Public Release: 19-Nov-2018 Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University AUGUSTA, Ga. (Nov. 19, 2018) – Nightmares and insomnia often accompany posttraumatic stress disorder and increase suicide risk. A small study looking at whether the drug prazosin, best known for… Read More ›
Pharmaceutical – Medical Devices
What those guys are doing to make Universal Culling, oh excuse me Health Care a more efficient process….
Regeneration in the digestive tract / Antibiotics leave permanent traces in the gut
Public Release: 6-Nov-2018 Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine in the Helmholtz Association The human gut is teeming with billions of beneficial bacteria. Therapies that use antibiotics often destroy most of them. Whether and how the intestinal flora will… Read More ›
The composition of gut bacteria almost recovers after antibiotics
Public Release: 23-Oct-2018 University of Copenhagen The Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences The trillions of bacteria in the human gut affect our health in multiple ways including effects on immune functions and metabolism. A rich and diverse gut microbiota… Read More ›
How to help protect yourself from vaccine administration injury
Public Release: 23-Oct-2018 University of Waterloo A study by researchers at the University of Waterloo reiterates the need for health care professionals, including pharmacists, to take certain precautions to minimize the risk of their patients suffering shoulder injury related… Read More ›
Researchers engineer dual vaccine against anthrax and plague
Public Release: 16-Oct-2018 American Society for Microbiology Washington, DC – October 16, 2018 – A team of researchers has now engineered a virus nanoparticle vaccine against Bacillus anthracis and Yersinia pestis, tier 1 agents that pose serious threats to national… Read More ›
Higher levels of urinary fluoride associated with ADHD in children
Public Release: 10-Oct-2018 University of Toronto Higher levels of urinary fluoride associated with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in children Higher levels of urinary fluoride during pregnancy are associated with more ADHD-like symptoms in school-age children, according to University of… Read More ›
Fingerprint drug screen test works on the living and deceased
Public Release: 8-Oct-2018 University of East Anglia IMAGE: A revolutionary drug test can detect four classes of drugs in traces of sweat found in a fingerprint. And the technology works on both the living and deceased. Credit: Intelligent Fingerprinting… Read More ›
Recovering from a heart attack? Hold the antibiotics
University of Wisconsin-Madison MADISON – The community of microorganisms that live in the human gut has been shown to confer all kinds of health benefits. Now, an international team of researchers has shown in mice that a healthy gut… Read More ›
In Health Affairs: Cardiac devices up to six times more expensive in the US than Germany
Health Affairs While much has been written about drug prices, less attention has been paid to medical devices, which account for 6 percent of US health care spending and 7 percent in European Union (EU) countries. In a new… Read More ›
Reclassification recommendations for drug in ‘magic mushrooms’
Public Release: 26-Sep-2018 If phase III clinical trials are successful, researchers suggest categorizing the drug as schedule IV Johns Hopkins Medicine In an evaluation of the safety and abuse research on the drug in hallucinogenic mushrooms, Johns Hopkins researchers suggest… Read More ›
The BMJ questions transparency of information surrounding safety of Pandemrix vaccine
Public Release: 20-Sep-2018 BMJ A series of internal GlaxoSmithKline reports suggest possibility that serious safety signal had emerged for Pandemrix during 2009 H1N1 vaccine campaigns Data indicated large discrepancies in rate of adverse event reporting for Pandemrix as compared to… Read More ›
Sugar pills relieve pain for chronic pain patients
Public Release: 12-Sep-2018 Placebo benefits can be predicted by brain anatomy and psychological traits Northwestern University Doctors should consider treating chronic pain patients with sugar pills Placebo pills relieve pain as effectively as drugs for half of chronic pain patients… Read More ›
Breast cancer screening does not reduce mortality
Public Release: 12-Sep-2018 A Norwegian-Danish study shows that breast cancer mortality is indeed declining, but not due to screening for breast cancer. Associate Professor Henrik Støvring from Denmark thinks it is time to consider alternatives to mammography screening. Aarhus University… Read More ›
Aspirin found not to prolong healthy aging
Public Release: 17-Sep-2018 Large, international study shows daily low-dose aspirin has no effect on healthy life span in older adults Rush University Medical Center Taking a low-dose aspirin daily does not prolong healthy living in older adults, according to… Read More ›
Sugar pills relieve pain for chronic pain patients
Public Release: 12-Sep-2018 Placebo benefits can be predicted by brain anatomy and psychological traits Northwestern University Doctors should consider treating chronic pain patients with sugar pills Placebo pills relieve pain as effectively as drugs for half of chronic pain… Read More ›
Vicious circle leads to loss of brain cells in old age
Public Release: 31-Aug-2018 Researchers at the University of Bonn determine how dangerous inflammations in the brain are caused University of Bonn IMAGE: Dr. Andras Bilkei-Gorzo and his colleagues have determined how endocannabinoids attenuate inflammatory reactions in the brain. Credit: ©… Read More ›
Hormone therapy can make prostate cancer worse, study finds
Public Release: 4-Sep-2018 Cedars-Sinai Medical Center LOS ANGELES (Sept. 4, 2018) — Scientists at Cedars-Sinai have discovered how prostate cancer can sometimes withstand and outwit a standard hormone therapy, causing the cancer to spread. Their findings also point to… Read More ›
New research: Financial disclosure lacking in publication of clinical trials
Public Release: 30-Aug-2018 Oregon Health & Science University A substantial proportion of pharmaceutical industry payments to authors of oncology clinical trials published in major scientific journals are not disclosed, new research shows. The publications focused on clinical trials that tested… Read More ›
Antibiotic side effects in kids lead to nearly 70,000 ER visits in the US each year
Public Release: 23-Aug-2018 Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society The use of antibiotics drives the development of antibiotic resistance, a major threat to public health worldwide. But these drugs also carry the risk of harm to individual patients, including children. According to… Read More ›
One of the most popular ADHD drugs may cause hallucinations and other psychotic symptoms
Public Release: 22-Aug-2018 Exeley Inc. In the scientific article recently published in Scandinavian Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychology, Erica Ramstad and others reviewed the existing evidence between various psychotic symptoms such as hallucinations, problems with concentration or… Read More ›
The dark side of antibiotic ciprofloxacin
Public Release: 25-Jul-2018 Baylor College of Medicine The use of ciprofloxacin and other antibiotics of the class of fluoroquinolones may be associated with disruption of the normal functions of connective tissue, including tendon rupture, tendonitis and retinal detachment. These observations… Read More ›
Changes in bacterial mix linked to antibiotics increase risk for type 1 diabetes
Public Release: 24-Jul-2018 NYU Langone Health / NYU School of Medicine A single course of antibiotics early in childhood may increase risk for Type 1 diabetes. This is the finding of a study in mice led by researchers from NYU… Read More ›
Most common shoulder operation is no more beneficial than placebo surgery
Public Release: 19-Jul-2018 One of the most common surgical procedures in the Western world is probably unnecessary, suggests a new study University of Helsinki The Finnish Shoulder Impingement Arthroscopy Controlled Trial (FIMPACT) compared surgical treatment of shoulder impingement syndrome to… Read More ›
Study: ADHD drugs do not improve cognition in healthy college students
Public Release: 19-Jul-2018 Medication may also impair working memory, researchers at URI, Brown University report University of Rhode Island KINGSTON, R.I., July 19, 2018 — Contrary to popular belief across college campuses, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) medications may fail… Read More ›
Anticonvulsant drugs ineffective for low back pain and can cause harm, despite increased prescribing
Public Release: 3-Jul-2018 Canadian Medical Association Journal Anticonvulsant drugs are increasingly being used to treat low back pain, but a new study in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal) finds they are ineffective and can have adverse effects. “Clinically, the prescription… Read More ›
Antidepressants may increase risk of death by 20 percent for those COPD
Public Release: 26-Jun-2018 Serotonergic antidepressants increase respiratory-related adverse events for those with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, study suggests St. Michael’s Hospital TORONTO, June 26, 2018 – Antidepressant use in people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is associated with… Read More ›
One-third of US adults may unknowingly use medications that can cause depression
Public Release: 12-Jun-2018 Polypharmacy on the rise University of Illinois at Chicago IMAGE: This is Dima Qato. Credit: UIC/Jenny Fontaine A new study from University of Illinois at Chicago researchers suggests that more than one-third of U.S. adults may… Read More ›
Millions could have incorrect statin, aspirin and blood pressure prescriptions
Public Release: 4-Jun-2018 Stanford Medicine More than 11 million Americans may have incorrect prescriptions for aspirin, statins and blood pressure medications, according to a study led by researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine. Their findings are based on… Read More ›
Drug companies selling more ‘lifestyle,’ less ‘symptom’
Public Release: 15-May-2018 University of South Florida (USF Health) TAMPA, Fla. (May 15, 2018)- Prescription drug commercials are getting longer and providing less factual information. A study published in the Annals of Family Medicine finds that the majority of… Read More ›
Oral antibiotics linked to increased kidney stone risk for several years after use
PUBLIC RELEASE: 10-MAY-2018 Risk appears to be highest among children AMERICAN SOCIETY OF NEPHROLOGY Highlights Use of oral antibiotics was linked with an increased risk of developing kidney stones. Risk decreased over time but was still elevated several years after… Read More ›
Spinal surgery for osteoporosis no better for pain relief than injections
PUBLIC RELEASE: 9-MAY-2018 Results do not support surgery as standard pain treatment for osteoporotic fractures BMJ Vertebroplasty (surgery to repair spinal fractures) is no more effective for pain relief than a sham (placebo) procedure in older patients with osteoporosis, finds… Read More ›
Noise throws the heart out of rhythm
Public Release: 3-May-2018 Mainz University Medical Center publishes new results on noise pollution from the Gutenberg Health Study Johannes Gutenberg Universitaet Mainz IMAGE: Noise throws the heart out of rhythm. Credit: Photomontage realized by Peter Pulkowski, Mainz University Medical… Read More ›
Daily aspirin doubles the risk of melanoma in men
Public Release: 3-May-2018 Daily aspirin linked to higher risk in men Women taking daily aspirin do not have higher risk in the same population Northwestern University Results surprising because aspirin is often reported to decrease risk of certain cancers Men… Read More ›
Kids exposed to general anesthestic have poorer development, literacy and numeracy scores
Public Release: 26-Apr-2018 University of Sydney The new finding published today in Pediatric Anesthesia, is based on a data-linkage study of over 210,000 children in New South Wales, Australia. The 211,978 children included in the study were born in… Read More ›
One in every six deaths in young adults is opioid-related: Study
Rate of opioid-related deaths in Ontario has tripled in past fifteen years, with most significant increase in young adults St. Michael’s Hospital IMAGE: Dr. Tara Gomes is a researcher at the Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute of St. Michael’s… Read More ›
Common class of drugs linked to dementia even when taken 20 years before diagnosis
Public Release: 25-Apr-2018 Regenstrief Institute INDIANAPOLIS – The largest and most detailed study of the long-term impact of anticholinergic drugs, a class of drugs commonly prescribed in the United States and United Kingdom as antidepressants and incontinence medications, has… Read More ›
Commonly prescribed heartburn drug linked to pneumonia in older adults
Public Release: 24-Apr-2018 American Geriatrics Society Researchers at the University of Exeter have found a statistical link between pneumonia in older people and a group of medicines commonly used to neutralize stomach acid in people with heartburn or stomach ulcers…. Read More ›
Study predicts 2018 flu vaccine will have 20 percent efficacy
Public Release: 19-Apr-2018 Rice U. study finds egg adaptations will limit efficacy of new flu vaccine Rice University IMAGE: Michael Deem and Melia Bonomo. Credit: Jeff Fitlow/Rice University A Rice University study predicts that this fall’s flu vaccine — a… Read More ›
Post-surgical opioids can, paradoxically, lead to chronic pain
Public Release: 16-Apr-2018 Rats given morphine experienced pain-reactivity for three weeks longer, inflammatory changes in spinal cord University of Colorado at Boulder Giving opioids to animals to quell pain after surgery prolongs pain for more than three weeks and… Read More ›
New affordable hepatitis C combination treatment shows 97 percent cure rate
Public Release: 12-Apr-2018 Results support a public health approach to hepatitis C Drugs for Neglected Diseases Initiative IMAGE: STORM-C-1 : SVR12 rates overall and per pre-defined sub groups-Intend to treat analysis. Credit: DNDi PARIS, 12 April 2018 –… Read More ›
‘Coffee filter’ helps make new cancer drug Z-endoxifen 1,000 times cheaper
Public Release: 5-Apr-2018 Thorough analysis of synthesis reveals much cheaper purification route Eindhoven University of Technology Making drugs cheaper doesn’t always require pricey investments. A joint initiative by researchers from Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e), the Dutch company… Read More ›
Why has mumps reemerged in the United States?
Public Release: 21-Mar-2018 American Association for the Advancement of Science A recent resurgence in mumps cases in the U.S. may be due to weakening immune protection from the mumps vaccine, researchers report. They say the results of their modeling… Read More ›
Living human tracheas
Public Release: 14-Feb-2018 Case Western Reserve University researchers engineer natural windpipe replacement alternative to synthetic scaffolding now being used Case Western Reserve University Biomedical engineers at Case Western Reserve University are growing tracheas by coaxing cells to form three… Read More ›
Heroin vaccine blocks lethal overdose
Public Release: 13-Feb-2018 Scripps Research Institute LA JOLLA, CA – Feb. 13, 2018 -Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have achieved a major milestone toward designing a safe and effective vaccine to both treat heroin addiction and block… Read More ›
Chicken pox vaccine linked with shingles at the vaccination site in some children
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/wol1/doi/10.1111/pde.13415/full Public Release: 9-Feb-2018 Wiley New research in Pediatric Dermatology reports several cases of shingles that developed at the original vaccination site in healthy children after they were immunized against chicken pox. Most of these cases were initially misdiagnosed as… Read More ›
Children Who Get Flu Vaccine Have Three Times Risk Of Hospitalization For Flu, Study Suggests (2009 Requested Repost)
Date: May 20, 2009 Source: American Thoracic Society The inactivated flu vaccine does not appear to be effective in preventing influenza-related hospitalizations in children, especially the ones with asthma. In fact, children who get the flu vaccine are more… Read More ›
Influenza A vaccination associated with 6.3 times more aerosol shedding than non vaccinated
Editors Note (Ralph Turchiano: I encourage you to review the full study as I shall link it below. I am only highlighting the two outcomes that require urgent further investigation due to the rapid mutagenicity of H3N2 . Study Quote… Read More ›
Dramatic FLU virus mutations may be due to antiquated vaccine manufacturing
Dramatic FLU virus mutations may be due to antiquated vaccine manufacturing Dramatic FLU virus mutations may be due to antiquated vaccine manufacturing Researchers discovered that by manufacturing the vaccine through the use of chicken eggs it had the unintentional consequence… Read More ›
Vaccine Resistant Flu strains are evolving as dominant strains
Public Release: 13-Dec-2017 How well will the flu vaccine work this winter? University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston GALVESTON, Texas — The most effective way of preventing seasonal influenza is to be vaccinated each autumn. The reason that people… Read More ›
Rising levels of HIV drug resistance
Public Release: 30-Nov-2017 University College London HIV drug resistance is approaching and exceeding 10% in people living with HIV who are about to initiate or reinitiate first-line antiretroviral therapy, according to the largest meta-analysis to date on HIV drug… Read More ›
Engineering Evil 