Mayo Clinic researchers develop 'cancer snitch'
... to analytical processes in the development of all prescription medicines that reveal many aspects of how a drug affects the body -- not just its therapeutic effects. According to Dr. Peng, The most important thing about our work is that now we will help clinicians judge and gauge treatment because we are getting...Viagra significantly effective, well-tolerated for men taking multiple blood pressure treatments
...Satisfaction, all standard measures. Viagra is a prescription medication available only from doctors and should always be used in accordance with its approved labeling. Viagra is contraindicated in patients who use nitrates in any form at any time. Viagra should be prescribed with caution in patients with rece...FDA approves Actonel for once-a-week use
... bones. It will be available in mid-June 2002, by prescription only. Actonel 35 mg once-a-week is a valuable new tool for the treatment and prevention of postmenopausal osteoporosis, said Robert Lindsay, M.D., Ph.D., Chief of Internal Medicine at Helen Hayes Hospital, Professor of Clinical Medicine, Columbia U...First ethnicity-specific erectile dysfunction study shows prevalence among Hispanic American men
...covers, develops, manufactures and markets leading prescription medicines, for humans and animals, and many of the world's best-known consumer products....First study of Viagra(R) in black men demonstrates treatment as effective, well tolerated
...ches, facial flushing and indigestion. Viagra is a prescription medication available only from doctors and should always be used in accordance with its approved labeling. Viagra is contraindicated in patients who use nitrates in any form at any time. Discovered and developed by Pfizer, Viagra is the breakthroug...New data show fast and significant weight loss with Xenical sustained over time
...ults with a healthy weight. 3 Xenical is the only prescription weight-loss medication, which can be used in patients with hypertension or uncontrolled hypertension.4 Xenicals mode of action is unique. Unlike appetite suppressants, which have a history of withdrawals because of safety concerns, Xenical does not...Prostate cancer is costly for Californians, according to UCSF researchers
..., outpatient visits, office-based provider visits, prescription medications, home health care, nursing home care, and losses of productivity for those who died prematurely. This cancer in Californians follows national patterns, according to the investigators. Prostate cancer is the leading cause of cancer inciden...Study finds elderly patients know too little about their medications
... each were taking an average of just less than six prescription medications. The study found the more medications elderly patients were taking, the more likely they would have trouble identify them, their dosages, frequencies, and indications. When researchers verified the actual number of medications patients w...Unlicensed and off-label prescribing in children must improve
... this weeks BMJ show that unlicensed and off-label prescription of drugs to children is common and carries a high risk of adverse drug reactions. In the first study, researchers in Germany found 13% of prescriptions for a group of children in primary care were off-label. The proportion of off-label prescriptions ...Light adjustable intraocular lenses may offer customized vision for cataract patients
... United States. The majority of patients must wear prescription glasses after the procedure to see properly. But a new technology may eliminate this problem. Based on technology developed by researchers from UCSF and Cal Tech, Calhoun Vision, Inc. is developing a photosensitive silicone intraocular lens. This l...One-on-one with pharmacists gives patients medication advantage
...dications to bring - including prescription and nonprescription drugs, vitamins and alternativ... an advocate." In 2000, prescription drug-related errors cost more than $177 billion in the United States. Successful...First quarter 2002 prescription drug spending: Higher again, but rate of increase drops
...S, June 4, 2002 The nations rapid upward trend in prescription drug spending continued during first quarter 2002 ... 56.8 percent -- is attributable to a rise in per prescription costs due to higher prices and use of more expensive medications. Increased utilization accounted f...Data reveals Lilly's PKC inhibitor improved symptomatic diabetic peripheral neuropathy
...the International Diabetes Federation. There is no prescription therapy in the United States currently approved to treat the underlying process of microvascular damage that leads to microvascular complications such as diabetic peripheral neuropathy. LY333531, according to pre-clinical data, is a specific inhibito...Dartmouth/VA researchers examine news coverage of breast cancer prevention
...ntial benefits and harms of mammography versus the prescription drug tamoxifen (trade name Nolvadex) used for the primary prevention of breast cancer. They performed a content analysis of major US news media (top 10 circulation newspapers) and three major television to look at the two weeks of media coverage foll...Botox proving successful at preventing headaches
...s a result, they often misuse over-the-counter and prescription pain medications. "Overuse of medications for debilitating headaches has been observed in up to 80 percent of chronic daily headache patients," said Troost. "These patients should be considered for preventive therapy." Troost said Botox can be less e...With cues from nature, scientists develop new method to purify drugs
...ould speed the production and decrease the cost of prescription drugs. The researchers created antibodies that recognized and attached to a cancer-fighting drug molecule. They installed the antibodies in almost unimaginably small silica tubes, known as nanotubes, arranged in a membrane. In an experiment reporte...Think youre healthy? Open wide and look inside
...r as hypersensitivity to chewing gum, reactions to prescription medications or a popcorn kernel logged into the gums." One of the most common reasons for swollen, bleeding gums is gingivitis, the mildest form of periodontal disease where gums become red, swell and bleed easily with brushing or flossing due to p...Actonel reduced nonveterbral fracture as early as 6 months
... marketing of a broad range of consumer goods. In prescription drugs, P&G is focusing in the areas of endocrinolo...s anti-infective therapies. Some of P&G's leading prescription products include Actonel (risedronate sodium tablets), Didronel? (etidronate disodium), Asacol? (mes...Retiree drug costs will remain steep under house plan, Emory study shows
...still have to pay 70 percent of the costs of their prescription drugs under the terms of the Medicare drug plan pa...y the full catastrophic limit of $3,700 a year for prescription drugs, according to an analysis by Kenneth E. Thorpe, PhD, chairman of Health Policy and Management ...Annual study reveals 23 football players died during 2001 season
...ing, now we understand that's a potentially deadly prescription for disaster. We have all the tools and knowledge to prevent heatstroke fatalities." Eight players died from heatstroke in 1970, the highest one-year total, he said. Before 1955, no heatstroke deaths were recorded among football players, he said. Few...