Bipolar disorder linked to specific brain regions; certain drugs alter brain metabolism
... the complex nature of this illness and medication side effects pose problems for achieving an effective long-term maintenance therapy. Researcher Allan Young, Ph.D., and colleagues from the University of Newcastle in Newcastle-upon-Tyne in the United Kingdom, finds that no single medication licensed in...Thalidomide treatment proves better than conventional chemotherapy for multiple myeloma
...s no significant difference between the two. main side effect of Thal-Dex was deep vein thrombosis, which...e treatment with Thal-Dex safer for them. The main side effect of VAD was granulocytopenia (low white blood cell levels), which was severe in 12 percent of ...Insomnia may precede and prolong major depression
...es show that insomnia, far from being a symptom or side effect of depression, may instead precede it, making some patients more likely to become and remain mentally ill. One paper was presented today at the 19th Annual Meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies (APSS) in Denver, and the other...Researchers improve lung cancer survival rates
...eriod of treatment with limited, short-lived toxic side effects and no major long-term impacts on quality of life," adds Dr. Winton. Dr. Barbara Whylie, CEO of the Canadian Cancer Society, says "Canadian researchers are breaking through the barriers of what can be achieved in the treatment of lung cancer....Therapy may not be necessary for autoimmune hepatitis with no symptoms
...entially slow progress of the disease but involves side effects that are sometimes toxic. In order to determine if immunosuppressive therapy is indicated when no symptoms are present, researchers led by Jordan J. Feld, M.D. of the Departments of Medicine and Pathology at the University Health Network of...Drugs for blood pressure and seizures among treatments recommended for essential tremor
...ny each of these medications," said Zesiewicz. "If side effects become too adverse, doctors and patients can discuss other drug options." There is modest evidence to recommend injections of botulinum toxin A for limb, head, or voice tremors. Surgery can be recommended if drug therapy is ineffective for li...Brain's own marijuana-like chemicals play key role with stress-induced pain relief
...scovery may lead to a newclass of drugs with fewer side effects than those of many existing painmedication...hat canpossibly replace others shown to have acute side effects." Scientists have long known that stress gives injured athletes or evengunshot victims a per...Thyroid-cancer test reveals recurrence early
...lows Tg testing without the sometimes debilitating side effects of hypothyroidism that otherwise accompany the test when stimulation testing is done. "We were surprised to find that even with relatively low thyroglobulin levels, and even when there is no sign of a tumor, about 80 percent of patients had ...Unease over guidelines that label 9 out of 10 people as sick
...me less at lower risk levels, whereas the rates of side effects remain similar. Evidence for the long term effectiveness of treatment is also lacking. Finally, the huge cost of drug treatment for an ever greater proportion of the population has the potential to destabilise publicly funded healthcare syst...New guidelines: Common drugs can calm essential tremor
...nts who underwent surgery experienced more adverse side effects, so the procedures are only recommended for those who do not respond to medications." The panel found insufficient evidence to recommend deep brain stimulation to treat head or voice tremor....Cancer drug slows poxvirus in mice
...imilar drugs might be useful in preventing adverse side effects of smallpox vaccine. The classic smallpox vaccine is made from live, weakened vaccinia virus and is not recommended for people with compromised immunity, except in emergency situations where they may have been exposed to smallpox virus. "Thi...The promise of a tetracycline antibiotic for treating osteoarthritis
...ial, fewer than 5 percent of all subjects reported side effects. In general, doxycycline seemed to be wel... active treatment group experienced the unexpected side benefits of fewer urinary tract and upper respiratory tract infections than their placebo counterpar...Children's Hospital Boston hosts live Webcast
...y performed by making an incision in the patient's side under the rib. Alternately, it may be performed laparoscopically, though few surgeons have learned how to do this efficiently. Using minimally invasive robotic methods, surgeons are able to perform the complete reconstructive surgery laparoscopically...Sunshine mapping from space means brighter solar energy future
...large regional differences in Europe the southern side of the Alps receives twice the annual radiance of northern slopes. Measuring from below using in-situ data is technically demanding, expensive on an ongoing basis and limited in coverage there are only around 200 solar-energy-measuring stations to ...New drug candidate against HIV developed in Sweden
...resistance and since the drugs are associated with side effects, there is a need for new, safer drugs. Elin Andersson, M.Sc, presents in her thesis studies showing that the compound GPG-NH2 inhibits HIV in culture. "GPG-NH2 inhibited the virus by a new mechanism of action. The molecule prevented the vir...Global survey reveals personal impact of bipolar disorder
...opment in recent years of drugs which have reduced side effects whilst remaining highly effective are a key factor in enabling people with bipolar disorder to maintain a good quality of life." Bipolar disorder, also known as manic-depressive illness, is a severe biological disorder that affects approximat...Researchers discover novel pathway of inflammation that contributes to lung damage in CF patients
... have shown some clinical benefit, but significant side effects have limited their utility," said co-author Joseph Pilewski, MD, associate professor of Medicine, Pediatrics and Cell Biology and Physiology at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. "This work identifies a target for more specific ...FDA approves new indication for Topamax as initial monotherapy for adults and children with epilepsy
...AFETY INFORMATION As monotherapy, the most common side effects of TOPAMAX (in the 400 mg/day group and at...hot weather and in children; cognitive/psychiatric side effects, including somnolence and fatigue, cognitive dysfunction, and psychiatric/behavioral disturb......th of a meter or roughly the length of three atoms side by side. A DNA molecule is 2.5 nanometers wide.) In recent days, they have refined the technique to be able to make gaps as small as 2.5 nanometers wide. "With dip-pen nanolithography, we can then drop into these gaps many different molecules, depen...