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...retions or tissue specimens. Patients receive some medications to prevent pain and dull memory, but remain conscious.......on channels may be susceptible to such damage, and medications designed to block the LTRPC2 channels may help treat these and related conditions. Their second paper describes the regulatory mechanisms for another ion channel, LTRPC7. This ion channel appears to be controlled by normal levels of the molecule AT...Study uncovers structure of key molecule responsible for clearing drugs from the body
...lled cytochrome P450-3A, or CYP3A, that breaks the medications down, scientists say. In other words, like an electric switch, PXR turns on and off the machinery that metabolizes more than half of all drugs used and for that reason is critically important to human health. Interactions involving the regulator mo...Doctors aware of Tylenol-related liver risk - but is the public getting the message?
...f taken in conjunction with alcohol, certain other medications or fasting, or by people with existing liver problems. Intentional overdoses are the most common cause of such liver problems, but other causes are gaining notice. The survey also looked at physicians' understanding of how to treat acetaminophen-rel...Asthmatic blacks get less high-quality asthma care
...ecause while researchers have known that misuse of medications contributes to poor asthma health in the United St...or two areas. Women did not use their daily asthma medications as frequently as men (50 percent versus 58 percent) and they tended to report seeing an asthma speci...Untangling the matrix of risk factors for alcoholism
... individuals are often treated with 5-HT enhancing medications such as selective serotonergic reuptake inhibitors." "Exactly how a serotonergic dysfunction relates to BD and NA is the realm of great speculation," commented Robert O. Pihl, professor of psychology and psychiatry at McGill University. "Because ser...Food allergy reactions in schools: Improvements needed to reduce and respond
...ith food allergies need a clear emergency plan and medications available in school in case of a reaction. Parents may want their child to wear a medical alert bracelet, says Wood. Training materials are available from the Food Allergy Network. And schools should put one person in charge of handling an allergic ...'Imprinted' gels hold promise for future medical devices
... that could be implanted in the body to administer medications such as insulin. The researchers formed a mesh-lik...ps signaling an action to release insulin or other medications for diabetics, said chemical engineering doctoral student Mark Byrne. "I'd be the first one to say t...Cal-(IT)2 adds new industrial partner SGI
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...ontinuing work to form the scientific basis of new medications for use in alcoholism treatment."...Space Research Briefs - Sept./Oct. 2001
...low astronauts to either increase exercise or take medications to counter the loss of bone and muscle mass due to long-duration microgravity exposures," said Dr. Harry K. Charles, NSBRI technology development associate team leader and assistant department head for engineering at The Johns Hopkins University Appl......h mild-to-moderate persistent asthma who used both medications were able to reduce steroid dosage, on average, by 50 percent without losing symptom control. Those treated with long-acting beta-agonists alone, however, suffered from significantly worse symptoms compared to those treated with inhaled steroids alo......n for patients who may not be able to manage their medications on their own." Animal tests have proven so promising that a company, Theraport Biosciences, based in East Brunswick, has been formed to further develop the technology in cooperation with, and under license to, the universities. The firm ultimate...New study shows vagus nerve stimulation effective for treatment of children with refractory epilepsy
...es that epilepsy patients who find more than three medications ineffective are unlikely to respond to further medication. Our research indicates VNS should be considered as a treatment for such individuals, even young children. Epilepsy is a chronic neurological disorder characterized by recurrent, unprovoked s...Gout drug could offer hope for heart failure patients
...arged and weakened. Patients were taking standard medications for congestive heart failure, including ACE inhibitors and beta blockers. Allopurinol was infused directly into the heart while researchers recorded the patients' heart performance. The research team also took tissue samples from cardiomyopathy pa...Gender issues related to spaceflight: A NASA perspective
... absorption and bioavailability of orally ingested medications more in female than in male astronauts. Clinically significant gender differences have been reported for drug elimination processes; these were predominantly linked to the gender-specific expression of metabolic enzyme systems. Differences between me...Anti-depression 'pacemaker' demonstrates long-term benefits
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