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Spice allergy: Sugar and spice and everything not so nice

Imagine a world where you could never dine away from home, wear makeup, smell of sweet perfumes or eat a large percentage of food on store shelves. According to allergists at the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology ...

Immunology created Nov 08, 2012 | popularity 2 / 5 (1) | comments 0

FDA: Bacteria found in other products from firm tied to meningitis outbreak

(HealthDay)—Lab tests have found bacteria in two other medical products made by the Massachusetts-based specialty pharmacy at the center of an ongoing fungal meningitis outbreak, U.S. Food and Drug Administration ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Nov 02, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Novel drug may stop eye disease

(Medical Xpress)—A new drug developed by researchers from Flinders University, in partnership with collaborators in Melbourne, could hold the key to better treatment of some blinding eye diseases.

Ophthalmology created Nov 01, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Omega-3 intake heightens working memory in healthy young adults

(Medical Xpress)—While Omega-3 essential fatty acids—found in foods like wild fish and grass-fed livestock—are necessary for human body functioning, their effects on the working memory of healthy young adults have not ...

Health created Oct 25, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Rising opiate and heroin abuse among young adults a public health epidemic

(Medical Xpress)—Prescription pain killers – a leading cause of youth addiction and easily accessible in the family medicine cabinet – have caused an alarming rise in heroin abuse in New Jersey and ...

Addiction created Oct 18, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New malaria drug requires just one dose and appears twice as effective as existing regimen

Scientists are reporting development of a new malaria drug that, in laboratory tests, has been twice as effective as the best current medicine against this global scourge and may fight off the disease with ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Oct 17, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Two-gene test predicts which patients with heart failure respond best to beta-blocker drug, study finds

(Medical Xpress)—A landmark paper identifying genetic signatures that predict which patients will respond to a life-saving drug for treating congestive heart failure has been published by a research team ...

Cardiology created Oct 16, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Long wait for answers in US tainted drug outbreak

Thousands of Americans who may have been injected with a tainted steroid will have to wait weeks to see if they have been infected with meningitis as investigators seek answers to a widening outbreak.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Oct 13, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New discovery to improve success rates of IVF

(Medical Xpress)—Researchers from the University of Otago, Christchurch, are collaborating with clinicians at Fertility Associates in Christchurch to develop a test to significantly improve the success rate for in vitro ...

Obstetrics & gynaecology created Oct 01, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Discovery may shed light on why some HIV-positive patients have more virus

(Medical Xpress)—Biologists at UC San Diego have unraveled the anti-viral mechanism of a human gene that may explain why some people infected with HIV have much higher amounts of virus in their bloodstreams ...

HIV & AIDS created Sep 24, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

10 drugmakers team up to improve testing process

(AP)—Pharmaceutical industry heavyweights are teaming up to address a challenge that's long vexed drugmakers: how to improve the way experimental drugs are tested so they can get approved, and reach patients, faster.

Medications created Sep 19, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New test to crack down on sporting drugs-cheat test

Scientists from three UK universities have developed a new test to catch drugs-cheats in sport.

Other created Sep 14, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Aubagio approved for multiple sclerosis

(HealthDay)—Aubagio (teriflunomide) has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to treat adults with relapsing forms of multiple sclerosis (MS).

Medications created Sep 13, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Solving the puzzle of drug-induced liver injury

Antibiotics are the first line of defense against many infections. But for some individuals, treatment with certain antibiotics can bring on a new set of health problems, including serious liver damage.

Medical research created Sep 13, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Researchers show cost-effectiveness of HIV testing in drug abuse treatment programs

Less than half of community-based substance abuse treatment programs in the United States currently make HIV testing available on-site or through referral. A new study led by researchers at Weill Cornell Medical College shows ...

HIV & AIDS created Sep 09, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0