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Saturday, April 26, 2008

Antipsychotic drugs increase pneumonia risk in elderly patients

Reuters "NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Older patients taking antipsychotic drugs are at increased risk of pneumonia, particularly during the first week after initiating treatment, Dutch researchers report in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society for April."

FDA turns down application for combo allergy drug

Portfolio.com: "The Food and Drug Administration has turned down an application by two drugmakers to produce an allergy drug combining the active ingredients of their popular Claritin and Singulair tablets."

Friday, April 11, 2008

New Drug Prevents Radiation Damage

MedHeadlines»"Radiation damage is one of the most frightening aspects of catastrophic nuclear events but, more often, cancer patients suffer the gut-wrenching side effects of the radiation that is administered in an effort to kill the tumor and save the life. In what one scientist describes as his “eureka moment,” a new drug was envisioned that has turned into a very viable potential weapon in the fights against both cancer and nuclear emergency."

Cognition-enhancing drugs common among academics

Reuters: "NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A survey of individuals who read the journal Nature, a technical bioscience publication, reveals that roughly one in five use prescription drugs to improve their focus, concentration, or memory."