Medications
Deprescribing efforts failing dementia patients, study finds
Researchers led by the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, have examined how a dementia diagnosis impacts medication use patterns in older adults.
News tagged with medication regimens
Oncology & Cancer
Hodgkin lymphoma prognosis, biology tracked with circulating tumor DNA
A Stanford Medicine-led, international study of hundreds of samples from patients with Hodgkin lymphoma has shown that levels of tumor DNA circulating in their blood can identify who is responding well to treatment and others ...
Dec 11, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
A major update on global tuberculosis fight
The global effort against tuberculosis, a disease which takes 1.5 million lives annually, presents some cause for optimism, according to an expert from the Hackensack Meridian Center for Discovery and Innovation (CDI) and ...
Apr 29, 2022
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Medical research
Lessons from the worm: How the elderly can live an active life
When the tiny roundworm C. elegans reaches middle age—at about 2 weeks old—it can't quite move like it did in the bloom of youth. But rather than imposing an exercise regimen to rebuild the worm's body-wall muscles, researchers ...
Sep 3, 2013
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Cardiology
Simple two-drug combination proves effective in reducing risk of stroke
Results of a Phase III clinical trial showed that a simple drug regimen of two anti-clotting drugs – clopidogrel and aspirin – lowered the risk of stroke by almost one-third, compared to the standard therapy of aspirin ...
Jun 26, 2013
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Sustained virological response linked with improved survival for patients with chronic HCV infection
Among patients with chronic hepatitis C virus infection and advanced hepatic fibrosis (development of excess fibrous connective tissue), sustained virological response (SVR) to interferon-based treatment was associated with ...
Dec 25, 2012
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Medical research
Mathematical model helps design efficient multi-drug therapies
For years, doctors treating those with HIV have recognized a relationship between how faithfully patients take the drugs they prescribe, and how likely the virus is to develop drug resistance. More recently, research has ...
Sep 2, 2012
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Oncology & Cancer
First child cured of rare brain tumor 'offers real hope'
When Lucas was diagnosed with a rare type of brain tumor at the age of six, there was no doubting the prognosis.
Feb 13, 2024
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Oncology & Cancer
Scientists identify unique breast cancer cells that control their ability to proliferate and colonize the lungs
Scientists from The Tisch Cancer Institute have uncovered a mechanism by which certain breast cancer cells regulate their own metastases, fuel dissemination from the original tumor site, and determine routes to invade distant ...
Sep 20, 2022
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Cardiology
Enlist a pharmacist to help manage high blood pressure
(HealthDay)—High blood pressure is one of the biggest risk factors for heart disease and stroke, yet has no symptoms of its own. That's why having your blood pressure checked regularly is a must, as is controlling it if ...
Jun 20, 2018
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