Tuesday, February 14, 2017

Compound shown to reduce brain damage caused by anesthesia in early study

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An experimental drug prevented learning deficits in young mice exposed repeatedly to anesthesia, according to a study led by researchers f...
Monday, February 13, 2017

Painkiller That Killed Prince Part of Dangerous Wave of New Synthetic Drugs

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In continuation of my update  fentanyl The recent overdose death of rock legend Prince has brought renewed focus on the dangers posed by...
Friday, February 10, 2017

FDA Approves Rayaldee (calcifediol) to Treat Secondary Hyperparathyroidism in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease

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OPKO Health, Inc. announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Rayaldee (calcifediol) extended release capsul...
Thursday, February 9, 2017

Blueberries' health benefits better than many perceive

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In continuation of my update on blueberries Qu and her colleagues wanted to determine how much consumers know about blueberry health...
Wednesday, February 8, 2017

Darapladib drug can protect against vision loss in diabetic patients

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Researchers at Queen's University Belfast and University College London have discovered that a drug, originally developed to treat car...
Tuesday, February 7, 2017

Fixed-dose combination of sacubitril and valsartan for heart failure shows differing added benefit

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In continuation of my update on Valsartan and Sacubitril             Valsartan     Sacubitril   The fixed-dose combination of ...
Monday, February 6, 2017

Highly efficient bacterial agent could improve treatment of Wilson disease

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  In the 'Journal of Clinical Investigation', scientists at the Helmholtz Zentrum München describe a small peptide that very e...
Friday, February 3, 2017

Researchers find promising drugs that could lead to first antidote for radiation exposure

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University of Virginia School of Medicine researchers have identified promising drugs that could lead to the  first antidote for radiation...
Thursday, February 2, 2017

Natural molecule NAC could benefit patients with Parkinson's disease

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The natural molecule, n-acetylcysteine (NAC), with strong antioxidant effects, shows potential benefit as part of the management for patie...
Wednesday, February 1, 2017

Rice University researchers synthesize new anti-cancer agent

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Rice University scientists have synthesized a novel anti-cancer agent, Thailanstatin A, which was originally isolated from a bacterial spe...
Tuesday, January 31, 2017

Clinical trial finds pioglitazone drug safe and effective for NASH patients

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In continuation of my update on  Pioglitazone Researchers have found that an existing diabetes drug can be used to halt progressio...

Apixaban effective in polypharmacy setting

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In continuation of my update on  Apixaban The superiority of apixaban over warfarin in patients with atrial fibrillation is maintained...
Monday, January 30, 2017

Espero Pharmaceuticals Receives FDA Approval for GoNitro (nitroglycerin) Sublingual Powder

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Espero Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a privately held specialty pharmaceutical company, announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA...