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New Drug, Pleconaril speeds recovery from common cold

... are worthless against colds, though doctors often prescribe them anyway. Researchers have developed a drug that speeds recovery from the common cold -- a significant breakthrough for scientists who have been in pursuit of a cure for decades. The new drug, Pleconaril -- which is still months away from drugsto...

Why running noses are a good thing

...gy. // As a result, some worry that doctors will prescribe lots of anthrax-killing antibiotics -- which do nothing for colds and flu -- just to make sure they don't miss a case of anthrax in its early, treatable stage. But none of the five cases of inhaled anthrax so far have started with nasal congestion or...

Anthrax drug doxycycline could stunt fetal growth

...or Disease Control and Prevention urged doctors to prescribe Cipro to pregnant women. The recommendation comes as health officials worry that Cipro is being overprescribed in the general population, possibly causing common bacteria to become resistant to the drug. // The CDC has asked doctors to first consid...

Inadequate epilepsy treatment

...ion after two years. UK doctors are reluctant to prescribe drugs to patients who have had one seizure, the researchers say. About 15 per cent of the patients monitored received drugs after their first epileptic seizure, although high rates of recurring seizures meant that more than 75 per cent of the group r...

Statins reduce heart attacks

... cholesterol levels, doctors may be more likely to prescribe some of the newer, more potent statins like Lipitor, which, particularly at higher doses, can produce a steeper drop....

Physicians Consider Self-Prescribing Ethical

...udy had indicated that about half of all residents prescribe for themselves. // According to the survey, the most commonly prescribed drugs were antibiotics, followed by antidepressants and cardiovascular disease medications. About 75% of the urban physicians considered self-prescription ethical compared wi...

Excessive use of antibiotics for sore throat

...lto, California, have found that doctors generally prescribe antibiotics anyway, regardless of whether they are needed. What's more they most often use an antibiotic not recommended for sore throat.// The survey analysed 2,000 physician visits by adults whose chief complaint was sore throat. Antibiotics were...

Doctors not to accept gifts from drug companies

...Ethicists say the gifts could encourage doctors to prescribe medications that may not be in patients' best interests. "Overall they spend billions of dollars trying to influence physicians prescribing behavior, and it works," said Dr. John Lantos, associate director of the University of Chicago's MacLean Cent...

Acupuncture for conception

...'s state of mind. Acupuncture specialists usually prescribe a combination of acupuncture therapy, diet and herbal medicines. Women are sometimes told to stay away from cold and raw foods, wheat and sugar. Some herbs are taken orally, others are burned near certain parts of the body. Acupuncture treatments can...

Doctor samples come under the ambit of advertisement

...cular affliction and therefore to persuade them to prescribe the same in appropriate cases. But the expenditure on physicians samples distributed to doctors by pharmaceutical companies is outside the scope of sub section (3A) of section 37 of the Act. Hence the supreme court of india has declared that the ph...

Antibiotic induces liver damage in children with E.COLI infections.

...asis of this study it should be made a practice to prescribe antibiotics only after the stool tests confirm that E.Coli is not the cause of the illness. According to the CDC, children and adults can prevent the spread of E. coli infection by taking the following steps: >> Practice good hygiene and w...

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