Drug Combination Promising as Pre-Sex Birth Control
A drug combination that uses emergency contraception and a cyclo-oxygenase-2 (COX-2) inhibitor may effectively disrupt ovulation, making it the first potential candidate for on-demand, pericoital oral contraception, according to an exploratory pilot study. Among a group of nine patients, six demonstrated ovulation disruption after taking a combination drug of ulipristal acetate (UA) and meloxicam, reported […]
Drug reduced frequency of breathing pauses in sleep apnea
A new University of Gothenburg study has paved the way for the first drug treatment for sleep apnea. Compared to before receiving the treatment, breathing pauses decreased with on average more than 20 per hour for patients given the drug. The treatment that has been tested is carbonic anhydrase (CA) inhibition, CA being an enzyme […]
What Makes a Drug Addiction Treatment Effective? Substance Abuse
A combination of various drug addiction therapies works hand in hand to make treatment effective, which is often tailored to a patient’s specific requirements. Various types of drug addiction treatment programs are available. However, the patient may find it difficult to select the one that is beneficial for them. In reality, not one type of […]
$150K Prostate Cancer Drug Draws New Attention to ‘March-In’ Rights
In the ongoing debate about how to address skyrocketing prescription drug prices, experts are at odds over whether the federal government should grant “march-in” rights for patents on the prostate cancer drug enzalutamide (Xtandi). Supporters, including prostate cancer patients who are currently petitioning HHS for a hearing on the matter, say granting march-in rights to […]
5 Most Effective Drug Addiction Treatments: Substance Abuse
5 most effective drug addiction treatments The most effective drug addiction therapies combine behavioral therapy and medications that are personalized to the patient’s needs. The most effective drug addiction therapies combine behavioral therapy and medications that are personalized to the patient’s needs and, in the long term, avoid relapse. The finest treatments are tailored to […]
Aducanumab Data Finally Published, but Alzheimer’s Experts Spot Problems
The long-awaited results of the twin phase III trials for aducanumab (Aduhelm), the controversial drug approved last year for early Alzheimer’s disease, were published in the Journal of Prevention of Alzheimer’s Disease (JPAD), a journal whose editor-in-chief is aducanumab researcher and study co-author Paul Aisen, MD, of the University of Southern California in Los Angeles. […]
Suicides By Drug Overdose Have Increased Among Young Americans
While suicides by drug or medicine overdose have decreased overall in recent years, new federal data published Wednesday raises flags in regard to several troubling exceptions. Bucking the overall downward trend, intentional overdose deaths increased among teens and young adults ages 15 to 24. Black women and Americans ages 75 to 84 also saw an […]
Antibody with engineered peptide targets bone metastasis: Enhanced breast cancer drug could halt spread
A moderate amount of a peptide-enhanced, biological cancer drug goes a long way in treating breast cancers that metastasize to the bone. A study by scientists at Rice University and Baylor College of Medicine demonstrated the effective treatment of such cancers in rodent models, bringing hope for new therapies to treat bone metastases. The open-access […]
Drug mimics beneficial effects of fasting in mice: Blocking arginine metabolism leads to improved metabolic health, weight loss
An investigational cancer drug that starves tumors of their energy supply also shows evidence of improving whole body metabolism, leading to improved weight control, according to a new study in mice from researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. The findings are published in the journal Cell Reports Medicine. In a group […]
Ivermectin Works! (For River Blindness in Nigeria)
Mass drug administration (MDA) with ivermectin appeared to interrupt transmission of onchocerciasis, or river blindness, in several Nigerian states, and may have eliminated it altogether in other parts of the country, researchers said. With a consistent MDA program, transmission of river blindness was “suspected” to be interrupted in four states in southern Nigeria, and transmission […]