Archive: 16/08/2012
Use of PMP may increase demand for drug treatment, reduce painkiller abuse
A Rhode Island Hospital researcher has found that the use of electronic prescription drug monitoring programs (PMPs) may have a significant impact on the demand for drug treatment programs and how prescribers detect and respond ...
Aug 16, 2012
Enzalutamide adds five months survival in late-stage prostate cancer
Results of a phase III clinical trial of the drug Enzalutamide, published yesterday in the New England Journal of Medicine, show the drug extends life by an average five months in the most advanced stages of prostate cancer.
Aug 16, 2012
Study underscores need to improve communication with moms of critically ill infants
Irish playwright George Bernard Shaw once described England and America as two countries separated by a common language.
Aug 16, 2012
B cell survival holds key to chronic graft vs. host disease
Leukemia and lymphoma patients who receive life-saving stem cell or bone marrow transplants often experience chronic side effects that significantly decrease quality of life, can last a lifetime, and ultimately affect their ...
Aug 16, 2012