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Two studies find Botox injections help reduce nighttime teeth grinding

(Medical Xpress) -- Two groups working independently have found that patients who suffer from nighttime teeth grinding, a condition known as nocturnal bruxism, found relief after being injected in their temple ...

Medications created May 01, 2012 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (5) | comments 0 | with audio podcast report

Reformulated imatinib eliminates morphine tolerance in lab studies

By reformulating the common cancer drug imatinib (Gleevec), researchers have eliminated morphine tolerance in rats – an important step toward improving the effectiveness of chronic pain management in patients, according ...

Medications created Feb 21, 2012 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (5) | comments 3 | with audio podcast

Meningitis B type vaccine available soon

(Medical Xpress) -- Researchers in Chile have successfully tested a vaccine against meningococcus B, a strain of bacteria that causes meningococcal diseases, including one of the commonest forms of meningitis, a disease in ...

Medications created Jan 20, 2012 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (6) | comments 0 | with audio podcast report

British pharmacy chain announces roll-out of new smart pills loaded with microchip

(Medical Xpress) -- A new pharmaceutical program that many Britons might find literally hard to swallow, has been announced. Pharmacy chain Lloydspharmacy has partnered with American technology firm Proteus ...

Medications created Jan 18, 2012 | popularity 4.1 / 5 (13) | comments 3 | with audio podcast report

Vaccine against epidemic gastroenteritis being tested

(Medical Xpress) -- A new vaccine is being tested in the US that may protect against the norovirus, which causes "stomach flu" or acute viral gastroenteritis, that can occur in confined living settings such as cruise ships, ...

Medications created Dec 09, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast report

First scorpion sting drug receives FDA approval

The FDA has announced the approval of Anascorp, the first drug designed to specifically treat and counteract the venomous stings of scorpions.

Medications created Aug 05, 2011 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (11) | comments 0 | with audio podcast report

Ibuprofen, aspirin, other anti-inflammatory drugs reduce effectiveness of SSRI antidepressants

Scientists at the Fisher Center for Alzheimer's Disease Research at The Rockefeller University, led by Paul Greengard, Ph.D., and Jennifer Warner-Schmidt, Ph.D., have shown that anti-inflammatory drugs, which include ibuprofen, ...

Medications created Apr 25, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Study finds common antibiotic azithromycin carries heart risk

Vanderbilt researchers have discovered a rare, but important risk posed by the antibiotic azithromycin, commonly called a "Z-pack." The study found a 2.5-fold higher risk of death from cardiovascular death in the first five ...

Medications created 5 hours ago | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

In drug-approval race, US FDA ahead of Canada, Europe

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) generally approves drug therapies faster and earlier than its counterparts in Canada and Europe, according to a new study by Yale School of Medicine researchers. The study counters ...

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Fall in deaths involving painkiller co-proxamol after drug withdrawn in UK

During the six years following the withdrawal of the analgesic co-proxamol in the UK in 2005, there was a major reduction in poisoning deaths involving this drug, without apparent significant increase in deaths involving ...

Medications created May 08, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Researchers say step closer to meningitis B vaccine

Researchers said Monday they were a step closer to developing a vaccine against the type of meningitis that mostly affects Europe and North America and kills hundreds every year.

Medications created May 07, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Researchers challenge post-marketing trial practices

Current research ethics focuses on protecting study participants, but according to bioethicists from Carnegie Mellon University and McGill University, these efforts fail to prevent problems that undermine the social value ...

Medications created May 03, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Researchers show prebiotic can reduce severity of colitis

Researchers at Michigan State University have shown a prebiotic may help the body's own natural killer cells fight bacterial infection and reduce inflammation, greatly decreasing the risk of colon cancer.

Medications created May 03, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Anti-smoking drug decreases alcohol consumption in heavy-drinking smokers

The smoking cessation drug varenicline significantly reduced alcohol consumption in a group of heavy-drinking smokers, in a study carried out by researchers at the Ernest Gallo Clinic and Research Center at the University ...

Medications created May 03, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Aspirin and warfarin equally effective for most heart failure patients

Neither aspirin nor warfarin is superior for preventing a combined risk of death, stroke, and cerebral hemorrhage in heart failure patients with normal heart rhythm, according to a landmark clinical trial published in today's ...

Medications created May 02, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast