Medications
FDA approves first injection regimen for HIV prevention
(HealthDay)—The first injection drug to prevent HIV infection was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Monday.
Dec 21, 2021
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News tagged with prevention trials
Medications
New thinking on aspirin and cancer needs dose of nuance, expert says
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force is re-evaluating recommendations on the use of aspirin to prevent colorectal cancer. According to media reports and a review by the agency—charged since 1984 with issuing guidelines ...
Oct 25, 2021
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Gerontology & Geriatrics
Increasing dairy intake reduces falls and fractures among older care home residents
Increasing intake of foods rich in calcium and protein such as milk, yoghurt, and cheese, reduces falls and fractures in older adults living in residential care, finds a randomised controlled trial published by The BMJ today.
Oct 21, 2021
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
USPSTF recommends aspirin for those at high risk for preeclampsia
(HealthDay)—The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommends low-dose aspirin for reducing the risk for preeclampsia among those at high risk. This recommendation forms the basis of the final recommendation statement ...
Sep 28, 2021
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Community the key to helping people at risk of suicide
A community-led suicide prevention trial in country South Australia has helped reduce the stigma around depression, increased community awareness, and provided helpful guidance to community members when responding to people ...
Sep 10, 2021
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Medical research
Clinical trial populations are often not proportionate to populations affected by the disease
U.S. researchers—who only a half century ago largely excluded women from clinical trials—now ensure they comprise half the study participants in National Institutes of Health-funded research.
Jun 21, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Lab reveals how an oral antiviral drug confuses the replication machinery of SARS-CoV-2
A University of Alberta virology lab has uncovered how an oral antiviral drug works to attack the SARS-CoV-2 virus, in findings published May 10 in the Journal of Biological Chemistry.
May 11, 2021
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Vaccination
Brazilian institute announces home-made COVID-19 vaccine
Sao Paulo's Butantan biomedical institute announced on Friday it is developing a "100 percent Brazilian" vaccine against COVID-19 and expects to start using it in July.
Mar 26, 2021
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Study: New vaginal film, MB66, is safe
While a number of topical products designed to reduce the occurrence of sexually transmitted infections have been tested with largely disappointing results, researchers at Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM), Alpert ...
Feb 3, 2021
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Medical economics
Many health plans now must cover full cost of expensive HIV-prevention drugs
Ted Howard started taking Truvada a few years ago because he wanted to protect himself against HIV, the virus that causes AIDS. But the daily pill was so pricey he was seriously thinking about giving it up.
Jan 6, 2021
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