Pharmacology

Epilepsy Anti-Seizure Drug Propofol Use Could Be Fatal- Study

Patients treated for their prolonged seizures with the sedative propofol may be at high risk for complications and even death. New research presented at CHEST 2008, the 74th annual international scientific assembly of the American College of Chest Physicia ...

Article - News Staff - Oct 28 2008 - 10:29am

Grapes Off The Chart For Improving Heart Risk Factors In Animal Studies

Could eating grapes help fight high blood pressure related to a salty diet? And could grapes calm other factors that are also related to heart diseases such as heart failure? A new University of Michigan Cardiovascular Center study suggests so.    The new ...

Article - News Staff - Oct 29 2008 - 1:37am

Grape Polyphenols Get Another Endorsement

Consuming foods rich in polyphenols from grapes, including red wine, helps reduce the risk of heart disease, according to a review article in the November issue of Nutrition Research. The authors review the accumulating evidence that grape polyphenols work ...

Article - News Staff - Nov 2 2008 - 10:35am

Caffeine During Pregnancy Linked To Low Birth Weight Babies- Study

Consuming caffeine at any time during pregnancy is associated with an increased risk of fetal growth restriction (low birth weight), according to research published on bmj.com today.  Although some previous studies have also shown this, the study additiona ...

Article - News Staff - Nov 3 2008 - 10:55am

Fenfluramine's Lingering Damage To Hearts

Fenfluramine, the appetite suppressant drug banned in the US in 1997 due to fears over its links to heart conditions, has been shown to have serious long-term effects. In a report published today in BMC Medicine, researchers have shown that people who stop ...

Article - News Staff - Jul 4 2009 - 12:29pm

Pycnogenol French Pine Bark Extract Reduces Jetlag- Study

A new study published in the journal of Minerva Cardioangiologica says that Pycnogenol, pine bark extract from the French maritime pine tree, reduces jetlag in passengers by nearly 50 percent. The two-part study, consisting of a brain CT scan and a scoring ...

Article - News Staff - Nov 5 2008 - 5:43pm

Acyclovir Herpes Drug Slows HIV, But You Still Won't Want To Take It

The anti-herpes drug acyclovir can also directly slow down HIV infection by targeting the reverse transcriptase (RT) enzyme, researchers report in this week's JBC. This beneficial effect does pose a risk though, as HIV-infected cells treated with acyc ...

Article - News Staff - Nov 6 2008 - 5:51pm

Can This Pill Prevent Hearing Loss?

About 10 million people in the United States alone—from troops returning from war to students with music blasting through headphones—are suffering from impairing noise-induced hearing loss.  The rising trend is something that researchers and physicians at ...

Article - News Staff - Nov 10 2008 - 11:31am

Cytarabine For Ewing Sarcoma Doesn't Do Well In Clinical Trial

Ewing sarcoma is the second most common type of primary bone cancer seen in children and young adults. Patients with relapsed or refractory Ewing sarcoma have a poor outcome with conventional therapies. Cytarabine decreases the levels of a certain key prot ...

Article - News Staff - Nov 10 2008 - 3:54pm

Developing A Vaccine For Type 1 Diabetes

Autoimmune diseases are some of the most confounding diseases that affect the human body. Viruses, bacteria and parasites are all simple compared to the complexities and complications that arise when faced with treating an autoimmune disease. Researchers ...

Article - Erin Richards - Dec 15 2008 - 1:32am