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FDA now Requires Stronger Warning Labels for Tumor-necrosis Factor-alpha Blockers
August 21st 2009The FDA is now requiring that stronger product warnings be included in the prescribing information of tumor necrosis factor-alpha blockers because of an increased risk of cancer in the children and adolescents who take them.
Activation of HIF Protein may Become New Treatment for Ischemic Pathologies
August 20th 2009A team of researchers from the Cardiovascular Research Center in Paria and CIC bioGUNE, an international center for biomedical research discovered that the activation of a cellular protein may be the key to a new treatment for ischemic pathologies.
New Inhaled Therapy Provides Significant Relief from Migraine Pain
August 20th 2009Researchers from the Jefferson Headache Center have completed a multi-center, phase 3 clinical trial demonstrating that Levadex, an orally-inhaled migraine therapy, provides “significant relief” from migraine symptoms.
Paperwork and Cost Barriers Causing Low Numbers of Wellness Visits
August 20th 2009A new study by IBM shows that a large portion of Americans find filling out “repetitive paperwork” at the doctor’s office to be a waste of time; the study also reveals that a large majority of Americans feel the need for more access to their physicians.
Herbs, Supplements, and People with Epilepsy
August 19th 2009Epilepsy is often a difficult disorder with which to live, as seizures are unpredictable and the consequences are potentially severe. The pharmacotherapy of epilepsy frequently entails a careful balance of drug dosing and timing, and anything upsetting this can lead to seizures or toxicity.
FDA Warns on Potentially Fatal Glucose Monitor Readings
August 18th 2009Due to results that could mask significant hypoglycemia or prompt excessive insulin use, diabetics should never use GDH-PQQ glucose meters or test strips while using drug products or therapies that contain certain sugars other than glucose.
Distinct Predictors for Future Asthma Attacks Still Undetermined
August 17th 2009Extensive clinical testing is not an effective way to determine the risk of future asthma attacks in patients who are receiving treatment based on current guidelines and who adhere to the guidelines, a new study has found.
Obama Addresses Shortage of Primary Care Doctors at Town Hall Meeting
August 14th 2009President Obama continued to talk about his goal of overhauling the US healthcare system as a town hall meeting held this past Tuesday in Portsmouth, NH, a discussion that included the topic of the nation’s “severe shortage” of primary care physicians.
Patients Discharged from Hospital at risk for MRSA Infection at Home
August 14th 2009Methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is “relatively common” among patients who have recently been discharged from the hospital and who go into home-based health care, the results of a new study show, and these patients may pose the risk of transmitting the illness to others in the household.
Collaborative Effort to Address the Needs of Cancer Survivors
August 14th 2009In November 2005, the Institute of Medicine released “Lost in Transition: From Cancer Patient to Cancer Survivor,” a report that highlighted the void in which many cancer survivors find themselves following active treatment.
Breast Cancer: To Treat or Not to Treat
I was interviewed this past week on a study to be published in the New England Journal of Medicine. This study was based on an analysis of women treated in Denmark who had undergone surgery for breast cancer in whom either isolated tumor cells were found in lymph nodes and women in whom microscopic metastatic disease was found.