Researchers Adapt Drug Dosing To Body Size University of Queensland researchers are leading the charge in adapting drug dosing to a society that is changing shape. As the level of obesity in the Western World continues to rise dramatically, UQ School of Pharmacy's Dr Bruce Green says researchers face the ongoing challenge of determining just how dosages should be adjusted for different body sizes and compositions.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comGlobal Launch Of First International Women's Heart Health Advocacy Drive The World Heart Federation has chosen International Women's Day on March 8th to launch the first international heart
health advocacy drive for women as part of its Go Red for Women campaign.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comCan Aspirin Reduce Breast Cancer Risk? "Will taking an aspirin a day cut the risk of breast cancer?" asks the Daily Mail. The newspaper reports that an expert analysis of 21 studies has found that "non-steroidal anti-inflammatory
drugs [NSAIDs] - the class of common painkiller which also includes ibuprofen - could ward off the disease.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comAmgen Announces Update To U.S. Prescribing Information For Aranesp(R) And EPOGEN(R) Amgen Inc. (NASDAQ:AMGN) announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved updated safety information, including an updated boxed warning in the labeling information for the class of
drugs known as erythropoiesis-stimulating agents (ESAs), including Aranesp(R) (darbepoetin alfa) and EPOGEN(R) (Epoetin alfa).
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comHigh Fracture Risk Revealed By Rett Syndrome Research Researchers at Perth's Telethon Institute for Child
Health Research have found that girls and young women with Rett syndrome are nearly four times more likely to suffer a fracture.The findings have just been published in the latest edition of the prestigious international journal Paediatrics.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comIndia To Manufacture, Distribute Low-Cost Female Condoms To Help Curb Spread Of HIV India plans to launch a program to manufacture and distribute low-cost female condoms in an effort to curb the spread of HIV among women, the Times of India reports. The condoms will each cost five Rupees, or about 12 cents, according to the Times. Under the first phase of the program, the
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