Researchers have discovered that histamine, the inflammatory compound released during allergic reactions that causes runny nose, watery eyes, and wheezing, ...
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Researchers have demonstrated that inhibiting the activity of the protease enzyme known as TACE can deprive tumor cells of a ...
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Researchers have decoded the genetic makeup of the parasite that causes trichomoniasis, one of the most common sexually transmitted infections ...
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Researchers have identified a set of biomarkers that could help clinicians identify a group of hematologic malignancies known as myelodysplastic ...
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There are conflicting data regarding whether statins predominantly metabolized by CYP3A4 reduce the metabolism of Clopidogrel ( Plavix ) to ...
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Results from the CHARISMA ( Clopidogrel for High Atherothrombotic Risk and Ischemic Stabilization, Management and Avoidance ) trial showed an ...
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The FDA ( Food and Drug Administration ) announced that it is permitting the restricted use of Zelnorm ( Tegaserod ...
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The full prescribing information for Xolair ( Omalizumab ) includes a new boxed WARNING, updated Warnings, Precautions, and Adverse ...
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Roche announced that the European Commission has approved Mircera to treat anaemia associated with chronic kidney disease.
The Commission’s decision ...
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A large-scale genomic study has uncovered new genetic variations associated with multiple sclerosis, findings that suggest a possible link between ...
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Researches at Elkhart General Hospital, in United States, have assessed the prevalence of osteonecrosis of the jaw in patients receiving ...
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The thiazolidinedione Rosiglitazone ( Avandia ) is an insulin sensitizer that is indicated for use either as monotherapy or in ...
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ADRAC ( Adverse Drug Reactions Advisory Committee ) has previously noted that the two oldest of the atypical antipsychotics, Clozapine ...
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Levodopa is standard, and often initial, therapy for patients with Parkinson's disease; however, with continued treatment and as the disease ...
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The EMEA ( European Medicines Agency ) has recommended the withdrawal of the marketing authorisation for medicinal products containing Veralipride. ...
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GlaxoSmithKline ( GSK ) has informed HealthCare Professionals of recent safety data concerning Rosiglitazone-containing products, i.e., Avandia ( Rosiglitazone maleate ...
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Diabetes is a strong, independent risk factor for cardiovascular disease, a problem which accounts for approximately 70% of all mortality ...
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A study has assessed the effectiveness of Phenylephrine, the active ingredient in products such as Actifed, Sudafed PE, and Tylenol ...
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Combining Aliskiren ( Rasilez / Tekturna ) with Valsartan ( Diovan / Tareg ) at maximum recommended doses provides significantly ...
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The EMEA ( European Medicines Agency ) has recommended contraindicating Acomplia
( Rimonabant ), in patients with ongoing major depression ...
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Researchers have identified a new gene mutation linked to frontotemporal dementia, according to a study published in the Neurology.
Frontotemporal dementia, ...
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Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine report how the gene for utrophin, which codes for a protein ...
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Researchers at Georgetown University Medical Center have been able to use simple, non-toxic chemical injections to add and remove fat ...
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Mirtazapine ( Remeron ), is an analogue of Mianserin and, like Mianserin, has been associated with reports of neutropenia and ...
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Clozapine ( Clozaril ), marketed in Australia since 1993, is an effective antipsychotic for the management of treatment-resistant schizophrenia. All ...
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Phase III data demonstrated that Saxagliptin, an inhibitor of dipeptidyl-peptidase-4 ( DPP-4 ), in combination with Metformin, exhibited a statistically ...
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The FDA ( Food and Drug Administration ) has approved Lyrica ( Pregabalin ), the first drug to treat fibromyalgia, ...
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Sorafenib ( Nexavar ) tablets has significantly extended overall survival in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma ( HCC ), or primary ...
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Treatment with Denosumab 60 mg and 180 mg, ( associated with Methotrexate ) reduces the progression of bone erosion.
Denosumab is ...
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New data suggests that alcohol may protect against rheumatoid arthritis, with three units a week exhibiting protective effects and ten ...
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Using a novel three-part screening process, researchers at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute have identified a gene that is made inappropriately in ...
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Novartis has informed HealthCare Provider about the December 2006 changes made to the WARNINGS and ADVERSE REACTIONS sections of the ...
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The 36% of patients with refractory systemic lupus erythematosus ( SLE or lupus ) remain stable after undergoing B-cell depletion ...
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Treatment with Belimumab resulted in a sustained improvement of systemic lupus erythematosus ( SLE or lupus ) disease activity in ...
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Researchers by University of Edimburgh have evaluated the efficacy of the aromatase inhibitor Letrozole ( Femara ) in preselected estrogen ...
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The FDA ( Food and Drug Administration ) has approved Letairis ( Ambrisentan ) for the treatment of pulmonary arterial ...
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One-third of women with HER2-positive metastatic breast cancer currently develop brain metastases.
Once the disease advances to this stage, overall ...
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Paclitaxel ( Taxol ) is one of the most commonly used chemotherapies in breast cancer. Therefore, the evaluation of Lapatinib ...
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Final results of a Phase II clinical trial of MAGE-A3 Antigen-Specific Cancer Immunotherapeutic ( ASCI ) in MAGE-A3 positive patients ...
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The results of a phase III, randomized clinical study involving patients with advanced renal cell carcinoma and poor prognostic features ...
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Researchers at Johns Hopkins have shown that Losartan ( Cozaar ), a drug commonly used to lower blood pressure, reverses ...
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Many cancer patients who have heart attacks often are not treated with life saving Acetylsalicylic acid ( Aspirin ) given ...
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A team of researchers, led by Columbia University Medical Center, Boston University School of Medicine and the University of Toronto, ...
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Men with short telomeres, repetitive strips of DNA that cap the ends of chromosomes, may have a higher risk of ...
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The FDA ( Food and Drug Administration ) is aware of a potential safety issue related to Rosiglitazone ( Avandia ...
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The FDA ( Food and Drug Administration ) has approved Lybrel, the first continuous use drug product for prevention of ...
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The FDA ( Food and Drug Administration ) is aware of a potential safety issue related to Avandia ( Rosiglitazone ...
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Researchers at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital have discovered inherited variations in certain genes that make children with acute lymphoblastic ...
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Preliminary results from a large, randomized, placebo-controlled clinical trial for patients with primary gastrointestinal stromal tumor ( GIST ), a ...
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The FDA ( Food and Drug Administration ) has approved Neupro ( Rotigotine transdermal system ), a skin patch designed ...
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The FDA ( Food and Drug Administration ) proposed that makers of all antidepressant medications update the existing black box ...
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Genentech and FDA ( Food and Drug Administration ) informed HealthCare Providers of important new safety information regarding Avastain ( ...
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A protein identified at Johns Hopkins, early prostate cancer antigen-2 ( EPCA-2 ), may change the way men are screened ...
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Huntington’s disease, an inherited neurodegenerative disorder that affects roughly 30,000 Americans, is incurable and fatal. But a new discovery about ...
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Acorda Therapeutics anf FDA ( Food and Drug Administration ) have informed that concomitant use of Tizanidine ( Zanaflex ) ...
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PTEN is one of the most commonly mutated tumor suppressor genes. It is an antagonist for many cellular growth, proliferation ...
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The FDA ( Food and Drug Administration ) has approved Altabax ( Retapamulin ointment ) for topical treatment of impetigo ...
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The FDA ( Food and Drug Administration ) has informed patients and health care professionals that the sponsor of Zelnorm ...
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The FDA ( Food and Drug Administration ) has announced the approval of HepaGam B for the prevention of hepatitis ...
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Preliminary results from a large, randomized clinical trial for patients with newly diagnosed multiple myeloma, has shown that the use ...
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Two clinical trials of Humira ( Adalimumab ), REVEAL and CHAMPION, have demonstrated promising results in psoriasis.
Psoriasis is a ...
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The EMEA’s Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use ( CHMP ) reminds healthcare professionals that Baraclude ( Entecavir ) ...
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Eli Lilly announced that the European Medicines Agency ( EMEA ) has granted Enzastaurin, an investigational, multi-targeted, oral, cancer agent, ...
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The FDA ( Food and Drug Administration ) announced that manufacturers of Pergolide drug products, which are used to treat ...
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Researchers at Cleveland Clinic have recently completed a pair of studies to determine the safety and efficacy of a new, ...
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Researchers at Cleveland Clinic reported that the drug Torcetrapib, despite raising high density lipoprotein cholesterol ( HDL ) by ...
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A study using ultrasound technology has found that Rosuvastatin ( Crestor ), a cholesterol-lowering drug, is also effective at halting ...
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Percutaneous coronary intervention ( PCI ) plus optimal medical therapy does not improve outcomes in patients with coronary artery disease, ...
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Patients with acute coronary syndromes ( ACS ), such as heart attack and recent-onset chest pain, remain at considerable risk ...
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Researchers at Wake Forest University School of Medicine have reported that in animal studies, a common diabetes drug prevents the ...
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A double blind study found that long-acting Octreotide ( Sandostatin LAR Depot ) does not improve outcomes for patients with ...
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The FDA ( Food and Drug Administration ) has approved Soliris ( Eculizumab ).
Soliris is the first therapy approved for ...
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The FDA ( Food and Drug Administration ) has requested that all manufacturers of sedative-hypnotic drug products, a class of ...
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Postmenopausal women without symptoms of cardiovascular problems who have minor or major abnormalities on an electrocardiogram are at increased risk ...
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The FDA ( Food and Drug Administration ) has approved Tykerb ( Lapatinib ), a new targeted anti-cancer treatment, to ...
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Takeda Pharmaceuticals, in according to FDA ( Food and Drug Administration ) has informed healthcare providers about recent safety data ...
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A study using mastectomy tissue has shown that precancerous changes can occur in normal-appearing areas of the breast as distant ...
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Researchers at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center and the University of Heidelberg has proven that a gene protects some ...
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A study has shown that pancreatic cancer patients 65 or older who live at least five years after surgery have ...
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Screening current or former smokers with the imaging technique of computed tomography ( CT ) may increase the rate of ...
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The FDA ( Food and Drug Administration ) has approved Humira ( Adalimumab ) to treat adult patients with moderately ...
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The FDA ( Food and Drug Administration ) directed the manufacturers of all drug products approved for the treatment of ...
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A steady rise in autoimmune diseases such as multiple sclerosis has been noted in recent decades, and environmental factors could ...
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A dose-intensive regimen of the chemotherapy drugs Cisplatin and Doxorubicin offered no clinical benefit over standard doses of the chemotherapy ...
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Researchers from the Massachusetts General Hospital ( MGH ) Cancer Center have found that AZD2171 ( Recentin ), a new ...
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Use of the drug Gemcitabine for chemotherapy significantly delays the recurrence of cancer, compared to no chemotherapy, for patients following ...
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Levofloxacin ( Levaquin ) is a broad-spectrum fluoroquinolone antibiotic that is indicated for the treatment of certain respiratory tract, skin ...
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The FDA ( Food and Drug Administration ) announced the approval of antihemophilic factor / von Willebrand factor complex ( ...
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The FDA ( Food and Drug Administration ) announced revisions to the labeling for the antibiotic Ketek ( Telithromycin ) ...
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The prevalence of congenital heart disease ( CHD ) has increased strikingly in adults and children in a new population ...
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The interplay between genetic predisposition and exposure to modifiable risk factors can multiply the risk for age-related macular degeneration.
Age-related macular ...
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Individuals who take in higher levels of the nutrient folate through both diet and supplements may have a reduced risk ...
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Cocaine use during pregnancy can cause subtle but disabling cognitive impairments -- attention deficits, learning disabilities and emotional problems.
A ...
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A research, published in the European Heart Journal, has found that the protective effect that tea has on the cardiovascular ...
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A preliminary study suggests there may be hope in the offing for some sufferers of chronic fatigue syndrome ( CSF ...
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Hypertension and prehypertension in adolescents and young adults was associated with a higher risk of having an abnormally enlarged heart. ...
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Preliminary research has indicated that several specific genetic alterations are associated with the development of smoking-related head and neck skin ...
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A blood test for patients with coronary heart disease could help predict their risk for subsequent cardiovascular events or death.
Risk ...
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A research suggests that the pharmacological effects of taking medications such as statins and beta-blockers as prescribed following a heart ...
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A study found that obesity increases the risk of death from prostate cancer, even though it does not increase the ...
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