blood Forum article supported by nearly 120 CML experts from more than 15 countries on five continents and published online today in Blood, the Journal of the American Society of Hematology (ASH).

26 Apr 2013

Stem cell transplant regimen to treat neuroblastoma in children appears to be more toxic in US

The stem cell transplant regimen that was commonly used in the United States to treat advanced neuroblastoma in children appears to be more toxic than the equally effective regimen employed in Europe and Egypt, according to a new study to be presented at the 26th annual meeting of the American Society of Pediatric Hematology Oncology in Miami April 24-27.

25 Apr 2013

Maryland professor to receive Pharmacy Educator Award for outstanding achievements in pharmacy education

The American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP) will honor Mary Lynn McPherson, PharmD, BCPS, CPE, professor and vice chair for academic affairs in the Department of Pharmacy Practice and Science at the University of Maryland School of Pharmacy, for her excellence as a teacher, her outstanding achievements as a researcher and scholar, and her overall impact on pharmacy education and the profession.

25 Apr 2013

Research shows coffee may decrease risk of cancer recurring in breast cancer patients

Drinking coffee could decrease the risk of breast cancer recurring in patients taking the widely used drug Tamoxifen, a study at Lund University in Sweden has found. Patients who took the pill, along with two or more cups of coffee daily, reported less than half the rate of cancer recurrence, compared with their non-coffee drinking, Tamoxifen-taking counterparts.

25 Apr 2013

Study: Regional anesthesia associated with with fewer postoperative complications in orthopedic surgery patients

A study published in the May issue of Anesthesiology discovered that spinal or epidural anesthesia, types of regional anesthesia that numb patients from the abdomen to the toes, were associated with fewer postoperative complications and death than general anesthesia in patients undergoing primary hip or knee replacement.

25 Apr 2013

New antimicrobial agents do not rely on traditional antibiotics

In an advance toward coping with bacteria that shrug off existing antibiotics and sterilization methods, scientists are reporting development of a new family of selective antimicrobial agents that do not rely on traditional antibiotics.

25 Apr 2013

Cardiac risk patients treated with beta-blockers have lower rates of mortality

Patients at elevated cardiac risk who were treated with beta-blockers on the day of or following noncardiac, nonvascular surgery had significantly lower rates of 30-day mortality and cardiac illness, according to a study in the April 24 issue of JAMA.

25 Apr 2013

ORAEs increase costs of care, hospital stays and risks of readmission and mortality, research finds

Pacira Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today announced the publication of findings from a retrospective analysis of more than 37,000 patients who underwent common inpatient surgeries at a large, 26-hospital healthcare system and received opioids for postsurgical pain management.

25 Apr 2013

Study: Melatonin delays symptom onset, reduces mortality in mouse model of ALS

Melatonin injections delayed symptom onset and reduced mortality in a mouse model of the neurodegenerative condition amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or Lou Gehrig's disease, according to a new study by researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine.

25 Apr 2013

Donations made, agreements signed to fight polio in advance of Global Vaccine Summit

Hundreds of international health experts and leaders from the public and private sectors are gathered in Abu Dhabi Wednesday for the beginning of the first Global Vaccine Summit, which "is expected to place special emphasis on polio eradication," Gulf News reports (Zaman, 4/23).

25 Apr 2013

MCCIR scientists use video imaging to investigate effectiveness of rituximab in killing cancerous B cells

Scientists from the Manchester Collaborative Centre for Inflammation Research have discovered why a particular cancer drug is so effective at killing cells.

From The University of Manchester 25 Apr 2013

U.S. files suit against Novartis in alleged kickback scheme

The suit accuses the drugmaker of giving pharmacies discounts and rebates to promote the use of the drug Myfortic.

25 Apr 2013

Omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids associated with lower risk of heart failure mortality in adults

Omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids, namely DHA and EPA found in fatty fish, are associated with lower risk of heart failure mortality in adults with chronic heart failure or who have experienced a heart attack.

25 Apr 2013

FDA announces public-private partnership to identify counterfeit anti-malarial medicines with CD-3

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today announced a public-private partnership to help identify counterfeit or substandard anti-malarial medicines, including falsified products, with the deployment of the FDA-developed Counterfeit Detection Device, called CD-3.

25 Apr 2013

WHO highlights threat of antimalarial drug resistance in Greater Mekong subregion

On World Malaria Day, 25 April, WHO recognizes significant accomplishments in preventing and controlling malaria, including in high-burden countries in sub-Saharan Africa, but highlights the threat of antimalarial drug resistance in south-east Asia's Greater Mekong subregion, where an emergency response is now being launched.

25 Apr 2013

Janssen submits Marketing Authorization Application to EMA for simeprevir approval

Medivir AB today announces that Janssen-Cilag International NV today has submitted a Marketing Authorization Application to the European Medicines Agency seeking approval for simeprevir (TMC435).

25 Apr 2013

FDA designates Merck's lambrolizumab as Breakthrough Therapy for advanced melanoma

Merck (NYSE: MRK), known as MSD outside the United States and Canada, announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has designated lambrolizumab (MK-3475) as a Breakthrough Therapy for the treatment of patients with advanced melanoma.

25 Apr 2013

Pharmaceutical News

Researchers create "designer" tracer for earlier diagnosis and better treatments of Alzheimer's

Antihistamine drugs work by preventing histamine from attaching to H1 receptors

Calcipotriol drug offers a potential treatment option for fibrotic diseases

Increasing unsustainable prices for leukemia drugs represent larger issue across all cancers

Stem cell transplant regimen to treat neuroblastoma in children appears to be more toxic in US

Maryland professor to receive Pharmacy Educator Award for outstanding achievements in pharmacy education

Research shows coffee may decrease risk of cancer recurring in breast cancer patients

Study: Regional anesthesia associated with with fewer postoperative complications in orthopedic surgery patients

New antimicrobial agents do not rely on traditional antibiotics

Cardiac risk patients treated with beta-blockers have lower rates of mortality

ORAEs increase costs of care, hospital stays and risks of readmission and mortality, research finds

Study: Melatonin delays symptom onset, reduces mortality in mouse model of ALS

Donations made, agreements signed to fight polio in advance of Global Vaccine Summit

MCCIR scientists use video imaging to investigate effectiveness of rituximab in killing cancerous B cells

U.S. files suit against Novartis in alleged kickback scheme

Omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids associated with lower risk of heart failure mortality in adults

FDA announces public-private partnership to identify counterfeit anti-malarial medicines with CD-3

WHO highlights threat of antimalarial drug resistance in Greater Mekong subregion

Janssen submits Marketing Authorization Application to EMA for simeprevir approval

FDA designates Merck's lambrolizumab as Breakthrough Therapy for advanced melanoma

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