Medical Xpress: PHYSorg news tagged with: pharmaceutical treatment http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. Yoga proves to reduce depression in pregnant women, boost maternal bonding It's no secret that pregnancy hormones can dampen moods, but for some expectant moms, it's much worse: 1 in 5 experience major depression. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-08-yoga-depression-pregnant-women-boost.html Health Wed, 08 Aug 2012 11:49:29 EST news263645364 Researchers, with stem cells, advance understanding of spinal muscular atrophy Cedars-Sinai's Regenerative Medicine Institute has pioneered research on how motor-neuron cell-death occurs in patients with spinal muscular atrophy, offering an important clue in identifying potential medicines to treat this leading genetic cause of death in infants and toddlers. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-06-stem-cells-advance-spinal-muscular.html Medical research Wed, 20 Jun 2012 09:45:26 EST news259404305 Scientists find anticonvulsant drug helps marijuana smokers kick the habit Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute have found clinical evidence that the drug gabapentin, currently on the market to treat neuropathic pain and epilepsy, helps people to quit smoking marijuana (cannabis). Unlike traditional addiction treatments, gabapentin targets stress systems in the brain that are activated by drug withdrawal. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-04-scientists-anticonvulsant-drug-marijuana-smokers.html Addiction Tue, 24 Apr 2012 10:37:38 EST news254482631 Treatment of CV risk factors appears to improve sexual function in men with erectile dysfunction Lifestyle modifications and pharmaceutical treatment of risk factors for cardiovascular disease are associated with improvement in sexual function among men with erectile dysfunction (ED), according to a meta-analysis posted Online First today in Archives of Internal Medicine. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-09-treatment-cv-factors-sexual-function.html Health Mon, 12 Sep 2011 16:50:01 EST news235063955 Study reveals that financial conflicts of interest are associated with positive study outcomes Results demonstrate that 91% of RCTs recording this kind of FCOI achieved a positive - outcome, compared to 66.7% of RCTs without specific FCOI (p=0.02) and adjusting for confounding factors did not change this finding. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-05-reveals-financial-conflicts-positive-outcomes.html Other Fri, 27 May 2011 04:45:18 EST news225690301 Unique nerve-stimulation treatment proves effective against drug-resistant epilepsy (Medical Xpress) -- Medications are the mainstay of treatment for epilepsy, but for a considerable number of patients -- estimated to be as many as 1 million in the U.S. -- drugs don't work. These patients suffer from a type of epilepsy known as refractory or drug-resistant epilepsy, in which drugs can't control their seizures. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-05-unique-nerve-stimulation-treatment-effective-drug-resistant.html Neuroscience Wed, 25 May 2011 05:45:09 EST news225521035 Modern treatments for GERD effective at achieving long-term remission for most patients In an evaluation of contemporary antireflux therapies for chronic gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), most patients who received treatment with either the proton pump inhibitor esomeprazole or laparoscopic antireflux surgery achieved and remained in disease remission for 5 years, according to a study in the May 18 issue of JAMA. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-05-modern-treatments-gerd-effective-long-term.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Tue, 17 May 2011 16:49:43 EST news224869760