Requip (ropinirole hydrochloride) tablets - product of GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) - are for the treatment of moderate to severe Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS). © Brymo From the NINDS-NIH: Restless legs...
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With no cure and still of unknown cause - Crohn's disease - is a chronic, inflammatory bowel disease that affects more than 1 million men and women worldwide. Chron's disease can cause...
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What happens before a heart attack (myocardial infarction)? © gandhiji40 Dangerous clots of too many blood platelets will block the vessels, thereby causing a heart attack. Research findings from...
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Rotarix - the second oral U.S. licensed vaccine for the prevention of rotavirus (an infection that causes gastroenteritis (vomiting and diarrhea) in infants and children) - has been approved by the...
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Last week, the FDA has approved Nexium (esomeprazole magnesium) for short-term use in children ages 1-11 years for the treatment of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). The agency approved Nexium...
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The FDA has just approved a new orphan drug for the treatment of rare inflammatory syndromes. The said dug - Arcalyst - is the first treatment for an extremely rare condition known as...
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Everyone knows what an Atkins Diet is right? It is a (once?)popular low-carb, high protein diet fad which was first intended to the clinically obese, needing drastic weight loss. But then, anything in...
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Hey, if I told you about considering Chantix to quit smoking, forget about it. The FDA has recently issued a Public Health Advisory on Chantix (varenicline) - alerting health care providers, patients,...
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The US FDA has recently approved the marketing of Abbott's HUMIRA(R) (adalimumab) as a treatment for adult patients with moderate to severe chronic plaque psoriasis. Plaque psoriasis is an...
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Previously approved for use in the treatment of some forms of multiple sclerosis (MS) - Tysabri (natalizumab) - is now approved by the FDA for the treatment of moderate-to-severe Crohn's disease...
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According to health experts, Merck's novel vaccine Gardasil for the prevention of cervical caner in young girls - is gaining the reputation of being the most painful of childhood shots. Health...
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Such were the highly positive results reported from the first nationwide clinical study showing the benefits of an antiangiogenic agent in breast cancer therapy. The study enrolled 722 women with...
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The FDA has recently approved Voluven® for the treatment of serious blood volume loss following surgery. Significant blood losses can cause a rapid drop in the volume of red blood cells and plasma...
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Cyanide is a fatal poison that works by making your body unable to use oxygen. Without oxygen, there is no life. Now, researchers at the University of Minnesota Center for Drug Design and Minneapolis...
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A new study suggests that increased intake of dietary fiber (from cereal and fruit sources) may be able to boost lung health and could reduce the risk of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)....
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According to a new research by a team from Saint Louis University School of Medicine: Using an animal model, the SLU scientists found they could prevent muscle weakness, or restore muscle strength,...
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A new light-activated platinum-based compound that is up to 80 times more powerful than other platinum-based anti-cancer drugs and which can use "light activation" to kill cancer cells in...
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Sponsored by Mylan Bertek Pharmaceuticals Inc. and sold and marketed by New York City-based Forest Laboratories, Inc. - Bystolic™ (nebivolol) - has recently been approved by the FDA for the...
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Phenylketonuria (PKU) is a rare genetic disorder that causes mental retardation, smaller brain size, delayed speech and other neurological problems. If diabetes is characterized by the body not being...
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