Drinking Too Much Cola Can Lead To Muscle Paralysis Researchers in Greece carrying out a review of cases of patients suffering symptoms ranging from mild weakness to profound muscle paralysis are warning about excessive cola consumption that can lead to hypokalaemia, or low levels of blood potassium.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comYale Team Identifies Key To Potential New Treatment For Allergy-Induced Asthma In research that could lead to new asthma drugs, scientists at Yale School of Medicine, Hydra Biosciences of Cambridge, Massachusetts, and the University of California, San Francisco have discovered that a protein may be a trigger of allergy-induced asthma in mice. They also demonstrated how a drug known to reduce inflammatory and neuropathic pain may also inhibit asthma symptoms in mice.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comNew Slow-Release Hydrogen Sulfide Donating Molecule May Hold Key To Development Of Anti-Inflammatory Drugs Researchers from the Peninsula Medical School in Exeter have synthesized a new molecule which releases hydrogen sulfide (H2S) = the gas that gives rotten eggs their characteristic smell and which has recently been found to be produced naturally in the body - and discovered that it could in time lead to a range of new, safer and effective anti-inflammatory drugs for human use.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comDespite Positive Response, GP Practices Face 'devastating' Cuts In Funding As A Result Of Patient Access Survey, Says BMA Scotland Commenting on the publication of the results of a national patient access survey BMA Scotland said it was pleased that most patients are happy with access to their GP practice but warned that many practices face significant cuts in funding because of the survey methodology.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comComparative Effectiveness Necessary To Weigh New Drugs Against Old Ones, Opinion Piece Says Patients and physicians "need to know not just whether a new drug outperforms a placebo, but whether it's a real advance on what's already on the market," Richard Friedman, a professor of psychiatry at Weill Cornell Medical College, writes in a New York Times opinion piece. According to Friedman, "Doctors and patients alike are inundated by drug company marketing.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comBoston Scientific Welcomes Launch Of Syntax Score Website Boston Scientific Corporation (NYSE: BSX) welcomed the launch of a new website, http://www.syntaxscore.com, dedicated to the understanding and use of the SYNTAX Score™, a novel angiographic tool used to measure the complexity of coronary artery disease. The Company made the announcement at the annual EuroPCR Scientific Program in Barcelona.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comBayer Schering Pharma Presents Positive Results Of Phase II Study With Riociguat Positive data from a phase II trial with Bayer Schering Pharma's oral agent riociguat for the treatment of two different forms of pulmonary hypertension (PH); chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH) and pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH); were presented today at the American Thoracic Society (ATS) international conference in San Diego, USA.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comSpring allergy survival guide: When do you need to see the doctor? Written by Margot Carmichael Lester for UNC Health Care Spring is in the air, and so is a lot of annoying pollen. That means many North Carolinians are sniffling and sneezing as their eyes water and throats scratch. It’s estimated that one in five people suffers from allergic rhinitis. “The most common allergens right now are tree [...]
Source: feedproxy.google.comNew Fibromyalgia Drug to Hit Market Earlier Than Expected Source: About.com The new fibromyalgia drug, Savella (milnacipran), is now expected to be available from pharmacies on April 28, according to manufacturers Forest Laboratories and Cypress Bioscience. The
FDA approved Savella in January and it was originally expected to be on the market in March. The drug makers then went back to the
FDA to get [...]
Source: feedproxy.google.comNew NHS Focus On Audiology Brings Faster Hearing Aid Treatment A determined effort by Audiology teams across the country has led to 99% of people receiving hearing aids or other appropriate treatment within the government's 18-week target. Figures for February 2009, just released by the Department of Health, show that the situation has been improving every month since April 2008.
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