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Anti-malarial Drug may Help Reduce Risk of Diabetes in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients

Preliminary research has suggested that use of the anti-malarial drug hydroxychloroquine may h... first evidence, to our knowledge, suggesting that use of hydroxychloroquine is associated with a reduced risk of developing diabetes in patients with rheu...

Alternative Option for Type2 Diabetes Treatment

...PP4 inhibitor (a class of oral hypoglycemics), for use as monotherapy or in combination with other medications. The effectiveness of this class of medications in managing type 2 diabetes is not well understood. Renee E. Amori, M.D., of Tufts-New England Medical Center, Boston, and colleagues conducted ...

Daily Antibiotics may Not Prevent Future Urinary Tract Infections Risk in Kids

...d to start discussing the risk of daily antibiotic use with kids' parents before prescribing the medicines. "More definitive studies, such as clinical trials, are needed to look at this issue. But given these findings, it is appropriate for pediatricians to discuss with families the risks and unclear b...

Drug Patent Compulsory Licensing

...ons of patented pharmaceuticals for non-commercial use or in cases of health care emergencies. Just recently, Brazil and Thailand have invoked these rules simply to lower the cost of expensive AIDS and heart medications-a strategy that Cahoy argues should be more controlled. In his paper, Cahoy identif...

Urine is a Rich Source of Phosphorus

...ws urine to be separated in the home is already in use in Sweden, Mitchell stresses. Mitchell says that a...al benefits to the environment because the toilets use less water, and less energy is needed at the treatment stage. Mitchell strongly feels that the im...

Cell Toxin Inhibits Survival Protein in Cancer Cells

...at protein. The next step in this research is to use the assays his lab developed to cast a wider net to find additional compounds that have similar properties to 2-Methoxy antimycin, Hockenbery said. This strategy has already yielded one additional Bcl-xL inhibitor with "gain of function" activity, re...

Envisat Captured Breath of Volcano

... continually adding to the archive. To boost the use of Earth Observation (EO) data at volcanic observatories, ESA has started to monitor volcanoes worldwide within the framework of the Agency's Data User Element programme. The Globvolcano project, started in early 2007, will define, implement and va...

40 Percent of Community Pharmacists Dispensed Off-label Drug

...general use, not all are specifically licensed for use by children says Dr McLay. Until this situation ... of prescription and over-the-counter medicine for use by children and ensuring that any off-label drugs are prescribed and dispensed appropriately. Give...

New Understanding on Growth of Human Stem Cells

...an ES cells, that will be required before clinical use of human stem cells of this kind, he said. Editors note: available for downloading at http: www.fhs.mcmaster.ca/media.htm...

Protein Interaction is a Drug Target for Blood Clot Prevention

... the prevention of blood clots. However, chronic use of oral drugs that block alpha-IIb beta 3 activation have not proved beneficial in preventing recurrent blood clots. In a study appearing online on July 12 in advance of publication in the August print issue of the Journal of Clinical Investigation...

Hospital Infection Affecting Patients in Scotland

...reducing blood stream infections and would try and use additional data to tackle infection rates in medic..., said the problem had been made worse by improper use of antibiotics. He said: "The organism has developed resistance to many of the antibiotics we use ...

Survey Shows Emergency Services Of British Hospitals Doing A Good Job

...not done that." The audit also shows the growing use of angioplasty, where a small balloon at the tip of a catheter tube is inserted via an artery and guided to the blocked heart artery. It leaves in place a stent - which pushes back the fatty deposits in the artery. In 2006-07, this was the main or f...

Organic Farming can Feed the World, U-M Study Shows

... expensive fertilizers and pesticides that farmers use in developed countries to produce those high yield...nutrient cycling processes; that exclude or rarely use synthetic pesticides; and sustain or regenerate the soil quality. Perfecto said the idea that peop...

Canadian Cancer Society Calls for Ban on Asbestos

...ustrialized countries, including Canada, no longer use much asbestos because of health concerns and worries over legal liabilities. But 95 per cent of Canada's production, from several mines in Quebec, is exported, virtually all of it to developing countries, where it is used to make cheap building mat...

Src Inhibitors in Breast Cancer Therapy

...lude that their study provides a rationale for the use of Src inhibitors in breast cancer therapy. AUTHOR CONTACT:Joyce M. Slingerland University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, USA. Phone : (305) 243-7265; Fax: (305) 243-4787; E-mail: jslingerland@med.miami.edu...

New Nano-power Could Make Biopsies Sensitive and Efficient

...he power of magnetic attraction. The idea is to use magnetic iron oxide nanoparticles enclosed in a biocompatible material. These in turn can be coated with antibodies that attach to chemicals found only in cancerous cells. When injected into the body, thousands of the particles fix to cancer cells, t...

Dental Lasers can Help Eliminate Bacteria in Root Canals

Researchers have found an additional use for the high-tech dental lasers used mainly to prepare cavities for restoration. According to a new study conducted by researchers in Austria, these advanced dental lasers can now help eliminate bacteria in root canals. The study credits the pro...

EPA to Improve Nanotechnology

...fying TSCA, such as promulgating a significant new use rule for nanomaterials, and the voluntary program. A sequential approach will leave nanomaterials unregulated for far too long, and will also be less productive than if the two efforts proceed in tandem, said Davies. This voluntary program for n...

Canada Daycare Looks After Elderly Parents While Children Work

...stly had people calling to find out how they would use it, if they needed to."...

Wear Headgear While Playing Soccer

... important to examine as many people fear that the use of soccer headgear may make players more aggressive and more prone to other injuries. At least for these injuries, it may show that wearing headgear does not encourage people to play more aggressively, stated Dr. Delaney. Unfortunately, adolescents...

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