Standard treatment for rare form of deafness no more effective than placebo
...ssigned to take either methotrexate or an inactive pill made from sugar or starch, known as a placebo. Espeland said the study is important because it could prevent people with AIED from getting a treatment that doesn't work. It also alerts researchers to focus attention on potential treatments for the d...New treatment significantly improves long-term outlook for breast cancer survivors
...de their breast. The side effects of letrozole, a pill which is taken once a day, are very similar to those experienced by women undergoing menopause. They were generally mild in study participants. Women in the study will continue to be followed to more thoroughly assess any effects of long-term use of ...New treatment improves long-term outlook for breast cancer survivors
...ide their breast. The side effects of letrozole, a pill which is taken once a day, are very similar to those experienced by women undergoing menopause. They were generally mild in study participants. Women in the study will continue to be followed to more thoroughly assess any effects of long-term use of...Passing stop sign cures gene disease
SIMPLY popping a pill might be enough to overcome the type of genetic defect responsible for many cases of cystic fibrosis, muscular dystrophy and haemophilia. An experimental drug called PTC124 produces a working protein even though the gene remains defective. Unlike gen......he kind of treatment that oncologists dream of - a pill that can be swallowed once a day, a non-toxic therapy that causes few side effects. For 10 percent of patients who have tried it, people who have no other options left for them, Iressa seems to make the difference between life and death. Another 30 p...FDA approves new HIV protease inhibitor, Lexiva (TM)
...ions with no food or water restrictions, and a low pill burden demonstrate GSK's ongoing commitment to providing flexible anti-HIV therapies for patients," said Doug Manion, M.D., vice president of clinical development and medical affairs at GSK. More than 1,200 people both ART-nave and PI-experienced p...New drug for non-small cell lung cancer shows efficacy
... is what all people trying to fight cancer want; a pill thatspecifically attacks the cancer yet does littl...wo prior chemotherapy regimens. The drug, taken in pill form, wastaken daily in doses of either 500 mg (administered as two 250 mggefinitib tablets) or 250 ...Drug improves brain structure in Alzheimer's patients
...received five milligrams per day (a five-milligram pill plus a dummy pill) for the first 28 days and 10 milligrams (two five-milligram pills) per day thereafter. Daily doses consisted of two identical tablets so as to not reveal the dosage scheme. The randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study was...UCLA researchers to test experimental pill
...test the cancer-fighting powers of an experimental pill designed to cut off the blood supply that feeds oxygen and nutrients to cancer tumors. The experimental drug, called PTK/ZK, is paired with what is considered the best chemotherapy combination available for advanced colorectal cancer, so study volunt...Ecstasy can trigger heart attacks in users
...ms he drank a bottle of whisky and taken half of a pill of MDMA. He was diagnosed and treated in the emergency department for acute myocardial infarction as a result of MDMA use. This is only the second case reported showing evidence that MDMA can cause heart attacks similar to those caused by amphetamine...Higher dose of Gleevec leads to increased remission in CML patients
...ompared to 17 percent of patients treated with one pill a day. Now 30 months into the studies, data are still being gathered. In the group receiving the standard dose, four patients have progressed to advanced disease, but no patients using the higher dose have progressed, Cortes says. Cortes notes that w...New drug combination might be more effective pain reliever
...en bleeding. "Combining pain relievers into one pill can increase patient compliance, simplify prescribing, and improve efficacy without increasing side effects, or conversely, decrease side effects without losing efficacy," said Raffa. In addition to these benefits, drug combinations can also sometim...'Camera pill' promising for diagnosis of small bowel disease
...n. The video capsule - the size of a large vitamin pill - is swallowed by a patient after an eight-hour fast. Eliminated about eight hours later, the capsule transmits a continuous stream of digital images to a small data recorder worn around the patient's waist. The physician then downloads the data an......n," he said. Brody said giving a patient a "dummy" pill and telling him or her it's a painkiller or antibi...f they later discovered that it was really a sugar pill or a salt water solution," he said. When it comes to using placebos in medical research, Brody said ...Contraception study supports convenience, simplicity
...s very important for women using any birth control pill to take it at the same time every day to prevent unplanned pregnancy," said Vanessa Cullins, M.D. FACOG. "What's exciting is that this study shows that the birth control patch is convenient and simple to use, and may be a better birth control option...Policy highlights from Tufts University Friedman School of Nutrition
... assured that they are "not getting grass in their pill instead of ginkgo." Russell is the chairman of the Expert Committee on Nutrition and Electrolytes, for the U.S. Pharmacopeia (USP), an independent, non-governmental organization, which provides standards recognized by federal law for prescription dr...Cedars-Sinai March medical tipsheet
...o do not become pregnant after using the fertility pill clomiphene citrate should undergo a laparoscopy prior to further treatment. Laparoscopic evaluation provides much better images, is far more useful in identifying anatomical abnormalities, and can enable many patients to avoid the cost and frustratio...New technology facilitates adherence for patients
... stated. "These patients previously had to take a pill daily to control their symptoms--now they can take the drug every two weeks. Polymers that continuously release medications to treat alcoholism and diabetes are currently in clinical trials." The skin presents yet another barrier to drug delivery, D...USC study finds hormone supplement used by athletes may not increase testosterone
...drostenedione or "andro," a similar muscle-pumping pill to help achieve his record-setting home-run tally in 1998. Young athletes can easily obtain DHEA at health food stores and nutrition centers in 25-milligram (mg) and 50-mg doses, though many take 200 mg or more at a time. Sokol and colleagues tested ...New drug prevents arrhythmias that cause sudden cardiac death
...hospitals," Dr. Marks says. "Our idea is to take a pill instead of spending hundreds of thousands of dollars on implants and heart transplants."...