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New technique combines electricity and chemistry to scale up drug manufacturing

Give your medicine a jolt. By using - electrochemistry - a technique that combines electricity and chemistry, future pharmaceuticals - including many of the top prescribed medications in the United States - soon may be easily scaled up to be manufactured in a more sustainable way.

10 Aug 2017

Pharmaceutical companies may have strong hold on how doctors prescribe opioids, study suggests

One in twelve physicians - and nearly one in five family medicine physicians - accepted payments from pharmaceutical companies related to opioids, according to a new study out of Boston Medical Center's Grayken Center for Addiction Medicine.

10 Aug 2017

Hospitals slashed use of two heart drugs after huge price hikes

Even before media reports and a congressional hearing vilified Valeant Pharmaceuticals International for raising prices on a pair of lifesaving heart drugs, Dr. Umesh Khot knew something was very wrong.

9 Aug 2017

Researchers explore use of potentially inappropriate medications among frail nursing home residents

Medical experts know that older adults who have dementia or other mental health concerns that impact thinking or decision making should avoid certain "potentially inappropriate medications" (PIMs).

9 Aug 2017

Postoperative patients use fewer opioid medications than prescribed after hernia surgery

A study by investigators from Massachusetts General Hospital and Newton-Wellesley Hospital found that patients prescribed opioid medications after inguinal (groin) hernia surgery used significantly fewer tablets than prescribed, even though they had received fewer than typically administered for such surgery.

9 Aug 2017

Cholera vaccines provide substantial protection for adults but less effective for children, review shows

A new review of the research literature led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health shows that cholera vaccines provide substantial protection for adults but provide significantly less protection for children under age 5, a population particularly at risk for dying from this diarrheal disease.

9 Aug 2017

Finger prick test offers opportunity to simplify therapeutic drug monitoring of biologics

A new study shows that patients with rheumatoid arthritis and other autoimmune conditions who take the drug adalimumab can monitor drug levels in their bodies with a finger prick rather than undergoing a full blood draw.

9 Aug 2017

Antidepressant use linked to higher risk of head injuries among persons with Alzheimer's disease

Antidepressant use is associated with an increased risk of head injuries and traumatic brain injuries among persons with Alzheimer's disease, according to a new study from the University of Eastern Finland.

9 Aug 2017

Study: Less than half of stroke patients received prescription for cholesterol-lowering drug

Less than half of stroke patients discharged from the hospital received a prescription for cholesterol-lowering medication called statins, and the likelihood of a prescription varied by patients’ geographic location, sex, age and race, according to new research from the University of Alabama at Birmingham REasons for Geographic and Racial Differences in Stroke Study.

9 Aug 2017

Researchers develop new ultrafast antibiotic resistance test

Researchers at Uppsala University have developed a new method for very rapidly determining whether infection-causing bacteria are resistant or susceptible to antibiotics.

8 Aug 2017

Potential drug offers hope for therapy-resistant breast cancer patients

UT Southwestern Simmons Cancer Center researchers have shown that a first-in-class molecule can prevent breast cancer growth when traditional therapies stop working.

8 Aug 2017

Psychedelic drugs could help mental health patients recover from their symptoms

The altered state of consciousness and temporary lack of ego that results from using psychedelic drugs could help some mental health patients recover from their symptoms, according to academics at the University of Adelaide.

8 Aug 2017

Researchers receive $3.8 million NIH grant to study medical marijuana's impact on opioid use for pain

The National Institutes of Health has awarded researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Montefiore Health System a five-year, $3.8 million grant for the first long-term study to test whether medical marijuana reduces opioid use among adults with chronic pain, including those with HIV.

8 Aug 2017

Discovery of new biological pathway involved in pain processing offers hope for new treatments

The discovery of a new biological pathway involved in pain processing offers hope of using existing cancer drugs to replace the use of opioids in chronic pain treatment, according to scientists at McGill University.

8 Aug 2017

Promising brain cancer vaccine developed at Roswell Park receives orphan drug status from FDA

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has awarded orphan drug status to a promising immunotherapy vaccine developed at Roswell Park Cancer Institute.

8 Aug 2017

Researchers find clues to how chemotherapy drug fuels cancer spread from the breast to lungs

The very same treatment that thwarts breast cancer has a dark side – it can fuel the spread of the disease to the lungs.

8 Aug 2017

Shortage of Hepatitis B vaccine - prioritization of vaccinations announced in UK

According to a recent announcement made by Public Health England, there is a global shortage of vaccines used against hepatitis B infection. This announcement is followed up by a “prioritisation guidance” which means that persons who are at greatest risk of getting hepatitis B are to be vaccinated on priority if they have not received the vaccine before.

7 Aug 2017

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New technique combines electricity and chemistry to scale up drug manufacturing

Pharmaceutical companies may have strong hold on how doctors prescribe opioids, study suggests

Hospitals slashed use of two heart drugs after huge price hikes

Researchers explore use of potentially inappropriate medications among frail nursing home residents

Postoperative patients use fewer opioid medications than prescribed after hernia surgery

Cholera vaccines provide substantial protection for adults but less effective for children, review shows

Finger prick test offers opportunity to simplify therapeutic drug monitoring of biologics

Antidepressant use linked to higher risk of head injuries among persons with Alzheimer's disease

Study: Less than half of stroke patients received prescription for cholesterol-lowering drug

Researchers develop new ultrafast antibiotic resistance test

Potential drug offers hope for therapy-resistant breast cancer patients

Psychedelic drugs could help mental health patients recover from their symptoms

Researchers receive $3.8 million NIH grant to study medical marijuana's impact on opioid use for pain

Discovery of new biological pathway involved in pain processing offers hope for new treatments

Promising brain cancer vaccine developed at Roswell Park receives orphan drug status from FDA

Researchers find clues to how chemotherapy drug fuels cancer spread from the breast to lungs

Shortage of Hepatitis B vaccine - prioritization of vaccinations announced in UK

Specific drug regimen taken prior to surgery reduces risk of cancer recurrence, study finds

Study: New Medicine Service could save NHS England £517.6m

New way of screening compounds may help speed up drug development

Unveiling Hidden Potential: Organoids for Disease Modeling in Neuroscience Research

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