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...patients in this study received various prescribed drugs formigraines, including propranolol, valproic acids, antidepressants (amitriptylineor paroxetine), aspirin, or combinations of these drugs. Two-thirds of the patients reported clinical improvement, Chung said.The transcranial Doppler showed r...Psychiatric Symptoms May Signal Brain Damage From Diet Pills
... them. We won't know the long-term risks of these drugs until controlled studies are completed in humans." In one study reviewed, monkeys' brains continued to show signs of damage 17 months after taking a course of the drug. Much like the branches of a tree, neurons contain extensions called axons tha...New Test May Improve Treatment Of Kidney Disease
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...tial uses range from the screening ofchemicals for drugs to diagnosing illness at the bedside without having to sendsamples to the lab. The work, "A Porous Silicon-Based Optical Interferometric Biosensor,"was published in today's issue of the journal Science. According to M. Reza Ghadiri, ...Rats Receiving Ginkgo Biloba Learn Quicker, Live 20 Percent Longer Than Controls, UB Study Finds
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...promising new approaches include"antiangiogenesis" drugs that strangle a cancerous tumor's blood supply and...their uncontrolled growth. Traditional anti-cancer drugs have operated much like explosive bombs: They attack cancer cells but also cause serious side effect...American Heart Association Comment: Lancet (Jan. 24, 1998) Report
... Individuals with high blood pressure taking both drugs had the highest risk forbleeding in the brain. "W...reduced heart attack deaths by 32 percent. Whenthe drugs were used together, the risk of all heart attacks (both fatal and nonfatal) was reduced by 34 percen...Should Drugs Be Used In The Treatment Of Obesity: A Point-Counterpoint Discussion
... experts debate whether the benefitof anti-obesity drugs outweigh their potential medical risks.Bray argues that even modest drug induced weight loss reducesobesity complications (hypertension, coronary disease,diabetes), while Hirsch argues for a moratorium until drugscan be better targeted to specific ca...Survey Finds Acute Stroke Teams Gaining Prevalence
... available for it -such as the use of clot-busting drugs - may be the best possible result for anacute stroke team. Clot-busters such at TPA (tissue plasminogen activator) havebeen utilized in clinical trials at larger medical centers, leaving smaller,rural centers without the necessary knowledge or exper...Addicted Doctors Need Special Service
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...Briefs) DALLAS, Feb. 20 -- Diuretics, drugs that help lower blood pressure byhelping the body to eliminate excess fluid, appear to have an extra weaponagainst coronary artery disease and stroke, according to a study in this month'sHypertension: Journal of the American Heart Association. ...Penn Researchers Create Drug To Help Target Attack On Cancerous Tumors
...delivered, or giving radiation in combination with drugs designed to exploit the hypoxic nature of the tumor," says McKenna. EF5, developed by Cameron J. Koch, PhD, Professor of Radiation Oncology, was recently approved by the FDA for a Phase I clinical trial at the University of Pennsylvania Medi...Chemist Turns To Self-Assembly To Create New Drugs
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...ling inflammation, through popularover-the-counter drugs such as ibuprofen, is to block events inside the cell.The synthetic molecules in Kiessling's approach act as inhibitors on the outsideof the cell, attaching themselves to aL-selectin proteins and preventing the cell from linking with an opposing cell...