Pharmacology

BOTOX® Gets UK Authorization For Urinary Leakage In Patients With Multiple Sclerosis, Spinal Cord Injury

BOTOX(R) has been licensed by the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) for the management of urinary incontinence in adult patients with neurogenic detrusor overactivity (NDO) due to subcervical spinal cord injury (SCI) (traumatic or ...

Article - News Staff - Sep 29 2012 - 8:30am

Chocolate Does Make You Smarter- If You Are A Snail

Oh, for those days of 2007, when the miracle vegetable story of the week- maybe the year- was instead about the super powers of chocolate. The science underpinning those claims was sparse but the usually-reputable AAAS even had an entire panel on it at its ...

Article - News Staff - Sep 28 2012 - 4:30am

Pooled Phase III Data Supporting Perampanel Partial Epilepsy Treatment

New data shared today with Europe's epilepsy community at the 10th European Congress on Epileptology (ECE) in London, demonstrated the efficacy of Fycompa(R) (perampanel) in reducing partial-onset seizures, the most common form of epilepsy, and its e ...

Article - News Staff - Oct 7 2012 - 1:00pm

Nobel By Chocolate

Winston Churchill liked his chocolate and he liked it rich and dark. At least that is what Hitler must have been convinced of as he decided to lure the British prime minister not with cigars but with dark chocolate. Churchill barely escaped his death by ch ...

Article - Johannes Koelman - Oct 13 2012 - 11:45am

CHMP Positive Opinion For HUMIRA In Pediatric Crohn's Disease

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Article - News Staff - Oct 20 2012 - 9:30am

Study Demonstrates Benefits Of Pradaxa Are Maintained For Over Four Years

New data from the RELY-ABLE study have provided additional support to the safety profile and efficacy of Pradaxa(R) (dabigatran etexilate) for stroke prevention in patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation (AF) over a period in excess of 2 years.[*][1 ...

Article - News Staff - Nov 8 2012 - 2:00pm

Oxytocin: Too Much Of A Good Thing?

There's been plenty of research showing that when people inhale oxytocin, they tend to have more positive social behavior: trust, generosity,empathy and communication. But if taking one whiff of oxytocin can make younicer, will taking oxytocin regula ...

Article - Susan Kuchinskas - Nov 13 2012 - 4:32pm

Overdose Drug Flumazenil May Be An Antidote For Hypersomnia

Some people have a distinct, disabling sleep disorder called "primary hypersomnia"- they regularly sleep more than 70 hours per week and have difficulties awakening. Even when awake, they still have reaction times comparable to someone who has b ...

Article - News Staff - Nov 23 2012 - 11:43am

Gateway Enzyme: From Catnip To Cancer Drug

An enzyme used in nature can make powerful chemicals as diverse as catnip and a cancer drug, vinblastine, which opens up the prospect of producing these chemicals cheaply and efficiently. ...

Article - News Staff - Nov 22 2012 - 12:30pm

All Wales Strategic Medical Group Approves Zebinix Anti-Epileptic Treatment

The All Wales Strategic Medical Group (AWSMG) has approved Zebinix(R) (eslicarbazepine acetate) for the treatment of partial seizures in highly refractory patients who remain uncontrolled with, or are intolerant to, other anti-epileptic medicine combinati ...

Article - News Staff - Nov 22 2012 - 5:30am