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February 2008 News
- Anti-hypertensive treatment multi-use linked to ICH
Excessive hypertensive treatment may be indicative of intracerebral haemorrhage (ICH) at 24 hours. Findings presented at the International Stroke Conference stated that three or more treatments of hypertension...
Published Friday 29 February 2008 - Depression drugs analysed
New-generation antidepressants may be no more effective than placebo for some patients with depression, analysis suggests. A study published in the journal Public Library of Science Medicine focused...
Published Thursday 28 February 2008 - Cholinesterase inhibitor therapy 'could be brain aid'
Cholinesterase inhibitor therapy 'could be brain aid'Cholinesterase inhibitor treatment with donepezil could aid brain function for some vascular subcortical subtypes in vascular dementia patients. Researchers at the University...
Published Wednesday 27 February 2008 - Pharmaceutical industry news: Type 2 diabetes oral treatment approved by EU
An oral tablet combining Galvus (vildagliptin) and metformin has been approved by European health authorities for the treatment of type 2 diabetes. This is the first time that...
Published Wednesday 27 February 2008 - Pharmaceutical industry news: Avastin approved by FDA
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has given accelerated approval to Avastin in combination with paclitaxel for treatment of metastatic HER2-negative breast cancer. The drug is already...
Published Tuesday 26 February 2008 - Pharmaceutical industry news: Positive opinion on pre-pandemic H5N1 vaccine
The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has issued a positive opinion for GlaxoSmithKline's (GSK) pre-pandemic H5N1 influenza vaccine. The EMA's Committee for Medical Products for Human Use announced the...
Published Saturday 23 February 2008 - SNRIs compared with SSRIs in depression treatment
The effectiveness of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) and serotonin and norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors (SNRIs) in treating symptoms of depression has been compared. A study published in the...
Published Saturday 23 February 2008 - FDA approves Xyzal Oral Solution
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a New Drug Application (NDA) for Xyzal (levocetirizine dihydrochloride) 0. 5 mg/mL oral solution. The prescription antihistamine is indicted...
Published Friday 22 February 2008 - TDP-43 gene linked to inherited neurodegenerative conditions
A mutation in the TDP-43 gene has been linked to an inherited form of the neurodegenerative condition amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Previous studies have revealed abnormalities in the...
Published Friday 22 February 2008 - MAO-B in Parkinson's disease symptoms
High levels of the brain nerve regulating enzyme MAO-B have been found to cause symptoms akin to Parkinson's disease in genetically-engineered mice. Researchers at the Buck Institute for...
Published Thursday 21 February 2008 - Stress linked to cervical cancer
Stress could make a woman more susceptible to cervical cancer, according to a new report, as she is less able to fight off the virus that can cause...
Published Tuesday 19 February 2008 - Erectile dysfunction in RRP patients
Potency is more common after bilateral RRP than unilateral nerve-sparing RRP in men, the latest study suggests. A team at the University of Miami considered the return of...
Published Saturday 16 February 2008 - British doctors 'should sit national exams'
Doctors in Britain should be required to sit national examinations before they are granted a license to practice, a report has recommended. Research published in the BMC Medicine...
Published Friday 15 February 2008 - Epilepsy drug: Migraine link unfounded
A drug used to treat epilepsy does not appear to prevent migraine headaches, a study claims. A US study monitored the effects of oxcarbazepine in a group of...
Published Thursday 14 February 2008 - Fentanyl patches recalled
Ortho-McNeil-Janssen Pharmaceuticals has announced a recall of all batches of Fentanyl 25 mcg Patches as a precautionary measure. All batches of 25 mcg/hr Duragesic (fentanyl transdermal system) CII...
Published Thursday 14 February 2008 - Oxaliplatin-related neuropathy in comorbid Colorectal Cancer and Diabetes
Neuropathy as a result of oxaliplatin treatment does not appear to be additive in diabetic neuropathy, it has been reported. Oncologists at the International Congress on Anti-Cancer Treatment...
Published Wednesday 13 February 2008 - Rheumatoid arthritis drug gains Dutch approval
German biotech company MorphoSys has gained approval in the Netherlands to start testing a treatment for rheumatoid arthritis on humans. The firm has received a manufacturing license from...
Published Wednesday 13 February 2008 - Sorafenib plus doxorubicin 'offers longer time to progression'
Sorafenib combined with doxorubicin appears to offer longer time to progression in cases of advanced Hepatocellular Carcinoma than doxorubicin monotherapy, latest research suggests. The findings, presented at the...
Published Tuesday 12 February 2008 - Paediatric patch testing effective in allergic contact dermatitis
The causes of allergic contact dermatitis can be effectively revealed using patch testing in children. Undertaking a retrospective review of the Mayo patch database on children aged 18...
Published Tuesday 12 February 2008 - Hypertension drug effectiveness linked to urine protein loss
Protein loss in urine predicts the effectiveness of medication used to treat high blood pressure, German pharmacists have found. The study, published in the British Journal of Pharmacology,...
Published Saturday 09 February 2008 - FDA panel gives go-ahead to Zyprexa
An advisory panel to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has backed an injectable, long-acting form of Zyprexa for the treatment of schizophrenia. The group stated that...
Published Thursday 07 February 2008 - Low-blood glucose diabetes study stopped
A major study on diabetes and heart disease has been curtailed following a high number of deaths in patients receiving blood glucose-lowering therapy. The US National Institutes of...
Published Thursday 07 February 2008 - Addition of drug therapy aids lung cancer response rates
Using immunoadjuvant cytokine and aldesleukin in biweekly gemcitabine and docetaxel therapy could increase response rates in non-small-cell lung cancer, Italian oncologists have reported. Patients who had received other...
Published Thursday 07 February 2008 - GPs under pressure to accept extended hours
GPs could be forced to open their surgeries for longer, if government proposals are given the go-ahead. Health secretary Alan Johnson has written to every GP in England...
Published Wednesday 06 February 2008 - DBS could boost Alzheimer's memory
Scientists could be a step closer to understanding more about improving the memory responses of Alzheimer's disease sufferers, thanks to new research into electrical stimulation. Canadian doctors discovered...
Published Wednesday 06 February 2008 - Rise in obesity drug prescriptions
The number of obesity drugs dispensed on prescription has increased beyond the one million mark for the first time ever in England, new figures show. According to statistics...
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