New vaccine against fatal tropical disease and potential bioterror weapon demonstrates efficacy in animal studies

by Marcus Horwitz,University of California, Los AngelesBurkholderia pseudomallei infecting a human cell. The bacteria (red) are polymerizing actin (green). Credit: Christopher T. FrenchIn a mous

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New vaccine against fatal tropical disease and potential bioterror weapon demonstrates efficacy in animal studies

by Marcus Horwitz,University of California, Los AngelesBurkholderia pseudomallei infecting a human cell. The bacteria (red) are polymerizing actin (green). Credit: Christopher T. FrenchIn a mous

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These programs put unused prescription drugs in the hands of patients in need

by Kate Ruder, KFF Health NewsCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainOn a recent November evening, Angie Phoenix waited at a pharmacy here in Colorado's second-largest city to pick up prescription drugs

Updated on: January 26,2024 15

These programs put unused prescription drugs in the hands of patients in need

by Kate Ruder, KFF Health NewsCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainOn a recent November evening, Angie Phoenix waited at a pharmacy here in Colorado's second-largest city to pick up prescription drugs

Updated on:January 26,2024 15

Follow-up finds landmark steroid study remains safe 50 years on

byUniversity of AucklandCredit: Bruno Abdiel from PexelsA study has found there are no adverse long-term cardiovascular health consequences for the now-adult children of mothers who were given c

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Follow-up finds landmark steroid study remains safe 50 years on

byUniversity of AucklandCredit: Bruno Abdiel from PexelsA study has found there are no adverse long-term cardiovascular health consequences for the now-adult children of mothers who were given c

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Calcium channel blockers key to reversing myotonic dystrophy muscle weakness, study finds

byUniversity of Rochester Medical CenterCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainNew research has identified the specific biological mechanism behind the muscle dysfunction found in myotonic dystrophy

Updated on: January 26,2024 7

Calcium channel blockers key to reversing myotonic dystrophy muscle weakness, study finds

byUniversity of Rochester Medical CenterCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainNew research has identified the specific biological mechanism behind the muscle dysfunction found in myotonic dystrophy

Updated on:January 26,2024 7

FDA's plan to ban hair relaxer chemical called too little, too late

FEBRUARY 13, 2024 Editors' notesby Ronnie Cohen, KFF Health NewsCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainIn April, a dozen years after a federal agency classified formaldehyde a human carcinogen, the Food

Updated on: March 15,2024 12

FDA's plan to ban hair relaxer chemical called too little, too late

FEBRUARY 13, 2024 Editors' notesby Ronnie Cohen, KFF Health NewsCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainIn April, a dozen years after a federal agency classified formaldehyde a human carcinogen, the Food

Updated on:March 15,2024 12

Alarm over lax oversight of weight loss drug adverts that could harm patients

byBritish Medical JournalCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainUK organizations responsible for protecting the public from prescription-only drug adverts are putting patients at risk from the harms

Updated on: January 26,2024 14

Alarm over lax oversight of weight loss drug adverts that could harm patients

byBritish Medical JournalCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainUK organizations responsible for protecting the public from prescription-only drug adverts are putting patients at risk from the harms

Updated on:January 26,2024 14

Experimental pain med could give patients new option to opioids

by Ernie MundellThe first new kind of pain medication in over two decades could be on the horizon for patients, with promising results announced Tuesday from a company trial.For now, the drug from Ver

Updated on: April 24,2024 15

Experimental pain med could give patients new option to opioids

by Ernie MundellThe first new kind of pain medication in over two decades could be on the horizon for patients, with promising results announced Tuesday from a company trial.For now, the drug from Ver

Updated on:April 24,2024 15

Improving patient safety using principles of aerospace engineering

by Marisa Demers,Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyBy viewing the diagnostic laboratory data ecosystem as an integrated system, MIT researchers have identified specific changes that can lead

Updated on: June 04,2024 4

Improving patient safety using principles of aerospace engineering

by Marisa Demers,Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyBy viewing the diagnostic laboratory data ecosystem as an integrated system, MIT researchers have identified specific changes that can lead

Updated on:June 04,2024 4

Call to reduce repeat 'within-episode' antibiotic prescriptions for respiratory tract infections in primary care

byUniversity of BristolCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA new study exploring the use of repeat antibiotic prescriptions for the same respiratory tract infection (RTI) episode—known as repeat &

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Call to reduce repeat 'within-episode' antibiotic prescriptions for respiratory tract infections in primary care

byUniversity of BristolCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA new study exploring the use of repeat antibiotic prescriptions for the same respiratory tract infection (RTI) episode—known as repeat &

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Nearly 40% of type 2 diabetes patients stop taking their second-line medication, finds study

byNorthwestern UniversityCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainMost patients with type 2 diabetes will end up needing to add a second-line medication after metformin—the go-to primary drug for gluco

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Nearly 40% of type 2 diabetes patients stop taking their second-line medication, finds study

byNorthwestern UniversityCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainMost patients with type 2 diabetes will end up needing to add a second-line medication after metformin—the go-to primary drug for gluco

Updated on:January 26,2024 17

Sirtuin 6 activation rescues the age-related decline in DNA damage repair in chondrocytes: Study

by Impact Journals LLCExperimental design for the results shown in Figures 3 and 4. Credit: 2023 Copp et al.A newresearch papertitled "Sirtuin 6 activation rescues the age-related dec

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Sirtuin 6 activation rescues the age-related decline in DNA damage repair in chondrocytes: Study

by Impact Journals LLCExperimental design for the results shown in Figures 3 and 4. Credit: 2023 Copp et al.A newresearch papertitled "Sirtuin 6 activation rescues the age-related dec

Updated on:December 28,2023 7

Research sheds light on effectiveness of FDA's black box warning for asthma drug

by University of OklahomaCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA University of Oklahoma study about a "black box warning" for the asthma drug Singulair continues to influence a national conv

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Research sheds light on effectiveness of FDA's black box warning for asthma drug

by University of OklahomaCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA University of Oklahoma study about a "black box warning" for the asthma drug Singulair continues to influence a national conv

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