News tagged with nasal spray

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Battery-operated skin patch offers new option for migraine sufferers

(HealthDay)—The first skin patch approved to treat migraines offers patients an alternative to pills, nasal sprays and injections, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration says.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Mar 26, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Cleverly designed vaccine blocks H5 avian influenza in models

Until now most experimental vaccines against the highly lethal H5N1 avian influenza virus have lacked effectiveness. But a new vaccine has proven highly effective against the virus when tested in both mice and ferrets. It ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Mar 25, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

CDC: 105 US children died this flu season

(AP)—Health officials say the flu season is winding down, and it has killed 105 children—about the average toll.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Mar 22, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Fight back against MRSA to be started with a sniff

An innovative anti-bacterial spray that will kill MRSA is being developed by Norwich Research Park scientists thanks to funding from the University of East Anglia.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Mar 21, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Hard to find good info on drug safety in pregnancy

Nearly every woman takes a medication at some point during pregnancy. Yet there's disturbingly little easy-to-understand information about which drugs pose a risk to her baby, and what to do about it.

Medications created Mar 12, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

US panel sees risk in long-used osteoporosis drug

A panel of U.S. government health experts says a long-established bone strengthening drug should no longer be used by women because there is little evidence it works and it may actually increase the risk of cancer.

Medications created Mar 05, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Dreams of ideal flu vaccine are closer to reality

Despite modern advances, the half-century-old method of producing flu vaccine still takes six months and requires hundreds of millions of fertilized chicken eggs.

Medications created Feb 15, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Beware fake flu treatments, FDA warns

(HealthDay)—With the height of flu season here, the U.S Food and Drug Administration warns consumers to avoid fraudulent products that claim to prevent, treat or cure the flu.

Medications created Feb 04, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

FDA approves first skin patch to combat migraines

(HealthDay News) —A skin patch for the treatment of migraines, and the intense waves of nausea that often accompany these debilitating headaches, has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Jan 21, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

How to treat – and not treat – a cold

A sniffle here, a cough there and suddenly a cold has come. What to do? Here's how to treat - and not treat - a cold.

Health created Jan 07, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Oxytocin produces more engaged fathers and more responsive infants

A large body of research has focused on the ability of oxytocin to facilitate social bonding in both marital and parenting relationships in human females. A new laboratory study, led by Dr. Ruth Feldman from Bar-Ilan University ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Dec 10, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Tefina, a 'female Viagra', currently being studied

Tefina, the first testosterone based intranasal gel, has been in part developed by the ULg's Galenic Pharmacy Laboratory. It is currently at the stage of testing before being marketed by the Canadian company, ...

Medications created Nov 19, 2012 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (4) | comments 1

Hormone affects distance men keep from unknown women they find attractive

Men in committed relationships choose to keep a greater distance between themselves and an unknown woman they find attractive when given the hormone oxytocin, according to new research in the November 14 issue of The Journal of ...

Neuroscience created Nov 13, 2012 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (9) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Swallowing nasal sprays, eye drops can harm kids, FDA warns

(HealthDay)—Over-the-counter eye drops or nasal decongestant sprays can pose a serious health threat to children who swallow them and should be kept out of the reach of kids at all times, the U.S. Food ...

Medications created Oct 26, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Next-generation vaccines—eliminating the use of needles

Lead scientist Professor Simon Cutting, from the School of Biological Sciences at Royal Holloway, has developed the jabs through the use of probiotic spores. He carried out fundamental studies into the biology of the bacterium ...

Medications created Oct 23, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast