Triple Therapy Shows Better Improvement of Brain Functions
...g// a clot-preventing drug such as aspirin, an ACE inhibitor for blood pressure control, and a cholesterol-lowering statin. It is thought that these drugs work synergistically to reduce the amount of brain tissue that is damaged. Dr. Magdy Selim, a neurologist at Harvard Medical School and co-director of the...Drug Zoloft May Prevent Recurring Depression In Diabetics
... Zoloft is one of the selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) class of antidepressants, which also includes brands such as Celexa, Paxil and Prozac....Blacks and East Asians Prone To Side Effects of Cardiovascular Drugs
...ts of an East Asian origin. More specifically, ACE inhibitor therapy was associated with a three fold increased risk of cough when compared to white patients. At this juncture, clearly more studies are needed to accurately assess the risk of cardiovascular drugs and its impact on individuals of diverse ethni......at inhibit the tyrosine kinases. Glivec is such an inhibitor and is effective against CEL because it specifically inhibits the activity of FIP1L1-PDGFRá. However, CEL patients must take Glivec every day for the rest of their lives − and recent research shows that, over time, alterations in the DNA can ar...PI-103 Effective against Brain Cancer
...he dual blockade proved to be a safe and effective inhibitor of cancer cell proliferation in mice with the huma...eport in the Cancer Cell paper that one PI3 kinase inhibitor in particular – PI-103 -- is unusually effective against gliomas in mice. They believe the inhibit...Discovery Of New Molecule Could Solve Cancer Spread Mystery
...gulatory feedback loop that renders a monospecific inhibitor ineffective. Importantly, dual inhibition of p110á and mTOR with a low dose of PI-103 elicited no drug-related toxicity and was highly effective against human gliomas transplanted into mice. These data suggest that combinatorial inhibition of mTOR ...Combination Drug Therapy For Hypertension
...dy that combination of Amlodipine (Norvsc) and ACE inhibitor Quinapril (Accupril) / angiotensin receptor blocker losartan (Cozaar) helps in bringing the blood presuure to normal range than any of these drugs used single. His study highlighted the importance of multiple drug therapy to monotherapy in diabetic...Is Nexium? beneficial for patients with Zollinger-Ellison syndrome?
...es-A novel study has revealed that the proton pump inhibitor (PPI) NEXIUM? (esomeprazole magnesium) is capable of maintaining normal gastric acid levels// in those patients suffering Zollinger-Ellison syndrome or idiopathic gastric acid hypersecretion (IGH). Zollinger-Ellison syndrome (ZES), a rare but serio...Cardiogenic Shock is the Leading Cause of Death for Heart Attack Patients
...ne whether a compound called nitric oxide synthase inhibitor can help shock patients by targeting excess nitric oxide production. (Source: Newswie)...Rheumatoid Arthritis Can Manifest In Various Unknown Risks
...ich shows encouraging data that treatment with TNF inhibitor reduces the risk of Myocardial Infarction (MI) and Cerebrovascular Accidents (CVA) in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients, when compared to patients treated with traditional DMARDs. Recent studies suggest that the excess of deaths in rheumatoid arth...Non Surgical Medication Drugs Prove To Be Effective In Treating ED
...tudy, Mydlo determined that a combination of PDE-5 inhibitor and injection safely and effectively relieved ED in patients who had undergone radical prostatectomy. Other studies have found urethral suppositories and oral medication, or vacuum pumps and oral medication to be effective. The power of combination...Beta-Blockers Should Be the Second Line of Treatment
...nd for those below 55 years are to be given an ACE inhibitor or an angiotensin receptor blocker. High blood pressure or hypertension affects approximately six million people in UK. Statistics shows that hypertension results in about 125,000 strokes and heart attacks every year. Prof Graham MacGregor, the c...Heart Attack Care Continues To Be Biased In Favor Of Men
... beta blockers, cholesterol-lowering drugs and ACE inhibitor drugs for patients leaving the hospital. It also seeks to increase the number of patients who get counseling about diet and smoking before they leave the hospital, and sign a contract with their doctor or nurse pledging to follow recommendations and ...Breast Cancer Treatment Switches to more Modern Therapy
...ew licence Arimidex has become the first aromatase inhibitor to be approved in Europe for both primary use and subsequent to two to three years of tamoxifen. Other rival companies Novartis AG and Pfizer Inc also make aromatase inhibitors....Aurobindo Gets USFDA Approval for Didanosine Chewable Tablets
... Didanosine is a Nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor (NRTI) class of drugs, and a key component of the ARV regimens in various parts of the world. This molecule enjoys approximately USD 100 mio of market share, it said. The drug helps prevent AIDS virus from reproducing. It is used in combination with...Treatment for Breast Cancer to take a New Turn
...ew licence Arimidex has become the first aromatase inhibitor to be approved in Europe for both primary use and subsequent to two to three years of tamoxifen. Other rival companies Novartis AG and Pfizer Inc also make aromatase inhibitors....Common Chemical From Seaweed Could Help In The Fight Against Cervical Cancer Virus-HPV
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...Neurodegenerative Disease (MIND) it was found that inhibitor of an enzyme known as Poly //(ADP-ribose) polymera...nds on many factors, so it's hard to predict which inhibitor would be most effective against a specific disorder. The more diverse novel inhibitors can be identi...New Arthritis Drug Linked to Increased Risk of Heart Attacks
...vailable from Tuesday. The drug is the first COX-2 inhibitor to be marketed in Australia since it was found in 2004 that these group of drugs increased risk of heart attacks and strokes. Popular arthritis drug Vioxx was taken off shelves while the drug Celebrex was forced to carry warnings about heart diseas......ecessary for HIV to reproduce properly. A protease inhibitor binds to protease, making it unusable by the virus...ing its behavior. Visualizing the structure of the inhibitor as it interacts with the virus shows us how and why it works so well and greatly advances our ongoin...