Compliance and cost: Bitter pills to swallow in the age of oral chemotherapy
(ORLANDO) Though the growing shift toward oral chemotherapy agents offers cancer patients greater freedom and independence during their treatment, physicians say use of the new medications also poses more chances for patients to skip doses, miss prescription refills, and take their drugs in a da...For Dialysis Patients, More Pills = Lower Quality of Life
Researchers find that increased 'pill burden' has negative effects WEDNESDAY, May 13 (HealthDay News) -- The more pills that kidney dialysis patients take, the more side effects they suffer and the worse their quality of life, a new study finds. Dialysis patients have to take more ...Birth Control Pills Linked to Lupus Risk
But doctors differ on degree of peril, saying genetics likely a key player,,,, THURSDAY, April 9 (HealthDay News) -- Women taking birth control pills, especially those who have just started taking them, may face an increased risk of developing the autoimmune disease lupus, a new study ...Sales of Energy-Boosting Diet Pills Skyrocket as the Economy Falters
SALT LAKE CITY, Dec. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Can a high-energy diet pill really save your job? It seems that many people think so. Even as car manufacturers, clothing makers and other retailers are seeing a significant drop in sales due to the declining economy, diet pill maker Zoller(R) Laboratories i...Estrogen pills can benefit women with metastatic breast cancer
For breast cancer survivors, the idea of taking estrogen pills is almost a taboo. In fact, their doctors give them drugs to get rid of the hormone because it can fuel the growth of breast cancer. So these women would probably be surprised by the approach taken by breast cancer physician Matthew El...FDA Mandates Tougher Warnings for Pain Pills
Drugs like Darvon, Darvocet have been linked to fatal overdoses TUESDAY, July 7 (HealthDay News) -- Concerns about the possibility of fatal overdoses led U.S. health officials Tuesday to take several steps to limit the risk of using pain medications containing propoxyphene, including D...Caution: Lose more than weight with imported diet pills
Americans who use illegal diet pills from South America are taking amphetamines without knowing it and seriously risking both their health and their jobs. Physicians need to be made aware of the range of serious side effects of these drugs to allow them to identify and treat those patients present...Tris Pharma Announces Acceptance of Its First Two NDAs
...4 hour oral liquid sustained release formulation submitted to the FDA - Validates OralXR(TM) technology platform - eliminates the need to swallow pills by providing sustained release in liquids, chewable tablets, and films - Upon approval will provide both liquid and tablet forms as alternative t...Melanoma and Pregnancy: What Every Woman Needs to Know About the Risks, Prognosis
...r studies which have observed the effect of hormones received from external sources -- such as hormone replacement therapy (HRT) or oral contraceptive pills (OCPs) -- have found no increased risk of developing melanoma. "One prospective study reported in 2004 in the British Journal of Cancer followe...CareHere's Electronic Medication System Proves 100 Percent Effective in Response to Recall
...medical staff for potential adverse effects. The medication was recalled because of an error in weight calibrations that led to the production of pills containing more, or possibly less, of the active drug than the appropriate dose. Patients taking the recalled medication were at risk for complication...Grapes May Aid a Bunch of Heart Risk Factors, U-M Animal Study Finds
...at fruits, including grapes, can do in this particular model of hypertension and heart failure, we would not directly tell patients to throw all their pills away and just eat grapes," says Bolling. However, research on grapes and other fruits containing high levels of antioxidant phytochemicals continues...Prescription Sleeping Pill Use Tied to Cancer
...go, Calif. has found evidence that taking sleeping pills regularly can increase the risk of skin cancer. ...sed on a compilation of studies involving sleeping pills and cancer, has just been published in the Journal...ertain malignancy in the groups that took sleeping pills compared to none in the placebo groups. Lab anim...HealthMedia and Aetna to Study Online Insomnia and Depression Interventions
...will study the impact on prescription medication utilization. According to one study, Americans filled more than 35 million prescriptions for sleeping pills in 2004, spending $2.1 billion. Studies predict these costs to double by the end of the decade. Golinkoff confirmed that Aetna's prescription insomnia...Ocuvite® PreserVision® Tablets AREDS formula
Features:... Clinically proven effective Follow the regimen used in the study; 4 pills daily - 2 in the morning, 2 in the evening every day with meals. The PreserVision® Brand is also available in an easy to swallow, 2-per-day soft ...2006 Lippincott's Nursing Drug Guide
Features:... Complete monographs on newly approved drugs Color photoguide to pills and capsules New table on normal laboratory values Key patient teaching points Interactions with drugs, food, alternative therapies, and laboratory...Genes determine whether sugar pills work
It is a well-known fact in drug trials that individuals can respond just as well to placebos, sugar pills, as to the active drug. On the other hand, it is difficult to explain why only certain people get better from placebos. A team of researchers from Uppsala University and Gothenburg Universit...Researchers feed tiny pills of RNA to planarians to identify genes essential for regeneration
University of Utah researchers-feeding microscopic pills of RNA to quarter-inch long worms called planarians-have identified many genes essential to understanding a biological mystery that has captivated scientists for hundreds of years: regeneration. In pinpointing the genes, the U School of Me...Medical use for waste television screens
...sion screens and transforming it into a substance suitable for use in tissue scaffolds which help parts of the body regenerate. It can also be used in pills and dressings that are designed to deliver drugs to particular parts of the body. The research is by five academics in the University's Department ...Two dietary oils, two sets of benefits for older women with diabetes
... supplement from their systems before the next 16-week supplementation period began. The supplements were contained in eight pills; the women took two pills four times per day, at meals and bedtime. "The power of the crossover is that it tells you the different effects of the dietary oils in the same wo...American Chemical Society weekly presspac -- June 10, 2009
...urn it into a potential new way of giving patients medicine and vaccines in pills rather than injections. The study is in the current issue of ACS' Molecula...y journal. Colin Pouton and colleagues note that patients by far prefer pills and capsules to the discomfort and inconvenience of injections. But many me...American Chemical Society's weekly PressPac -- May 27, 2009
...rugs fall into this category. In the new study, Clive Prestidge and colleagues note that one solution has been to include detergent-like substances in pills and capsules. However, that approach involves safety concerns, since the detergent can irritate the stomach lining, making it unsuitable for drugs tha...Purdue study finds dairy better for bones than calcium carbonate
...of Bone and Mineral Research and is online at http://www.jbmronline.org/ "A lot of companies say, 'If you don't drink milk, then take our calcium pills or calcium-fortified food,'" Weaver said. "There's been no study designed properly to compare bone growth from supplements and milk or dairy to see if...Oral contraceptives impair muscle gains in young women
...exercise training (RET). Group 1 consisted of 34 women who used oral contraceptives (OC). Group 2 consisted of 39 women who did not take birth control pills (non-OC). The women were encouraged to consume at least 0.5 grams of protein per pound of body weight per day (a third more than is called for by the...Oral contraceptives impair muscle gains in young women
...exercise training (RET). Group 1 consisted of 34 women who used oral contraceptives (OC). Group 2 consisted of 39 women who did not take birth control pills (non-OC). The women were encouraged to consume at least 0.5 grams of protein per pound of body weight per day (a third more than is called for by the...American Chemical Society Weekly PressPac -- April 1, 2009
...iggers a slowly worsening host of symptoms. Twenty years ago, few effective medicines were available for these patients. Many of the new drugs are pills rather than injectable medicines, making it easier for patients to take the medication over long periods of time. Most of the drugs ease the immune sy...Mexico Premiere for Money-Saving Pharma Leak Testing Equipment
...harmaceutical manufacturers to recover large volumes of tablets and capsules from blister packs, and is particularly suitable for fragile or expensive pills because of its gentle action. It is suitable for all formats of push-through blister packs and also child resistant and peelable blister packs. Bliste...Photos: Breakthrough Technology Enables Edible TruTag(TM) to Prevent Counterfeit Medicine
...s less than a penny. "The ability to authenticate and track individual pills is an exciting and potentially valuable tool in the effort to fight counter...o authenticate valuable assets, from great works of art and luxury goods to pills and capsules to be ingested, protecting consumers from loss and the health ...Pharmaceutical Packaging Equipment Manufacturer Boosts European Distribution
...that is used by pharmaceutical manufacturers to recover tablets and capsules from blister packs, and is particularly suitable for fragile or expensive pills because of its gentle action. It is suitable for all formats of push-through blister packs and also child resistant and peelable blister packs. B...Controversial Study to Test Link Between Insomnia and Sleep Apnea
...somnia. Conventional wisdom connects insomnia to psychological factors -- stress, racing thoughts, and worries -- and is usually treated with sleeping pills or talk therapy. Pitted against the CW is the provocative theory that a large percentage of Chronic Insomniacs suffer from Obstructive Sleep Apnea (O...UCF professor develops vaccine to protect against black plague bioterror attack
... said. "This could really make a difference." In the event of a bioterror attack, the oral form makes the vaccine practical, as the distribution of pills would be much quicker and likely more effective because no special skills or sterile needles are needed to administer them. "It worked beautifully,...Upcoming 'Energy Psychology' Event - New Breakthrough 'Do It Yourself' Healing
...weeks using the TFT (Thought Field Therapy) technique. I look at my life now like a person who has a second chance -- going from eight to ten narcotic pills a day down to none; allowing me to live a normal life, not controlled by pain 24 hours a day. TFT literally saved my life." Dr. David Gruder, foundi...UCF professor develops vaccine to protect against black plague bioterror attack
... said. "This could really make a difference." In the event of a bioterror attack, the oral form makes the vaccine practical, as the distribution of pills would be much quicker and likely more effective because no special skills or sterile needles are needed to administer them. "It worked beautifully,...