Medications
How can you define a 'drug'? Nobody really knows, argues researcher
What's a medical drug? Ask someone on the street and they're likely to tell you it's the kind of thing you take when you're unwell.
Nov 20, 2023
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Medications
Ketamine's effect on depression may hinge on hope
In study after study, the psychoactive drug ketamine has given profound and fast relief to many people suffering from severe depression. But these studies have a critical shortcoming: Participants usually can tell whether ...
Oct 19, 2023
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Medications
Common drug can improve hand osteoarthritis symptoms, finds study
Relief could be on the way for people with painful hand osteoarthritis after a Monash University and Alfred Health-led study found an affordable existing drug can help. Until now there has been no effective treatment.
Oct 13, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
No benefit in common shoulder treatment over placebo, finds study
A saline injection treatment widely used for calcific tendinopathy—a common, painful condition caused by a build-up of calcium in the rotator cuff tendons of the shoulder—provides no meaningful benefit over placebo, concludes ...
Oct 11, 2023
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Medications
Sarilumab beneficial for polymyalgia rheumatica patients
For patients with polymyalgia rheumatica with relapse during tapering of glucocorticoid therapy, treatment with sarilumab, the human monoclonal antibody that binds to the interleukin-6 receptor α, is efficacious for achieving ...
Oct 5, 2023
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Medications
Investigating efficacy, safety of antidepressant use in people with both physical health problems and depression
Many people with diseases such as cancer or diabetes or those who have had a heart attack or stroke also suffer from depression. How effective are antidepressants for these patients? And are they just as safe for these people ...
Sep 7, 2023
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Medications
Magnitude of placebo response identified in drug for treatment of hot flashes
Hot flashes are one of the most concerning and most reported symptoms among menopausal women and breast cancer survivors. Currently, paroxetine is a FDA-approved non-hormonal drug used for the treatment of hot flashes. In ...
Aug 29, 2023
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Medications
Budesonide yields durable reduction in eGFR for IgA nephropathy
For patients with immunoglobulin A (IgA) nephropathy, nine months of treatment with targeted-release formulation of budesonide (Nefecon) yields a greater reduction in estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) than placebo, ...
Aug 22, 2023
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Medications
Modern antidepressants may reduce risk of relapse for patients with bipolar depression
Treatment with modern antidepressants may help prevent patients with bipolar disorder from relapsing into a depressive episode, according to an international clinical trial led by researchers at the University of British ...
Aug 2, 2023
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Medications
Selinexor found to increase progression-free survival for endometrial cancer with TP53 mutations
Maintenance therapy with selinexor provides durable survival benefits for endometrial cancer with TP53 mutations, according to a study presented during the July 2023 session of the American Society for Clinical Oncology Plenary ...
Jul 28, 2023
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