News tagged with drug treatment


Do doctors understand the individualisation of treatments?

The individualisation of drug treatments to support patients to self-manage their conditions is a concept that sits at the heart of policy, but a recent study in BMJ Open shows that there is no concrete defini ...

Health created May 24, 2013 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Improved chemo regimen for childhood leukemia may offer high survival, no added heart toxicity

Treating pediatric leukemia patients with a liposomal formulation of anthracycline-based chemotherapy at a more intense-than-standard dose during initial treatment may result in high survival rates without causing any added ...

Cancer created May 23, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New drug enhances radiation treatment for brain cancer in preclinical studies

A novel drug may help increase the effectiveness of radiation therapy for the most deadly form of brain cancer, report scientists at Virginia Commonwealth University Massey Cancer Center. In mouse models of human glioblastoma ...

Cancer created May 14, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

FDA approves once-a-day inhaler from Glaxo

The Food and Drug Administration says it has approved a new once-a-day inhaler drug from GlaxoSmithKline for patients with chronic lung disease.

Medications created May 10, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Discovery pinpoints cause of two types of leukemia, providing insights into new treatment approach

(Medical Xpress)—Patients with two forms of leukemia, who currently have no viable treatment options, may benefit from existing drugs developed for different types of cancer, according to a study conducted by researchers ...

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Possible treatment for serious blood cancer

A single antibody could be the key to treating multiple myeloma, or cancer of the blood, currently without cure or long-term treatment.

Cancer created May 06, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

FDA approves Procysbi for nephropathic cystinosis

(HealthDay)—Procysbi (cysteamine bitartrate) delayed-release capsules have been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to treat nephropathic cystinosis in children (6 years and up) and adults. ...

Medications created May 02, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

FDA reports Samsca may cause liver damage

(HealthDay)—After reviewing data from recent large clinical trials, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has determined that Samsca (tolvaptan) should not be used for longer than 30 days and should not ...

Medications created May 02, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Cancer studies often lack necessary rigor to answer key questions

Fueled in part by an inclination to speed new treatments to patients, research studies for cancer therapies tend to be smaller and less robust than for other diseases.

Cancer created Apr 29, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

FDA rejects two HIV drugs from Gilead Sciences

Gilead Sciences Inc. says that the Food and Drug Administration rejected two marketing applications for HIV treatments, citing quality control problems at the company's manufacturing facilities.

Medications created Apr 29, 2013 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Hepatitis C screening for baby boomers

If you were born during 1945-1965, talk to your doctor about getting tested for hepatitis C. The word "hepatitis" means swelling of the liver. Hepatitis is most often caused by a virus. In the United States, ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Apr 29, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Gene clues point to Cambodia for resistant malaria

Gene analysis of malaria parasites has pinpointed western Cambodia as the hotspot of strains that are dangerously resistant to artesiminin, the frontline drug against the disease, scientists said on Sunday.

Genetics created Apr 28, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Developments in TACE and SIRT treatment in patients

Data from a number of clinical trials presented today at the International Liver Congress 2013 shed new light on the use of TACE and SIRT in the treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC).

Cancer created Apr 26, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Research spinoff ReXceptor gets license for Alzheimer's treatment

Case Western Reserve's Technology Transfer Office has granted an exclusive license of a novel Alzheimer's Disease (AD) treatment strategy to spinoff company ReXceptor Inc., which plans to initiate early-stage human clinical ...

Alzheimer's disease & dementia created Apr 25, 2013 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Novel therapeutic approaches to cure chronic HBV infection

Exciting new data presented today at the International Liver Congress 2013 include results from early in vitro and in vivo studies targeting covalently closed circular DNA (cccDNA), which may form the basis of a cure for ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Apr 25, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0