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Anti-Cancer Drug Restores Normal Cell Growth

...otherapy. Depsipeptide is a member of a class of drugs known as histone deacetylase inhibitors. Fojo and colleagues believe these drugs may help restore normal growth to cancer cells, which typically arise from normal cells in which gro...

Cipro Has Cheaper Cousins to Treat Anthrax

...hey're ready to ramp up production of anti-anthrax drugs if needed....

Over-The-Counter Drugs May Prevent Alzheimer's

...ddition to their anti-inflammatory properties, the drugs seem to selectively reduce levels of a harmful pro...hat three types of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) markedly reduce production of a protein linked to the amyloid-beta plaque characteristic of...

Hydroxyurea derivatives kill colon cancer cells

A new class of drugs based on a widely used anticancer drug, hydroxyure...g for the treatment of these tumors. // Previous drugs derived from hydroxyurea were extremely active in blocking the same cell targets as hydroxyurea, but...

Woman gets cancer from transplanted kidney

...ne system as well as the effects of anti-rejection drugs are thought to account for some of this increased cancer risk....

More about HIV

...protease inhibitors, but it's typical for powerful drugs to have even greater side effects. And with great...ntly, there are two problems with the new class of drugs used to treat HIV. Firstly, many patients suffer worse physical side effects that they did with AZT,...

Aspirin and Warfarin Are Equally Effective for Stroke Prevention

... This study challenges both views, showing the two drugs are equals in both respects. Both drugs slow clotting of the blood, and blood clots are involved in the final stages of the most common type...

Gene Treatment for Heart Disease

...t options for people with heart disease range from drugs to surgical procedures that open blocked arteries and improve blood flow to the heart. But the success of these treatments has created another problem. This latest treatment option is still in early testing, but relies on the use of genes to prod...

New Way To Treat Lupus

...fic in their targeting of immune function. And the drugs carry side effects such as nausea, hair loss and an increased risk of infection and cancer. Suppressing only interferon-alpha could potentially provide a more targeted treatment. The findings suggest that a drug that would act against immune system p...

Bupropion relieves nerve pain

...ed with tricyclic antidepressants(TCAs) But these drugs have side effects and don't always relieve the burning, stabbing and shooting sensations associated with nerve pain. Now researchers at the University of Texas have revealed that bupropion SR (sustained release) is effective against nerve pain in a...

Steps To Improve Quality Of Plant-Based Drugs

...r. // As a first step, licensed manufacturers of drugs making use of plant-based material will be asked to submit a list of materials used to the state drugs licensing authorities. This will ensure right quantity of material used as well as help build a data...

Mouthwash as a weapon

...sistance of the parasite to existing anti-malarial drugs is causing concern to health officials.Any potential new avenue of attack is likely to be fully investigated, particularly as triclosan could prove cheaper to manufacture than many existing antimalarials.// Triclosan is the anti-bacterial ingredien...

FDA Approves New HIV Drug, Viread

...th other antiretroviral agents. Like Viread, such drugs work by blocking the process needed for HIV replication in the body. But Viread is the first nucleotide analogue reverse transcriptase inhibitor to be approved for treatment of HIV in the US. As a result//, it may offer a treatment option for patient...

The best treatment for migraine

A class of drugs known as the triptans are known to help counter th... headache. Since there are seven different triptan drugs available, it is very diffcult to choose the drug. Researchers at the University of Netherlands ...

Altering genes through calories

...have their cake and eat it if researchers can find drugs that mimic dieting’s effects. Cutting calories is known to increase lifespan and reduce age-related disease in experimental mammals. Researchers at the University of California, Riverside probed how gene activity changes when an elderly mouse diets....

FDA Approves New Arthritis Drug, Bextra

...Bextra is a member of a class of anti-inflammatory drugs known as COX-2 inhibitors, which work by blocking// an enzyme called cyclooxygenase 2. These drugs are believed to sidestep the stomach-irritating effects of other nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug...

Hormones Linked To Migraines

... who suffer from the debilitating headaches, since drugs that regulate these hormones could prevent or reduce the severity of the headaches, according to Dr. Mario Peres, the study's lead author. // According to the report, chronic migraine sufferers had higher levels of cortisol, a stress hormone that i...

Ritalin May Lower Cocaine Abuse

...nt medication, the best-known being Ritalin. These drugs appear to focus patients' attention and calm behav... they might make kids more prone to taking illegal drugs with stimulant effects. Researchers say the findings support studies of children with the disorder...

Nasal Spray Could Take Drugs Directly to Brain

Delivering drugs via nasal spray might overcome a major obstacle to treating brain ailments such as strokes according to researchers.Based on early studies in rats, researchers from the Stroke Lab and Alzheimer's Research Center in St. Paul, Minnesota, reported that ...

Pharmacies in for a dose of bitter medicine

... it allows untrained people to deal with high-risk drugs -- it also endangers the job prospects of hundreds of qualified pharmacists. Since anyone with a couple of years' experience passes off as a pharmacist//, the market value of B.Pharm graduates has touched an all-time low. The dangers of this is man...

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