Medications/Drugs News

4 More Deaths Reported Among Byetta Patients

HealthDay - Wed Aug 27, 11:47 PM ET

TUESDAY, Aug. 26 (HealthDay News) -- The makers of the type 2 diabetes drug Byetta reported Tuesday the deaths of four more people who'd been taking the medication.

  • Clinical Trials Update: Aug. 27, 2008 HealthDay - Wed Aug 27, 11:47 PM ET

    (HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of CenterWatch:

  • Keep taking statins after heart attack: study Reuters - Wed Aug 27, 4:33 PM ET

    CHICAGO (Reuters) - People who are tempted to quit taking their statin medication because it failed to prevent a heart attack should think twice, Canadian researchers said on Wednesday.

  • Clinical Trials Update: Aug. 26, 2008 HealthDay - Tue Aug 26, 11:46 PM ET

    (HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of CenterWatch:

  • Indian commuters pass by the entrance to The All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in New Delhi. A top Indian hospital where 49 babies died in clinical trials that took place at the facility has said that the drugs used in the tests were "safe," according to a report.(AFP/File/Manan Vatsyayana)
    Top Indian hospital says drugs in baby trials 'safe': report AFP - Tue Aug 26, 11:04 AM ET

    NEW DELHI (AFP) - A top Indian hospital where 49 babies died in clinical trials that took place at the facility said Tuesday that the drugs used in the tests were "safe," according to a report.

  • Clinical Trials Update: Aug. 25, 2008 HealthDay - Mon Aug 25, 11:46 PM ET

    (HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of CenterWatch:

  • Finding May Allow Some Women to Stop Blood Thinners HealthDay - Mon Aug 25, 11:46 PM ET

    MONDAY, Aug. 25 (HealthDay News) -- A new study identifies some women -- but not men -- who might be able to stop taking blood-thinning medication for the clotting condition called venous thromboembolism.

  • Drug error rate low for assisted living patients Reuters - Mon Aug 25, 12:19 PM ET

    NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Potentially harmful medication administration errors are very rare in assisted living settings, the result of a study of 12 facilities in three states suggests.

  • Lilly depression drug eases back pain in study Reuters - Mon Aug 25, 11:17 AM ET

    NEW YORK (Reuters) - Eli Lilly and Co's Cymbalta depression treatment significantly reduced chronic low back pain in a relatively small clinical trial, the company said on Monday.

  • A New Approach for Treating Depression in Cancer Patients American Cancer Society - Sun Aug 24, 8:00 PM ET

    University of Edinburgh researchers are seeing positive results from a new approach for treating depression in cancer patients. The program, which is given by specially-trained cancer nurses, is designed to work alongside a patient's usual cancer care. It emphasizes screening for depression, antidepressant medication, and teaching patients problem-solving skills. The results of the trial were published recently in The Lancet.

  • Clinical Trials Update: Aug. 22, 2008 HealthDay - Fri Aug 22, 11:46 PM ET

    (HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of CenterWatch:

  • Clinical Trials Update: Aug. 21, 2008 HealthDay - Thu Aug 21, 11:47 PM ET

    (HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of CenterWatch:

  • New drug shows promise in cystic fibrosis Reuters - Thu Aug 21, 7:07 PM ET

    LONDON (Reuters) - A new kind of cystic fibrosis drug, designed to bypass a genetic defect to treat the disease, has produced promising results in mid-stage clinical trials, Israeli researchers said on Thursday.

  • Clinical Trials Update: Aug. 20, 2008 HealthDay - Wed Aug 20, 11:47 PM ET

    (HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of CenterWatch:

  • Study head Amy DeMarco in an undated photo. An epilepsy drug being tested for use in treating addiction can help obese rats shed weight, U.S. government researchers said on Wednesday. (Brookhaven National Laboratory/Handout/Reuters)
    Addiction Drug Causes Rapid Weight Loss in Rats HealthDay - Wed Aug 20, 11:47 PM ET

    WEDNESDAY, Aug. 20 (HealthDay News) -- Vigabatrin, a medication that holds potential as a treatment for drug addiction, has been found to cause rapid weight loss in animals.

  • Study head Amy DeMarco in an undated photo. An epilepsy drug being tested for use in treating addiction can help obese rats shed weight, U.S. government researchers said on Wednesday. (Brookhaven National Laboratory/Handout/Reuters)
    Addiction drug reverses obesity in rats Reuters - Wed Aug 20, 7:13 PM ET

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An epilepsy drug being tested for use in treating addiction can help obese rats shed weight, U.S. government researchers said on Wednesday.

  • A lab worker looks at DNA samples. Japan's Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. said Wednesday that it had developed a new way of predicting from a person's DNA their response to medication and risk of developing disease.(AFP/File/Mehdi Fedouach)
    Matsushita says new DNA technology identifies disease risks AFP - Wed Aug 20, 12:08 PM ET

    TOKYO (AFP) - Japan's Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. said Wednesday that it had developed a new way of predicting from a person's DNA their response to medication and risk of developing disease.

  • Clinical Trials Update: Aug. 19, 2008 HealthDay - Tue Aug 19, 11:47 PM ET

    (HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of CenterWatch:

  • More Juices Found to Affect Drugs' Effectiveness: Study HealthDay - Tue Aug 19, 11:47 PM ET

    TUESDAY, Aug. 19 (HealthDay News) -- Grapefruit juice, long known to boost the absorption of certain medications, isn't the only juice that doesn't mix well with drugs, according to the Canadian researcher who first identified the ill effects of grapefruit juice.

  • Oranges are seen for sale at a Safeway grocery store, in Washington, DC. Grapefruit, orange and apple juices can harm the body's ability to absorb certain medications and make the drugs less effective, said a Canadian study released Tuesday in the United States.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Chip Somodevilla)
    Some fruit juices can harm drug absorption: study AFP - Tue Aug 19, 10:43 PM ET

    WASHINGTON (AFP) - Grapefruit, orange and apple juices can harm the body's ability to absorb certain medications and make the drugs less effective, said a Canadian study released Tuesday in the United States.

  • Clinical Trials Update: Aug. 18, 2008 HealthDay - Mon Aug 18, 11:46 PM ET

    (HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of CenterWatch:

  • Gum Chewing May Speed Colon Surgery Recovery HealthDay - Mon Aug 18, 11:46 PM ET

    MONDAY, Aug. 18 (HealthDay News) -- Chewing gum helps improve recovery of intestinal function after all or part of the colon has been surgically removed, according to British researchers who reviewed data from five clinical trials involving 158 patients.

  • FDA reports deaths with diabetes drug Byetta AP - Mon Aug 18, 8:28 PM ET

    WASHINGTON - Federal regulators are working on a stronger label for a widely used diabetes drug marketed by Amylin Pharmaceuticals Inc. and Eli Lilly & Co. after deaths were reported with the medication despite earlier government warnings.

  • An Austrian government report charges that clinical trials conducted by researchers at a major medical school in Austria were riddled with procedural and ethical problems, the Nature Publishing Group said Monday.(The Lancet)
    Austrian health researcher may face fraud, criminal charges AFP - Mon Aug 18, 2:08 PM ET

    PARIS (AFP) - An Austrian government report charges that clinical trials conducted by researchers at a major medical school in Austria were riddled with procedural and ethical problems, the Nature Publishing Group said Monday.

  • Medicare Prescription Drug Premiums to Rise in '09 HealthDay - Fri Aug 15, 11:47 PM ET

    THURSDAY, Aug. 14 (HealthDay News) -- The average monthly premium for Medicare's prescription drug plan will increase to an estimated $28 in 2009, three dollars more than this year's monthly premium, Medicare officials announced Thursday.

  • Clinical Trials Update: Aug. 15, 2008 HealthDay - Fri Aug 15, 11:47 PM ET

    (HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of CenterWatch:

  • Clinical Trials Update: Aug. 14, 2008 HealthDay - Thu Aug 14, 11:47 PM ET

    (HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of CenterWatch:

  • Clinical Trials Update: Aug. 13, 2008 HealthDay - Wed Aug 13, 11:46 PM ET

    (HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of CenterWatch:

  • Blocking Drug-Related Memories May Prevent Relapses HealthDay - Wed Aug 13, 11:46 PM ET

    WEDNESDAY, Aug. 13 (HealthDay News) -- It may be possible to prevent a drug addiction relapse by disrupting the brain's attempts to retrieve drug-associated memories, according to new research.

  • Clinical Trials Update: Aug. 12, 2008 HealthDay - Tue Aug 12, 11:47 PM ET

    (HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of CenterWatch:

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