Researchers seek genetic clues to identify addicts and patients who will benefit from treatment
...udy, the authors conclude that complex medical and prescription histories often make it difficult to conclude that a CYP 2D6-encoded enzyme deficiency is the sole cause of a methadone mortality, or even contributed to death. They also note that the results generated by their genotyping investigations would not h...Activism may help those with AIDS cope better with illness
... on the health-care system, such as changes in how prescription drugs are tested and approved. Now it appears that their behaviors also are reflected in more active engagement with their health-care providers and more fully developed support networks of other people living with the disease. There appear to be a...Initially recommended drug dosages often too high, study finds
...dosing could reduce both side effects and costs of prescription drugs. In the modern drug development process, great pressure is placed on defining a drug dosage early in the clinical evaluation stage, when information about the drug and its actions is sparse. Ideally, this dosage should remain the same throughou...Cost, availability of insurance and drugs top health care worries
... MD.-The public believes that health insurance and prescription drugs cost too much, but those issues are overshadowed by a lagging economy and terrorist threats, according to new polling data compiled by Harvard researcher Robert Blendon and colleagues from the Harvard School of Public Health. Published today o...Occupational therapy is cost effective, significantly improves quality of life for seniors
...lting from the need for fewer physician visits and prescription drugs. "Occupational therapy is highly cost-effective and a much better use of scarce health care resources than many other interventions routinely prescribed for senior citizens, which may have a marginal benefit to the overall health of the patient...Marijuana-derived compound targets pain, inflammation
...people with chronic pain and could be available by prescription within two to three years, the researchers say. "...-approved, marijuana-derived drug, is available by prescription as an appetite stimulant for AIDS patients and for fighting nausea associated with cancer chemothera...NIDA experts to discuss drug abuse, treatment, and prevention at APA Convention in Chicago
... will include presentations on the epidemiology of prescription opioid abuse and a discussion of the impact of opioid abuse on legitimate use, including stigmatization, opiophobia, and undermedication. Dr. David Thomas from NIDAs Division of Neuroscience and Behavioral Research will serve as discussant. The sympo...Pill-splitting can yield cost savings on common prescription drugs, Stanford researchers find
STANFORD, Calif. - Squeezed by the rising cost of prescription drugs, health plans and other health-care organiza... may want to bring it up with their doctors." Many prescription drugs are available at increased dosages for the same or similar costs as smaller dosages. When phys...New delivery system may change the age-old method of insulin delivery
...5 seconds. InnoLet ® is available without prescription with both Novolin ® 70/30 (70% NPH, Human Insulin Isophane Suspension & 30% Regular Human Insulin Injection [rDNA origin]) and Novolin ® N (NPH, Human Insulin Isophane Suspension [rDNA origin]), Novo Nordisk's premixed and long-acting human...American Thoracic Society Journal news tips for September--first issue
...program incorporating smoking intervention and the prescription of an inhaled bronchodilator could prevent or delay the onset of clinically apparent COPD. In the original study, participants were placed randomly in one of three groups: smoking intervention plus a drug inhaler; smoking intervention plus placebo i...Medical students don't receive enough training in helping patients quit smoking
... scheduling follow-up visits. With the addition of prescription drugs and individualized contact, cessation rates can be doubled. But he said that even brief discussions with the patient increased the odds that the patient will quit, a difference that can be measured statistically. Spangler said that at Wake Fo...OTC sales of smoking cessation aids up, effectiveness down
... be ineffective. "Since becoming available without prescription in mid-1996, these products have been heavily promoted to the public," said the report's co-author John P. Pierce, Ph.D., director of the Cancer Prevention and Control Program at the Rebecca and John Moores UCSD Cancer Center. "Unfortunately, adverti...Study results offer new hope for people with manic depression
...esearch, development, manufacture and marketing of prescription pharmaceuticals and the supply of healthcare services. It is one of the top five pharmaceutical companies in the world with healthcare sales of over $16.4 billion and leading positions in sales of gastrointestinal, oncology, anaesthesia (including p...Study finds outbreak of Cipro web sites followed anthrax outbreak
...th these so-called "Internet pharmacies" that sell prescription drugs directly to the general public. The researc...on on 59 Web sites selling ciprofloxacin without a prescription between Oct. 28 and Oct. 31, 2001. Twenty-three sites (39 percent) had been created during the two w...New medical study finds safe, effective relief for morning sickness in unique honey ginger tonic
... ice, which are only marginally helpful, or trying prescription or over-the-counter medications, which may have potential side effects. The September/October issue of Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine features results from a new double-blind, placebo-controlled, and hospital-based study conducted ...Home injury found to be a major cause of deaths, largest study of its kind finds
...-aged adults -- who appear to die from mixtures of prescription drugs and in some cases illicit drugs as well." Runyan is director of UNC's Injury Prevention Research Center and professor of health behavior and health education at the School of Public Health. Along with Home Safety Council staff, she released the...JAMA study looks at role of pharmacist in health care
...s received the usual care given to anyone having a prescription filled at that store. The researchers found that at the end of one year patients who were monitored by pharmacists had significantly better peak flow rates than the usual care group, but not the peak flow monitoring group. Asthma patients in the pha...Opioids should be considered for relief of chronic lower back pain
...in pain relief has not been widely questioned, the prescription of these medications for patients who do not have cancer has remained contentious in the medical community. This study addresses some of the following major objections that have been raised related to using opioids for pain relief: * Risk of side ...Disabled seniors formerly on SSDI hit hardest by drug costs
Spending on prescription drugs increased more than 60 percent over three ye...ficiaries and have fewer opportunities for private prescription drug coverage. "State and Federal relief plans will have to take more account of this forgotten but ...Research, physician training combine to put care for opiate dependence in hands of family doctor
...or addiction to heroin or other opioids, including prescription pain-killers. Physicians will be required to refer patients to full-spectrum care for their social and psychological needs. "This is a major step forward toward improving and broadening treatment options for individuals addicted to opioids," said D...