News tagged with delivery method


Innovative method to deliver THC: Transmucosal patch increases drug's absorption

(Medical Xpress)—An innovative delivery method for tetrahydrocannabinol, the main psychoactive constituent of Cannabis, is being developed at the University of Mississippi.

Medications created Dec 20, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New hope for survivors of stroke and traumatic brain injury

A new ground-breaking study about to be published in the Adis journal CNS Drugs provides clinical evidence that, for the first time, chronic neurological dysfunction from stroke or traumatic brain injury can rapidly improv ...

Medical research created Oct 31, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Simple test to predict if pregnant women will give birth prematurely

Babies born early run a greater risk of serious complications. The researchers at the Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Sweden, have now developed a method to predict if pregnant women with preterm contractions ...

Obstetrics & gynaecology created Sep 17, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New Herceptin delivery method could vastly simplify breast cancer treatment

A new method of delivering a commonly used breast cancer drug could result in considerably less time spent in hospital for some women undergoing breast cancer treatment, according to the results of a Phase 3 trial published ...

Cancer created Aug 08, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Breakthrough treatment reduces post-surgical scarring for glaucoma patients

(Medical Xpress) -- Scientists at the Singapore Eye Research Institute (SERI) and Nanyang Technological University (NTU) have developed an innovative way to combat post-surgical scarring for glaucoma patients.

Ophthalmology created Jul 26, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New delivery method improves efficacy of two common Parkinson's disease medications

A new delivery method for levodopa/carbidopa, a common dual-drug Parkinson's disease (PD) regimen, significantly improved the duration of the drugs' effectiveness in people with advanced PD, according to research by Mount ...

Parkinson's & Movement disorders created Jun 20, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Device implanted in brain has therapeutic potential for Huntington's disease

Studies suggest that neurotrophic factors, which play a role in the development and survival of neurons, have significant therapeutic and restorative potential for neurologic diseases such as Huntington's ...

Neuroscience created Jun 18, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Increased risk of developing asthma by age of 3 after cesarean section

A new study supports previous findings that children delivered by cesarean section have an increased risk of developing asthma. The study from the Norwegian Mother and Child Cohort Study (MoBa) suggests that children delivered ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Jan 10, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Importance of treatment process and outcomes varies among patients with psoriasis

Among patients with moderate to severe psoriasis, treatment options that are most compatible with their personal and professional life appear to be most important, and treatment location appears more important than probability ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Nov 21, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Innovative transdermal patch for delivery of HIV medicine featured at AAPS Annual Meeting

An innovative delivery method for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) medications has been developed through use of a transdermal patch, the first of its kind to treat HIV. This research is being presented at the 2011 American ...

HIV & AIDS created Oct 25, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0