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Older Treatments As Potent As New For Schizophrenia - Houston Chronicle
• protocol : the researchers, led by dr. linmarie sikich of the university of north carolina, recruited 119 children, ages 8 to 19, who suffer from psychotic symptoms. the children received either zyprexa, risperdal, or molindone, an older drug ...
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Older Antipsychotic Drugs As Effective, Offer Fewer Side Effects In Children Than Newer Drugs, Study Finds
the two most frequently prescribed antipsychotic drugs for children and adolescents offer no additional benefit and are more likely to cause side effects than an older, less costly medication, according to a national institute of mental health study published on monday, the new york times reports.
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'edgy' Ua Researcher Targets Side Effects Of Chemo
the horrible side effects of chemotherapy treatments for cancer patients are legion. now a ua scientist has gone off research's beaten path in his efforts to develop breakthrough therapies for cancer and other diseases that will cause no harm while doing good.
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Data On Bone Drug Brightens Amgen's Future - Forbes
amgen ’s most important experimental drug, for osteoporosis, beat expectations about both its effectiveness and its safety in a 7,808-patient study, potentially giving the drug maker a much-needed hit. the would-be treatment, denosumab, prevented ...
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2nd Update: Amgen Bone Drug Data Comparable To Competitors - Cnn Money
new york -(dow jones)- amgen inc. (amgn) has released data that show its experimental bone drug denosumab reduced fractures in post-menopausal osteoporosis patients and will likely be a major player in a crowded market. the study's success was ...
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New Drug Lowers Cardiovascular Risk With Minimal Side Effects
singapore: a new drug has been clinically proven to lower the risk of cardiovascular death, with fewer side effects than standard drugs.
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Chemotherapy Side Effects Studied
women starting chemotherapy for breast cancer often expect unpleasant side effects, from hair loss to nausea.
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New Type Of Osteoporois Drug, Developed By Merck, Boosts Bone Density ... - Minneapolis Star Tribune
fda blocks imports from india's generic drug giant study links plastic to possible health risks new merck osteoporosis drug boosts bone density many products contain the chemical bpa kid gyms send children out to play on treadmills trenton, n.j. - a ...
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As Seen On Tv: Fda Generic Drug Import Ban - Abc News
the food and drug administration announced today that it will block the import of some widely used generic drugs made by ranbaxy laboratories ltd., a major manufacturer in india, citing concerns about poor quality control in their production. the fda ...
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New Drug Lowers Cardiovascular Risk With Minimal Side Effects
singapore: a new drug has been clinically proven to lower the risk of cardiovascular death, with fewer side effects than standard drugs. cardiovascular diseases, such as heart attacks and strokes, were responsible for almost 30 per cent of deaths in singapore in 2007.
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Worries About A Drug's Safety
medicine's side effects can include suicidal tendencies, a grieving family believes queensbury -- it strikes kate miller as odd that the fda will tell people to stop eating tomatoes suspected of causing illness, but it doesn't pull a drug off the shelves that might make people suicidal. "if it was a tomato or pepper or dog food, they would have been blasting it all over the media," miller ...
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St. Jude Study Finds Treatment With New Drug Might Make Tumor Cells ... - Forbes
study shows treatment with a newly discovered drug could be useful in sensitizing tumor cells to therapeutic irradiation and potentially some chemotherapies memphis, tenn., sept. 16 /prnewswire-usnewswire/ -- scientists at st. jude children's ...
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Pfizer Puts Safety First - Motley Fool
no therapeutic drug is completely safe, and most compounds' healing powers come with side effects. to help illuminate this double-edged sword, pfizer (nyse: pfe ) announced yesterday that it was launching a new drug-safety-focused website -- a move ...
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Esf Study Helps Stop Drugs Slipping Through Safety Net
( european science foundation ) recent advances in genetic screening will lead to safer pharmaceutical drugs, with reduced adverse side effects, if the methods are incorporated in clinical development. a rallying call to bring key scientists into this growing field of pharmacogenics, the application of genetics to drug development and safety, was made recently at a major conference organized by ...
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Treating Child And Adolescent Schizophrenia: Newer Antipsychotics No Better Than Older Drug
two newer atypical antipsychotic medications were no more effective than an older conventional antipsychotic in treating child and adolescent schizophrenia and may lead to more metabolic side effects, according to a new study funded by the national institutes of health's national institute of mental health (nimh).
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Sick Man Let Off On Dope Charges - News.com.au
the dutch high court has acquitted a man charged with illegally growing marijuana who said the drug helped ease pain from his multiple sclerosis. growing marijuana is illegal in the netherlands, but sales of it and other cannabis-related soft drugs ...
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Newer Antipsychotics No Better In Kids? - Cbs News
(webmd) widely prescribed, newer-generation antipsychotic drugs are no more effective for the treatment of schizophrenia in children and teens than older, cheaper drugs, a government-funded study shows. under the direction of the national institute ...
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New Merck Osteoporosis Drug Boosts Bone Density
a new type of osteoporosis drug being developed by merck & co. increased bone density over two years in postmenopausal women with mild osteoporosis, the company reported tuesday.
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New Drug Treats Chemotherapy Symptoms Longer
the fda approves a transdermal patch that helps alleviate side effects for chemotherapy for up to five days
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Pfizer Safety Site Highlights Reporting Of drug Side Effects To Fda - Wall Street Journal
it looks like pfizer has followed consumers union’s advice in developing a new site about drug safety. in the upper right corner, the site has a link that directs users to the fda’s medwatch page for doing just that. it reminded us of a post we ...
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