Study finds few new antibiotics are in the pipeline
...e physicians try very hard to limit the overuse of newer antibiotics. "This is absolutely required from a public health perspective," Dr. Spellberg said. "From the pharmaceutical companies' perspective, it probably decreases sales for new antibiotics, making their development less attractive." Dr. Spellber...American Academy of Neurology and American Epilepsy Society guidelines for treating of epilepsy
...hem. They need guidance in how and when to use the newer drugs. "There has been an explosion in the field o...tients who may find themselves paying more for the newer drugs, it is important that they can feel comfortable that the safety and efficacy of these new drug...Epilepsy presents unique problems for women
... in the breast milk," he explained. "The safety of newer drugs in both pregnancy and breastfeeding, however, is still being determined." Other problems specific to women with epilepsy are that AEDs can decrease the efficacy of hormonal contraceptives (whether given by mouth, subcutaneously or by injection)...Emory researcher examines effects of antiepileptic drugs on pregnant women and their offspring
...till preliminary, we are learning that some of the newer AEDs, like lamotrigine, cause less harm to the child, while it looks like others cause more damage," says Dr. Pennell, who is leading the NEAD study at Emory University. " We will have to wait until the study is complete, however, to know exactly whi...Elastic nails help children with broken legs recover faster than traction and body casting
...ctures in a prospective way, head-to-head with the newer treatment method of using titanium elastic nails,"...child and the entire family," says Dr. Flynn. "The newer nail treatment has changed the way we are able to manage the care of these children and the families...Average blood pressure levels on rise among American children/teenagers
...ons include dosage recommendations for many of the newer drugs studied in recent clinical trials. "We want to give our children the best possible start in life," said Alving. "That means insuring they have a healthy blood pressure and weight. We need to teach them to be physically active and to follow a...Radiologists back judicious use of CT pulmonary angio in women because of radiation dose to breast
...d and enhanced scans), and 30-50% greater with the newer multidetector CT (MDCT) scanners, Dr. Parker added. One millisievert (mSv) of radiation exposure may be associated with five additional cancers in 100,000 exposed patients, he said. There are a number of ways to reduce the radiation exposure, Dr. Par...American Academy of Neurology guidelines for treating of epilepsy
...hem. They need guidance in how and when to use the newer drugs. "There has been an explosion in the field o...tients who may find themselves paying more for the newer drugs, it is important that they can feel comfortable that the safety and efficacy of these new drug...Oxygen therapy may improve vision worsened by diabetes
...nately, supplemental oxygen could be combined with newer treatments that directly target VEGF. For example, Campochiaro and colleagues also studied an oral drug that blocks receptors for VEGF, called PKC412, which was found to significantly reduce macular edema and improve visual acuity in diabetics. Thi...Kidney cancer surgery safer at high-volume hospitals
...re more likely to perform partial nephrectomies, a newer procedure that's equally effective as radical nephrectomy at controlling cancer. Patients who had this procedure at a high-volume hospital saw better outcomes. The researchers did not find any difference in the length of hospital stay based on surger...COX-2 inhibitor could be safest anti-inflammatory drug for older people
... the cardiovascular effects of COX-2 inhibitors, a newer group of NSAIDS. Muhammad Mamdani from the Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences (ICES), Toronto, Canada, and colleagues assessed retrospectively the risk of hospital admission for heart failure for around 14,500 people using the COX-2 inhibito...Antipsychotic drug prescriptions nearly double for kids with ADHD
... other serious neurologic problems not seen in the newer class of drugs. "The newer drugs do have their own set of potential side effects, including serious weight gain, heart rhythm p...Many who cut back on Rx drugs to cut costs don't tell doctors
...les, and these drugs are often the more expensive, newer medicines that boost company profits, but put additional strain on patients' financial resources when they have to pay for them," says Piette. "When alternative generic drugs are available, they often can reduce patients' costs over the long term whi...Expensive new meds increase drug expenditures in the North Carolina Medicaid program
...keting budgets, and they note that for most of the newer drugs, improved cost-effectiveness has not been shown. To help control rising prescription drug expenditures, they authors suggest that efforts should be undertaken to improve appropriate and cost-effective prescribing. They note that prescr...Concerns about fertility affect treatment decisions in one-third of young breast cancer patients
...y affects fertility, particularly when considering newer chemotherapy regimens, and whether getting pregnant after therapy affects the risk of disease recurrence." Over 11,500 women under the age of 40 are diagnosed with breast cancer each year in the United States. Some breast cancer therapies may caus...Symposium highlights new emerging therapies for the treatment of lupus
...iscussion topics include current FDA approved, and newer treatments for SLE, and their associated risk: benefit profiles, benefits of newer treatments over current "gold standards" of SLE therapy, the role of antimetabolites in treating ren...Mothers have brains primed for care
...t evolutionary phenomenon as fathers only activate newer regions of the brain involved in sensory discrimination, cognition, and motor planning in response to cries." In new work, Judy Cameron, PhD, of the University of Pittsburgh and the Oregon National Primate Research Center at Oregon Health and Scienc......malaria. "The next step," says Hill, "is to assess newer vaccine regimes that employ two viral vectors rather than DNA and to study prevention of malaria rather than infection."...Study of cancer trials finds significant safety improvement
...ore accurate," he says. "In addition, some of the newer agents like angiogenesis inhibitors, could be stopping cancer progression without actually shrinking the tumor. We may need to find new ways to measure treatment success." Roberts continues, "Many investigators feel frustrated about the regulatory ......stent, whether the original bare-metal type or the newer drug-eluting version, will be the end of treatment. "Many physicians will successfully place a stent and think that's it," Kandzari continued. "The bigger issue is that many of these physicians should also then be prescribing drugs that have a clearl...