News tagged with antihistamines


C. diff infection risk rises with antihistamine use to treat stomach acid, study finds

Patients receiving antihistamines to suppress stomach acid are at greater risk of infection from Clostridium difficile, or C. diff, a common cause of diarrhea, particularly in health care settings, Mayo Clinic researchers h ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Mar 27, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A step forward in the treatment of chronic urticaria

An international study involving dermatologists from the Hospital del Mar and Spanish subjects has concluded that a drug normally used to treat severe bronchial asthma caused by allergies (Omalizumab) rapidly eliminates the ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Mar 20, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Asthma drug found highly effective in treating chronic, severe hives and itch

An international team of researchers has found that a once-a-month, high-dose injection of a commonly used asthma drug is highly effective in treating teens and adults chronically afflicted with hives and severe, itchy rash. ...

Immunology created Feb 24, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Is your memory playing tricks on you? Check your medicine cabinet

Common medication to treat insomnia, anxiety, itching or allergies can have a negative impact on memory or concentration in the elderly, according to Dr. Cara Tannenbaum, Research Chair at the Institut universitaire de gériatrie ...

Medications created Nov 06, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Many drugs are just fine years after they 'expire,' study finds

Chances are, your medicine cabinet contains some pills that are past their expiration date. You might even have some pain relievers, some cough syrup or some sleeping pills that were purchased back when Richard Nixon was ...

Medications created Oct 09, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Many medications for elderly are prescribed inappropriately

Approximately one in five prescriptions to elderly people is inappropriate, according to a study published Aug. 22 in the open access journal PLOS ONE.

Medications created Aug 22, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Rejected drug may protect against toxic substance common to Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases

The second of two studies on latrepirdine, recently published in Molecular Psychiatry, demonstrates new potential for the compound in the treatment of Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, sleep disorders, and other neurodegenerative ...

Neuroscience created Aug 13, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Rejected Alzheimer's drug shows new potential

An international team of scientists led by researchers at Mount Sinai School Medicine have discovered that a drug that had previously yielded conflicting results in clinical trials for Alzheimer's disease effectively stopped ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Jul 31, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Little evidence that insect bite remedies work

There is little evidence that over the counter remedies for simple insect bites actually work, and in most cases, no treatment at all will suffice, concludes an evidence review in the April Drug and Therapeutics Bulletin (DTB). ...

Medications created Apr 11, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0