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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

Opioid use gradually increases few years after bariatric surgery, study shows

While the proportion of adults with severe obesity using prescription opioids initially declines in the months after bariatric surgery, it increases within a matter of years, eventually surpassing pre-surgery rates of patients using the potentially addictive pain medications, according to new research from a National Institutes of Health -funded multicenter study led by the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health.

6 Jun 2017

Study: 1 in 6 patients on new blood-thinning medications may not be receiving recommended dose

Almost 1 in 6 of the millions of Americans on the new blood-thinning medications for atrial fibrillation, a common heart condition characterized by an irregular and often rapid heart rate, may not be receiving the recommended dose, new Mayo Clinic research finds.

5 Jun 2017

Novartis, Bristol-Myers Squibb collaborate to examine combination therapies for metastatic colorectal cancer

Novartis today announced it has entered into a clinical research collaboration in which Bristol-Myers Squibb will investigate the safety, tolerability, and efficacy of Mekinist (trametinib) in combination with Opdivo (nivolumab) and Opdivo + Yervoy (ipilimumab) regimen as a potential treatment option for metastatic colorectal cancer in patients with microsatellite stable tumors where the tumors are proficient in mismatch repair (MSS mCRC pMMR).

5 Jun 2017

Study finds increasing susceptibility of Staphylococcus aureus in U.S. hospital patients

Findings from a study that looked at susceptibility trends of Staphylococcus aureus in U.S. hospital patients showed that key antibiotics used to treat the bacteria became more active over the course of the study, a rare occurrence.

5 Jun 2017

Improved communication could help reduce unnecessary use of antibiotics for childhood illnesses

To help reduce unnecessary use of antibiotics for common childhood illnesses, parents would benefit from fuller communication from their health care providers, suggests new research published in the National Communication Association's Journal of Applied Communication Research.

5 Jun 2017

Positive results for AstraZeneca’s PARP inhibitor Lynparza in advanced breast cancer

A new study has shown that AstraZeneca's Lynparza (olaparib) can significantly slow the progress of breast cancer that is caused partially due to mutations of the culprit gene called BRCA. BRCA gene mutations are responsible for around 3% of all breast cancers. These cases of the disease that have a basis in the gene are notoriously difficult to treat and women who are tested positive for this gene may even opt for removal of their breasts before even the cancer strikes. Noted actress Angelina Jolie went for a similar prophylactic mastectomy.

5 Jun 2017

$Study finds higher risk of fractures among older, long-term bisphosphonate users$

Study finds higher risk of fractures among older, long-term bisphosphonate users

Osteoporosis is a disease that causes thinning of the bones, loss of bone density, and increasingly fragile bones. This puts people at higher risk for bone fractures. Risk for the disease increases as we age. In fact, 50% of women over the age of 50 will experience a bone facture due to osteoporosis.

2 Jun 2017

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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

Opioid use gradually increases few years after bariatric surgery, study shows

Study: 1 in 6 patients on new blood-thinning medications may not be receiving recommended dose

Novartis, Bristol-Myers Squibb collaborate to examine combination therapies for metastatic colorectal cancer

Study finds increasing susceptibility of Staphylococcus aureus in U.S. hospital patients

Improved communication could help reduce unnecessary use of antibiotics for childhood illnesses

Positive results for AstraZeneca’s PARP inhibitor Lynparza in advanced breast cancer

Study finds higher risk of fractures among older, long-term bisphosphonate users

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