GSK Faces Ethical Headache Over Recall of Key Pain Drug
Add comment July 6th, 2007 11:32am James
Hedex Extra was meant to be the drug that pushed the envelope for millions of low-income Kenyan blue-collar workers shopping for a pain reliever.
ED reversed in mice
Add comment July 5th, 2007 10:20am James
Gene therapy using nerve growth factors reversed erectile dysfunction in rats within four weeks, say University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine researchers.The Pittsburgh team found that the genes for the “glial cell line derived neurotrophic factor” (GDNF) and the GDNF family ligand, called neurturin, were both effective in treating erectile dysfunction in the rats. The genes were placed in a genetically engineered herpes simplex virus, which was then injected into the rats’ damaged cavernous nerve. (more…)
Health Care Makes him ‘sicko’
Add comment July 4th, 2007 12:44pm James
I don’t know about you, but I hope all the Armani-clad zillion-dollar-a-year health-care CEOs are squirming in their $1,000 leather office chairs while Michael Moore’s “Sicko” hits theater screens this week. I haven’t seen Moore’s film about our much-flawed health-care system yet, but I, for one, believe it’s way overdue.
First Generic Version of Lamisil Tablets
Add comment July 4th, 2007 12:08pm James
The first generic versions of prescription Lamisil (terbinafine hydrochloride) tablets, used to treat nail fungus infection (onychomycosis). Such infections occur when fungi invade a fingernail or toenail or the skin underneath the nail.
Could Nerve-Snipping Spur Weight Loss?
Add comment July 3rd, 2007 09:44am James
An old ulcer operation is getting new attention as a possible alternative obesity surgery: a quick snip of a nerve that helps control hunger.
CombinatoRx matches old generic drugs for powerful new medications
Add comment July 2nd, 2007 08:29pm James
Can an antipsychotic drug from the 1950s be paired with a 1980s antibiotic to shrink 21st-century tumors? Might an anticlotting drug help a steroid relieve arthritis? How about a cholesterol treatment and a pain reliever teaming up to tame diabetes?
Veterinary products, like generic drugs, must be registered with Health Ministry
Add comment July 2nd, 2007 03:56am James
All veterinary products like generic drugs must be registered with the Health Ministry by the end of the month. Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Chua Soi Lek said on Saturday it was to ensure that these products were safe for the use by farmers and those in the rearing industry. He said Beta Agonis, for example - which was banned in animal feeds - was still being used by pig farmers in the country. He said the drug was also found to have side effects on human being. “It is time that we make it compulsory for manufacturers and importers to register their products to help us to monitor and control the use of the drugs,” he said. Dr Chua said currently veterinary products need not be registered with the ministry. Dr Chua said the regulation applied to products manufactured locally and imported ones. (more…)
