Neuroscience
FDA OKs new drug for multiple sclerosis
(HealthDay)—A new pill for relapsing forms of multiple sclerosis (MS) has won approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
Mar 27, 2019
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Overweight & Obesity
Generic weight-loss drug may be safe and effective for long-term treatment
An inexpensive weight-loss drug approved 60 years ago for only short-term use also may be safe and effective for longer-term treatment, according to a study conducted by researchers at Wake Forest Baptist Health and the Patient ...
Mar 22, 2019
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Cardiology
New heart failure device is approved
(HealthDay)—The Optimizer Smart System has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for people with chronic, moderate-to-severe heart failure who are not candidates for other heart failure remedies.
Mar 21, 2019
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Medications
Making sense of the recent blood pressure drug recalls
(HealthDay)—People taking blood pressure medications have faced a frightening and bewildering series of pharmaceutical recalls in recent months, as trace amounts of cancer-causing chemicals have been discovered in individual ...
Mar 8, 2019
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Cardiology
Lowering blood pressure and cholesterol may not improve thinking and memory
While drugs that lower blood pressure and cholesterol have been shown to be beneficial for heart health, a new study has found that two such drugs may not provide a similar benefit to the brain. The study, published in the ...
Feb 27, 2019
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Medications
Drug interactions in ER's common but preventable, study finds
In a recent Rutgers study, 38 percent of patients discharged from the emergency department had at least one drug interaction resulting from a newly prescribed medicine.
Feb 26, 2019
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Health
Study finds increase in calls to US Poison Control Centers for kratom exposure
In recent years, kratom has become popular as a treatment for chronic or acute pain as well as mood conditions such as depression and anxiety. It is also often used to help with opioid withdrawal. While there is a perception ...
Feb 21, 2019
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Cardiology
Study finds low statin use among some high-risk kidney disease patients
Clinical trials have shown that cholesterol-lowering statin drugs can significantly reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease in kidney disease patients who are not on dialysis.
Feb 19, 2019
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Medications
FDA panel backs ketamine-like drug for depression
(HealthDay)—An expert panel for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has endorsed a drug for major depressive disorder that is a close relative to ketamine.
Feb 14, 2019
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
New research insights hold promise for kids with DMD
Prednisone, the current standard of care used to treat kids with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), reduces chronic inflammation but has harsh side effects. Eplerenone, a heart failure drug, is used in older patients to treat ...
Feb 11, 2019
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