Medications/Drugs
- Oxfam urges Thailand to keep generic drugs programme
- British aid agency Oxfam on Tuesday urged Thailand's new government not to scrap a controversial generic drugs programme, which provides cheaper, copycat medicines to the poor. "We are encouraging the new government of Thailand to continue"...
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- Fresh blow to AIDS microbicide as trials show gel is ineffective
- The frustrating quest to develop a vaginal gel to prevent HIV infection was dealt a fresh blow on Monday as researchers announced that the first prototype to complete advanced clinical trials was ineffective. Carraguard, a candidate microbicid...
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- New drug can treat alcoholism: study
- A new drug can help alcoholics overcome their addiction by reducing stress-induced cravings, a study released Thursday has found. There is already a drug on the market, Revia, which treats alcoholism by reducing the body's ability to enjoy its effe...
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- Thailand to keep generic drugs scheme: minister
- Thailand's new health minister said Friday he would keep the country's controversial generic drugs programme but stopped short of saying whether the new government would expand the scheme. "My position is that I am not going to cancel CL,"...
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- Some blood pressure meds may reduce risk of Parkinson
- People taking a certain type of blood pressure medication called calcium channel blockers may also be lowering their risk of getting Parkinson's disease, according to a study released Wednesday. A study by Swiss researchers found that people who ha...
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- President Bush's new budget proposal would cut $196 billion over five years from both Medicare and Medicaid -- programs that provide health care to millions of poor and elderly, federal officials announced Monday. The proposed cuts are part of a pl...
- Author:Steven ReinbergDate:06/27/08Click:1 Full Story...
- Western clinical trials bad for traditional medicine: SAfrican minister
- Traditional medicines used by African healers should not be exposed to Western-style clinical trials, South Africa's controversial health minister was reported as saying Saturday. "We cannot use Western models of protocols for research and deve...
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- Heart drug delayed on fears of Thai policy change
- An Indian drugmaker is delaying delivery of its copycat version of the heart drug Plavix because of worries Thailand's new government could change its policy on generic drugs, officials said Friday. Thailand's previous junta-appointed government i...
- Author:Anusak KonglangDate:06/27/08Click:1 Full Story...
- Getting 'off meds' has consequences
- Psychiatrists say it's a common scenario — troubled patients stop taking their medicine, because of cost, side effects, the stigma, or delusions that they don't need it. The consequences can be tragic, though rarely as horrific as the Valentine...
- Author:LINDSEY TANNERDate:06/27/08Click:3 Full Story...
- Late-Stage Diagnosis More Likely Among Uninsured
- Uninsured or Medicaid-insured patients are far more likely to be diagnosed with an advanced stage cancer than those with private insurance, according to a new American Cancer Society study of 3.5 million cancer patients with 12 of the most common can...
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- Socially connected people do better after surgery
- People who have a strong social network feel less pain and anxiety before having surgery than their more isolated peers, according to a new study in VA patients. This translates to less pain and anxiety after the operation, less use of pain medicatio...
- Author:Anne HardingDate:06/27/08Click:0 Full Story...
- Dutch kids may get asthma meds without a diagnosis
- According to a Dutch study, less than half of all children prescribed asthma medication have been formally diagnosed with asthma by their doctor. In a study of 74,580 children younger than age 18, the researchers found that 7.5 percent of children r...
- Author:Megan RauscherDate:06/27/08Click:0 Full Story...
- Depression in Young Doctors Tied to Medication Errors
- Medical residents who are depressed are about six times more likely to make medication errors than those who aren't depressed, says a study that looked a 123 pediatric residents at three children's hospitals in the United States. Researchers found t...
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- Health Tip: Giving Pain Medication to Your Child
- Giving your child medications, even over-the-counter medicines, should always be carefully monitored by your doctor. The American Academy of Family Physicians offers these suggestions before you give any pain medication to your child: &...
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- Baxter suspends multi-dose heparin vial production
- Baxter International Inc on Monday said it has temporarily stopped making the blood-thinner heparin in multi-dose vials after four patients who took the drug died and hundreds of others became ill. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said it had r...
- Author:Susan KellyDate:06/27/08Click:0 Full Story...
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