First head-to-head study to compare lidoderm patch and Celebrex in treating pain
...systemic patch, has demonstrated a minimal risk of side effects or drug-to-drug interaction. Our hope is to see similar results in further Lidoderm osteoarthritis knee pain studies." About the Study The randomized, open-label, active-control, parallel-group study, which was intended to enroll 200 pat...Study shows patch therapy may be as effective as oral medications
...tment, Lidoderm has demonstrated a minimal risk of side effects and drug-to-drug interactions. Celebrex is a COX-2 inhibitor indicated for the treatment of arthritis pain including OA....Chronic pain treatments more effective when taken together, new study shows
...drugs provides better pain relief, with comparable side effects," says lead researcher Dr. Ian Gilron, Dir...of the current treatments for this condition cause side effects, which limit the drug dosage a person can tolerate. "What we need to do clinically is to ach...International breast cancer prevention study launches in the United States and Canada
...atase inhibitors are associated with fewer serious side effects than tamoxifen, the only other drug availa... choose not to take this drug because of its known side effects," says Dr. Goss, also Director of Breast Cancer Research at the Massachusetts General Hospit...Geodon effective in psychiatric emergencies; Sharply reduces time in restraints
...old standard of injectable antipsychotics, but its side effect profile offers disadvantages for patients. Approved in 2002, Geodon IM is the first second generation antipsychotic approved for the rapid control of acute agitation in patients. "Being held in physical restraint is not only unpleasant, it al...Brain activity prior to treatment flags vulnerability to antidepressant side effects
...rs to determining susceptibility to antidepressant side effects, researchers at the UCLA Neuropsychiatric ...is the first to link brain function and medication side effects, and to show a relationship between brain function changes during brief placebo treatment an...OHSU scientists test medication to treat involuntary weight loss
...ic, researchers at OHSU also investigate the other side of weight regulation which is not as well-publicized -- extreme weight loss," said Roger Cone, Ph.D., director of the Center for the Study of Weight Regulation and Associated Disorders. "Cachexia and disorders like it can have extremely serious conse...Cultural and social factors influence prostate cancer treatment
...ion). Moreover, the treatments can lead to serious side effects, including urinary incontinence, impotence, and bowel urgency. It is widely assumed that men make treatment decisions based on medical considerations, such as age, other existing conditions, and the grade of the tumor. Investigators led by Th...Advertising by academic medical centers may risk eroding public trust, says study
... services neglected to note the potential harms or side effects of the treatments they were promoting. Several of the ads were for cosmetic procedures. "We were surprised by the apparent mismatch between academic medical centers' status as prominent and trusted sources of information and their use of emo...Hopkins begins human trials with donor adult stem cells to repair muscle damaged from heart attack
...ients safely tolerated the infusion, determine any side effects and assess any differences in the three doses under study, each involving millions of adult stem cells. Initially, study participants will spend four days in the hospital, immediately after the procedure. The patients will then return for p...Depression linked to insomnia in HIV patients
...ntiretroviral therapy often describe insomnia as a side effect of the medication, the reviewers found few published studies that examined this side effect. With the exception of one medication called efavirenz (Sustiva), Reid says there is not enou...Study finds majority of women willing to accept cervical cancer vaccine for self and children
...r women not accepting the vaccine included unknown side effects and not currently being sexually active. ...their children to be vaccinated included: unknown side effects, the belief that minors are not sexually active, and for boys, the belief that there was no ...Study shows use of budesonide reduced the risk of asthma related events by 40% in children
...unction. The second analysis tracked the adverse side effects reported by 1,981 children taking either b...acebo over three years. Overall, the incidence of side effects was comparable between the two groups, with fewer asthma exacerbations and adverse events re...New colorectal cancer screening recommendations for African Americans
...ve more right-sided cancers and polyps. The right side of the colon includes the cecum, ascending colon and proximal transverse colon and cannot be reached by flexible sigmoidoscopy. Clinical gastroenterologists play an important role in promoting colorectal cancer awareness and the need for screening ...Use of inhaled corticosteroid led to fewer hospitalizations for young children with asthma
...an acute asthma attack. In clinical studies, the side effects experienced with Pulmicort Respules and ho...rienced with a non-medicated mist (placebo). These side effects included respiratory infection, runny nose, coughing, earache, viral infection, stomachache,...TB Alliance announces new drug discovery program with GlaxoSmithKline
...nt compliance, increase cure rates and lower toxic side effects. A novel two-month TB regimen that is compatible with HIV treatment would help improve TB control and help in the fight on AIDS. The TB Alliance works to ensure that drugs are affordable, adopted by health practitioners and are accessible to ...Giant iceberg B-15A edges past floating ice pier
...oint near the middle of its coastward (or western) side to a shallow section of seabed. In early March lo...seen breaking off from the centre of its coastward side as the iceberg was worked loose. Now prevailing currents are transporting it into deeper and out of...Storage time and temperature effects nutrients in spinach
...producers. If the spinach is coming from the other side of the country, then the produce might be kept at a warm temperature in a shipping truck for an extended period of time. By the time the spinach reaches the dinner table, much of the nutrient content might already be gone, noted the Penn State resear...Chemical decoy shows promise for slowing Alzheimer's by acting as decoy
...cells, they will hopefully be less likely to cause side effects, which have plagued many promising Alzheimer's drug candidates, Good says. She notes, for instance, that experimental vaccines targeting beta amyloid proteins have been tried in animals, but these have triggered severe immune responses that h...Doctor suggested cannabis for pain relief, says one in six medicinal users in the UKMUHC study
...0 per cent of the 872 who answered the question on side effects, said that prescribed drugs were worse than cannabis and 34 per cent said the side effects were much worse. 77 per cent of 876 respondents said their symptoms returned or got ...