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Cheap drug could save tens of thousands
A cheap drug that can stop bleeding in recently injured accident patients could potentially save the lives of tens of thousands worldwide, a new study says. Researchers studied the effects of tranexamic acid, or TXA, in more than 10,000 adult trauma patients in 40 countries who received the drug within 8 hours of being injured. They [...]
Continue reading...Secondhand smoke may harm mental health
10. June 2010
Other people’s smoke is bad for your lungs and bad for your heart, and new research suggests it could be bad for your mental health, too. Researchers found that non-smokers exposed to a lot of secondhand smoke were 50 percent more likely to suffer from psychological distress than those not exposed to other people’s smoke. And their [...]
Continue reading...Old Drugs May Have New Use Against Hepatitis C
10. June 2010
The diabetes drug Metformin and the anti-obesity drug AICAR may help treat hepatitis C infections, although much more study is needed, British researchers report. Researchers at the University of Leeds found that Metformin and AICAR can prevent the hepatitis C virus from replicating in the body. “We’re very excited about these findings. These drugs are already on [...]
Continue reading...FDA Warns of Fracture Risk With Popular Heartburn Drugs
26. May 2010
Blockbuster heartburn medications such as Prevacid, Prilosec and Nexium will now carry a warning on their labels linking the drugs to a heightened risk for fractures, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced late Tuesday. The label will advise consumers to use this class of medicines, called proton pump inhibitors (PPIs), carefully, because high doses have [...]
Continue reading...Merck drug shows promise in pelvic cancer patients
7. April 2010
An anti-cancer pill from Merck & Co can fight tumors and is safe in combination with palliative radiotherapy for patients with advanced pelvic cancer, data from early stage trials showed on Wednesday. The drug, called vorinostat and sold in the United States under the name Zolinza, is a new type of therapy called a histone deacetylase [...]
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16. June 2010
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