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GlaxoSmithKline - Changes Lamictal(R) Label Appearance and Packaging

...epileptic drug, is one of the several prescription drugs that has encountered the problem of dispensing err... writing of the prescription and confusion between drugs with similar names.// It is important for patients with epilepsy not to have an interruption in tre...

Virus killer

...n on the viral genome could also be used to create drugs for the disease....

Detecting anomalies in heart rythm

... to decide whether patients require treatment with drugs to combat arrhythmia or may be implant a defibrillator, a device similar to a pacemaker, which operates only when the heartbeat starts to get out of step. Mathematicians at the new Fraunhofer Institute ITWM together with a private service company, ...

Iron supplementation for a common side effect

Hypertensive drugs in general have a common side effect- cough. Iron supplementation cures the annoying cough that often plagues people on a widely-used blood pressure medication. The angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors are often used to treat high blood p...

Bayer Voluntarily Withdraws BAYCOL - A Drug Associated With 50 Deaths

... approved by the FDA, belongs to a statin group of drugs that lowers cholesterol by blocking enzymes that are essential in the synthesis of cholesterol in the body. Bayer Pharmaceuticals has voluntarily recalled its cholesterol drug Baycol( cerivastatin ) because // it has been linked to approximately 50 ...

Strong pain killers likely to cause miscarriage

...n of taking strong non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs like indomethacin (ibuprofen). Researchers used p... no drugs. The study found that while taking such drugs did not cause more birth defects, low birth weight or preterm births, it did cause a higher rate of ...

Doctor samples come under the ambit of advertisement

... that the object of distribution of samples of the drugs to the doctors is to make them aware that such drugs are available in the market in relation to the cure of a particular affliction and therefore to pers...

Iron supplements proves helpful in dry cough .

The ACE inhibitor is one of the most widely used drugs in cardiovascular medicine.It improves the survival rates and reducing complications in patients with cardiovascular conditions such as hypertension and heart failure.But however this drug produces dry cough as its most frequent side effect.// In mo...

Increased Heart Attack Risk From Celebrex,Vioxx

...COX-2 inhibitor is Rofecoxib, sold as Vioxx. The drugs are popular because they provide the same pain- ki...cyclooxygenase enzymes, COX-1 and COX-2. These new drugs specifically inhibit only the COX-2 (which is involved in pain and inflammation) while not affecting...

Herbs for Rememberance

... serotonin can also be affected. Smoking and other drugs can speed up the onset of memory loss, as can prolonged anxiety, grief and negative emotions. Recently some herbal formulations also claim to improve memory.Smriti Rasayans (memory rejuvenators), as they are called, include indigenous Indian herbs...

Ecstasy shrinks brain!!-researchers unveil the secrets of MDMA.

...and with the increased incidence of consumption of drugs in teens.Researchers at a conference sponsored by the National Institute on Drug Abuse said that the drug known as ecstasy has a negative impact on blood flow to parts of the brain and that the effect can persist for weeks. ECSTASY is the name in vo...

Right drugs drastically cut stroke risk

...found to have been cut to half by a combination of drugs that keeps blood pressure in check. The study invo...quarter among patients given the drugs. // The drugs are inexpensive and easily available. Use of the drugs cut both strokes and heart attacks and conseq...

A new drug for cancer

...er by starving it of blood. Then, hopefully, other drugs will finish it off. DMXAA should enter full clinical trials towards the end of next year....

Memory problem? solve a crossword

...DHEA, testosterone and human growth hormone. These drugs and supplements may have long-term adverse effects.// Other strategies to keep the mind functioning, say experts, include lifelong learning and memory training, physical activity, meaningful work and social activities. Seeking help for sleep disord...

Antidepressant helps obesity

..., and there has seen to be a need, now, to develop drugs which can handle obesity.// Researchers at Harvard University in the USA have discovered that the drug bupropion, which is used for depression and smoking cessation, is helpful in helping women sustain weight loss. They gave 50 non-depressed overwe...

Osteoporosis Drugs: right time to take-off

... as ‘‘anti-resorption drugs’’. The second group of drugs promotes bone formation and is referred to as ‘‘bone forming drugs’’. // No single class of drugs is perceived to manage osteoporosis on a standalone basis. Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) and bis...

Wonder drug - could end in disaster

Prozac and drugs like it could be making healthy people with no his...ent years. Prozac and Lustral belong to a group of drugs known as SSRIs (selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors). This class of drugs of which Prozac is the...

Drugs disrupt formation of blood vessels

...f the blood vessels that feed them nutrients. Four drugs that disrupt angiogenesis - blood vessel formation...San Francisco, USA, said: " We've shown that these drugs have beneficial effects when used to treat mice developing organ-specific cancer ". The work on mice...

Sleeping sickness - a silent killer

...campaign has received a boost, in the form of free drugs donated by the pharmaceutical giant Aventis. But scientists say free drugs are not enough. According to WHO estimates, some half a million people in Africa are currently inf...

Treatment for Meniere's disease

According to Italian scientists, Both drugs and surgery may be effective in treating Meniere's disease.Meniere's disease is a condition of the middle ear, affecting the hearing apparatus. A build up of pressure causes vertigo and nausea which can be very disabling. Generally Meniere's disease ...

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