Nausea in Biological News

Treatment for extreme nausea, vomiting during pregnancy

... available in French . Montreal, May 6, 2009 nausea and vomiting are telltale indicators of ... to treat hyperemisis gravidarum (HG), or severe nausea and vomiting of pregnancy, due to a FDA and ... metoclopramide worked faster to quell symptoms of nausea and vomiting than droperidol. Importantly, they ...

Extreme nausea and vomiting varies among pregnant women from different countries

... in India and Sri Lanka are three times more likely to suffer from extreme nausea and vomiting in pregnancy (hyperemesis gravidarum) than ethnic Norwegians. ... reported that 90 percent of pregnant women experience some degree of nausea and vomiting, whereas 0.5 to 2 percent have hyperemesis gravidarum. Due to ...

The endocannabinoids: Functional roles and therapeutic opportunities

... since appeared on THC. Today it is even used as a therapeutic drug against nausea and for enhancing appetite, and, surprisingly, has not become an illicit ... the development of novel types of drugs, such as THC for the treatment of nausea and for enhancing appetite in cachectic patients. The ...

Pediatric carbon monoxide poisoning linked to video games after Hurricane Ike

... oxygen supply. When kept inside the home generators give off carbon monoxide and people can begin breathing it in causing symptoms such as headaches, nausea and flu-like effects. If exposed for a longer length of time, death can occur. Carbon monoxide poisoning is the most common cause of poisoning death ...

Penn researchers demonstrate a new model for drug discovery with a fluorescent anesthetic

... team, anesthetics can bring on potentially harmful, even deadly, side effects for patients including rapid drops in blood pressure and heart rate, nausea and potentially irreversible cognitive problems, especially in older patients. ...

1 drug may help people both lay down the drink and put out the cigarette

... in the doses studied. When combined with low doses of alcohol, varenicline did not change blood pressure or heart rate, nor did it seem to induce nausea or dizziness. "We anticipate that the results of this preliminary study will trigger clinical trials of varenicline as a primary treatment for ...

Experimental chemotherapy regimen shows promise in treating advanced lung cancer

... cancers. Another part of S-1 keeps 5-FU production at a steady level and a third part is designed to counteract 5-FU's toxic effects, such as nausea and vomiting. Irinotecan, an intravenous drug originally developed and tested in Japan and approved for use in the U.S. in 1994, is most often ...

If your first cigarette gave you a buzz and you now smoke, a gene may be to blame

... ANN ARBOR, Mich. Anyone who has ever tried smoking probably remembers that first cigarette vividly. For some, it brought a wave of nausea or a nasty coughing fit. For others, those first puffs also came with a rush of pleasure or "buzz." Now, a new study links those first experiences ...

The surprising story of Charles Darwin and his homeopathic doctor

... took the prescription of homeopathic medicines his doctor gave him, and within a month, his health was considerably better. Darwin didnt have nausea for a month, gained some weight, took a seven mile walk (which he was previously unable to do), and then wrote to a friend, I am turning into a mere ...

Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation awards prestigious fellowships to 17 top young investigators

... in the regulation of appetite and analgesia. Through manipulation of this pathway, it may be possible to relieve pain, promote hunger and inhibit nausea associated with radio- and chemotherapy used during cancer treatment. Brian J. Yeh, PhD , with his sponsor Eric L. Weiss, PhD, at Northwestern ...

To keep mouths safe, don't just wear a mouthguard; keep it clean

... that can alert athletes that he or she may be suffering from a contaminated mouthguard. Those include difficulty breathing, wheezing, diarrhea and nausea to the point of vomiting, says Dr. Glass. As a high school football coach for 25 years, Dr. Burton witnessed many poor habits athletes practiced ...

American Chemical Society's Weekly PressPac -- Sept. 26, 2007

... EASTERN TIME, Oct. 1, 2007 New tactics for trouncing those terrible migraine headaches Chemical & Engineering News Relief from the pain, nausea and other awful symptoms of migraine could become just a sniff away, as researchers develop new drugs including an inhalable medication for a ...

NIH awards UC $9 million grant to improve patient point-of-care technologies

... a patient with a persistent headache, lasting 18 to 20 hours. The patient has tried over-the-counter medications to no avail and is now experiencing nausea and visual impairment. Is it sinusitis" Migraine" Or perhaps a hemorrhagic stroke" Current technology takes hours to indicate the source of the ...

A new target for painkillers

... opiods such as oxycodone sometimes are used, but can cause constipation, nausea and a spaced-out feeling. Anticonvulsant drugs for epilepsy sometime ... and muscle relaxants have been used, but they can cause weight gain, nausea and sexual dysfunction. Topical treatments include capsicum cream ...

Worms know bad food when they smell it

... of food that has made them sick in the past is enough to trigger a wave of nausea ?and to prevent them from eating that food again. It's a response that's ... is produced by cells in the intestine, where its release can generate nausea such as that associated with chemotherapy. Patients' receiving ...

ASU research shows connection between testosterone, dietary antioxidants and bird coloration

... animal behavior often study what keeps sexual signals like bright colors or elaborate songs ‘honest,’ or why all individuals cannot produce them ad nausea and try to get mates,” said McGraw. “The reason typically is that long tails and fancy dances incur costs. Testosterone, for example, has been ...

Chemo combination improves survival in asbestos-related cancer

... patients receiving pemetrexed had serious symptoms of toxicity, including drug-related death. Other side effects included blood cell abnormalities, nausea and diarrhea, which decreased in both incidence and severity after the vitamins were added to the treatment. People who work trades such as ...

Researchers find hepatitis A and hepatitis C attack same protein to block immune defenses

... food or water, for example), but hepatitis C is generally transmitted only by direct contact with infected blood. Hepatitis A produces fever, nausea and abdominal pain that can last for weeks, but rarely lead to death; hepatitis C, by contrast, often spends decades quietly damaging the liver, ...

ASU researchers test antibacterial effects of healing clays

... in animals and people, since the time of the aborigines. "In the South Appalachian Mountains, poor women would eat the local clay to help soothe nausea and stomach ailments, particularly during pregnancy. The clay was rich in kaolinite. (Kaolinite is the major ingredient in the over the counter ...

Underweight women at greater risk of miscarriage

... found confirmation for the widely-held belief that morning sickness is an indicator that the pregnancy is progressing well. Women who suffered from nausea and sickness in the first twelve weeks of pregnancy were almost 70% less likely to miscarry, and the more severe the sickness, the better the odds of ...

Smooth sailing: 'cruise ship virus' tackled by UH, Baylor College of Medicine

... You're on vacation, having fun sailing the seven seas, when your stomach starts rolling worse than the waves. Before you know it, nausea and vomiting have replaced shuffle board and sun-bathing. Unfortunately, it's a scenario that's becoming increasingly common on cruise ships. ...

Novel therapy combinations gain ground in treating hepatitis

... with adducts reported some APAP use in the days prior to the study, but none reported doses exceeding four grams per day. Flu-like symptoms, nausea and vomiting are common in patients with early viral hepatitis and APAP is commonly used in this setting. "This study suggests that ...

Device effective in zapping the pain out of migraines

... and experiencing loss of vision, weakness, tingling or confusion. What typically follows these initial symptoms is intense throbbing head pain, nausea and vomiting. Yousef Mohammad, a neurologist at OSU Medical Center who presented the results, says that the patients in this study reported a ...

New device could cut chemotherapy deaths

... can be very unpleasant and sometimes fatal," said Dr Perera. "The new fibres and beads could cut out some side-effects entirely, including nausea and vomiting, and could reduce the number of people who die each year. "Although the first study will be on patients with ovarian cancer, soon we ...

H5N1 avian flu virus vaccine induces immune responses in healthy adults

... dose of vaccine did not cause more local or systemic symptoms than the first Systemic complaints of fever, malaise, muscle aches, headaches and nausea occurred with the same frequency in all dosage groups as in the placebo group Lab tests did not reveal any clinically significant abnormalities ...

Human trial proves ricin vaccine safe, induces neutralizing antibodies; further tests planned

... and gut by a very different formulation and vaccination schedule. Depending on how the ricin is administered as a poison, victims develop fever, nausea and abdominal pain or lung damage before dying within a few days of exposure. There is no antidote after the first few hours of exposure and, because ...

Harnessing genomic research

... by KuDOS. The drug involved has the potential to kill tumour cells without affecting normal cells, so avoiding the side effects of hair-loss and nausea that often result from existing therapies. The genes and biological pathway under investigation are involved in hereditary breast and ovarian cancers ...

Federal grant funds research on novel HIV therapy

... a phase 1 (safety) trial of the NK-1R antagonist aprepitant (trade name Emend) in adults with HIV infection. Aprepitant is currently used to control nausea caused by chemotherapy; this project will determine whether the antagonist may also attack HIV infection in patients. The grant also includes a ...

Lactose intolerance linked to ancestral environment

... individual," Sherman said. "Spices contain antimicrobial compounds, and they may be used to destroy food-borne pathogens, especially in hot climates. nausea and vomiting early in pregnancy also may protect women and their embryos from food-borne pathogens and other toxins." A Darwinian medicinal view ...

Hepatitis C responds best to combo of ribavirin and interferon, study concludes

... patients included a reduced number of white blood cells; skin disorders such as dry skin and rash; stomach complaints such as lack of appetite, nausea and indigestion; infections; insomnia; difficulty breathing, cough and fatigue. "The beneficial effect of adding ribavirin to interferon is not ...

New Treatment Rivals Chemotherapy For Lymphoma, Study Finds

... considered complete. The most common side effect is a temporary lowering of blood counts several weeks after the treatment. There is no hair loss and nausea is rare. Results from this study are even more promising than results using Bexxar after other therapies have failed. In those studies, 70 percent ...

Potential Cure for Lymphoma in HIV patients

... and improve immunodeficiency, however, only nine patients were able to tolerate this treatment for the entire study due to side effects such as nausea and inflammation of the mouth lining. The majority of patients, though, did resume the HAART therapy soon after discharge from the hospital. Although ...