Current treatment for fungal meningitis is fueling drug resistance
A common first-line treatment approach for cryptococcal meningitis in low-income countries is being compromised by the emergence of drug resistance, …
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Breast and kidney cancer drugs approved on NHS Scotland
Two new cancer treatment options have been accepted for use in Scotland for some patients living with breast and kidney …
Gene therapy: Development of new DNA transporters
Scientists at the Institute of Pharmacy at Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg (MLU) have developed new delivery vehicles for future gene …
Estuarine waters hold promise in global pain-relief hunt
The worldwide search for an opioid alternative has made a leap forward—with a scientific discovery in an Australian fungus indicating …
Ligelizumab safely, effectively treats hives
(HealthDay)—Ligelizumab appears to be a safe and effective treatment option for chronic spontaneous urticaria, according to a study published in …
France forgets own golden age of medical marijuana
This past summer, the French food and drug office, the Agence Nationale de Sécurité du Médicament, greenlighted limited medical cannabis …
A Purdue bankruptcy would make opioids cases even messier
State and local governments have sought billions of dollars from Purdue Pharma as a way to hold the company and …
For the first time in five years, opioid overdose deaths declined in NC in 2018
After years of rising deaths from accidental drug overdoses, the body count in North Carolina is finally going down. New …
ASCT may offer alternative for therapy for high-risk follicular lymphoma
(HealthDay)—Autologous stem cell transplantation (ASCT) may be an effective treatment option in high-risk, early therapy failure (ETF) follicular lymphoma (FL), …
Research into cannabis dosage for reducing seizures in children with severe epilepsy
Medicinal cannabis oil containing both cannabidiol (CBD) and a small amount of THC (the drug that can cause intoxication) can …
High rates of opioid prescriptions for osteoarthritis
Opioids work against severe pain but the risks of side effects and addiction are high. In the U.S. alone, 26 …
PBS restrictions result in outdated and unsafe care
Prescribing restrictions for anti-epileptic drugs expose flaws in the review process of the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS), a University of …
Americans aware of antibiotic resistance, but don’t always follow prescription: poll
(HealthDay)—Most Americans consider antibiotic resistance a threat to public health, but 45% say they’ve used antibiotics improperly, a new poll …
WHO agrees watered down resolution for clearer drug prices
The World Health Organization’s member states adopted on Tuesday a watered down resolution on improving drug price transparency that leading …
FDA approves $2M medicine, most expensive ever
U.S. regulators have approved the most expensive medicine ever, for a rare disorder that destroys a baby’s muscle control and …
Research on Reddit identifies opioid addiction self-treatment risks
Using advanced machine-learning techniques, Georgia Tech researchers have examined nearly 1.5 million Reddit posts to identify risks associated with several …
The answer to opioid crisis? Researcher will soon test his non-addictive pain drug
University of California, Davis professor Bruce Hammock has spent a 50-year career studying insects. He probably wouldn’t be the Ph.D. …
When psychiatric medications are abruptly discontinued, withdrawal symptoms may be mistaken for relapse
Withdrawal symptoms following the practice of discontinuation, or abruptly “coming off,” of psychiatric drugs in randomized clinical trials may be …