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Novel use for drug shows promise as effective treatment for postoperative nausea and vomiting

An innovative use for a known drug is showing promise as an effective treatment for preventing postoperative nausea and vomiting, suggests a study published today in the Online First edition of Anesthesiology, the peer-reviewed medical journal of the American Society of Anesthesiologists.

14 Mar 2018

New study provides clues about how ADHD drugs affect healthy brains

A new study shows that healthy people who take attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) drugs experience a surge in the neurotransmitter glutamate in key parts of the brain. And that increase in glutamate is associated with subsequent changes in positive emotion.

14 Mar 2018

New class of menopause drugs provides beneficial effects in just three days

A new class of experimental drugs reduces hot flushes in menopausal women by almost three-quarters in just three days.

14 Mar 2018

Perioperative beta blockers could increase deaths and strokes one year after surgery

During the 12 months after undergoing noncardiac surgery, patients with or at risk for heart disease who were treated with the beta blocker metoprolol for 30 days were less likely than patients who received a placebo to have a heart attack, but more likely to die or have a stroke, according to research presented at the American College of Cardiology's 67th Annual Scientific Session.

13 Mar 2018

Patients given six-month dual antiplatelet therapy have increased heart attack risk

The combined rate of death from any cause, heart attack or stroke within 18 months was not significantly different in patients with acute coronary syndrome who were randomly assigned to receive dual antiplatelet therapy for either six months or at least 12 months after receiving a drug-eluting stent.

13 Mar 2018

Blood-thinning drug mitigates risk of complications, death after non-cardiac surgery

Researchers in Hamilton have discovered that a blood-thinning drug, dabigatran, significantly reduces the risk of death, heart attack, stroke, and other heart or blood-vessel complications in patients who have a heart injury following major, non-cardiac surgery.

12 Mar 2018

Statins may provide benefits to patients who underwent percutaneous coronary intervention

Getting a large dose of a statin did not have an impact on major adverse cardiac events among a broad population of patients slated to undergo percutaneous coronary intervention, a procedure to clear blocked arteries, in a trial being presented at the American College of Cardiology's 67th Annual Scientific Session.

12 Mar 2018

Inhaled therapy for heart failure fails to meet either primary or secondary endpoints

Four weeks of treatment with a novel inhaled medication failed to improve exercise capacity, daily activity levels, severity of symptoms or quality of life in patients with a type of heart failure for which no effective treatment options currently exist, according to research presented at the American College of Cardiology's 67th Annual Scientific Session.

12 Mar 2018

PCSK9 inhibitor reduces cardiovascular events in ACS patients with high cholesterol

Among patients with persistently high cholesterol despite high-intensity statin therapy, the proprotein convertase subtilisin-kexin 9 (PCSK9) inhibitor alirocumab reduced rates of major adverse cardiovascular events by 15 percent compared with placebo, in a study presented at the American College of Cardiology's 67th Annual Scientific Session.

12 Mar 2018

Gut microbes linked to severity of intestinal parasitic worm infections

A new study indicates that the kinds of microbes living in the gut influence the severity and recurrence of parasitic worm infections in developing countries.

9 Mar 2018

Gastrointestinal hormone offers possible new treatment for NAFLD and NASH patients

Through a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled phase II clinical trial, researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine report that small doses of NGM282, a non-tumorigenic variant of an endocrine gastrointestinal hormone, can significantly and rapidly decrease liver fat content in patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH).

9 Mar 2018

Study reveals new strategy to prevent mother-to-child transmission of hepatitis B virus

A clinical study coordinated by the French National Research Institute for Sustainable Development and Chiang Mai University with their Thai, American, and French partners, strengthens the case for a new strategy to prevent mother-to-child transmission of the hepatitis B virus.

8 Mar 2018

Jury’s in: Opioids are not better than other medicines for chronic pain

A few years ago, Renea Molden’s doctors told her they wanted to take her off her opioid pills. It did not sound like good idea to her.

6 Mar 2018

Study: Omega-3 fish oil supplements do not improve reading ability or memory function of kids

New research has found no evidence Omega-3 fish oil supplements help aid or improve the reading ability or memory function of underperforming school-children.

2 Mar 2018

Omega fatty acid supplements may improve ASD symptoms in toddlers born preterm, study shows

Researchers from Nationwide Children's Hospital have shown that omega fatty acid supplements may improve autism spectrum disorder symptoms in toddlers who were born very preterm (more than 11 weeks early). The study was published recently in the Journal of Nutrition.

1 Mar 2018

Optimism may help improve outcomes for patients with chronic angina

When it comes to coping with chronic angin a -- chest pain or pressure that comes on when the heart isn't getting enough oxygen, usually during physical activity -- a positive outlook may help improve outcomes over time, according to a study being presented at the American College of Cardiology's 67th Annual Scientific Session.

1 Mar 2018

Diabetes drug use during pregnancy may increase risk of obesity or overweight in children

When women take the common diabetes medication metformin during pregnancy, it may put their children at increased risk of having obesity or overweight.

28 Feb 2018

Oxytocin nasal spray strengthens mothers' brain responses to pictures of infant and adult faces

In a new study from the University of Tampere in Finland, nasally administered oxytocin spray strengthened brain responses to pictures of infant and adult faces in mothers of 1-year-old infants.

26 Feb 2018

U.S. clinical sites evaluating antibody-based therapies to prevent two common bacterial infections

The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health, is supporting U.S. clinical sites participating in two ongoing international Phase 2 clinical trials evaluating investigational antibody-based therapies aimed at preventing potentially antibiotic-resistant infections.

23 Feb 2018

Beetroot may reduce kidney failure risk after heart x-ray, research reveals

Beetroot may reduce the risk of kidney failure in patients having a heart x-ray, according to research led by Queen Mary University of London.

22 Feb 2018

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Novel use for drug shows promise as effective treatment for postoperative nausea and vomiting

New study provides clues about how ADHD drugs affect healthy brains

New class of menopause drugs provides beneficial effects in just three days

Perioperative beta blockers could increase deaths and strokes one year after surgery

Patients given six-month dual antiplatelet therapy have increased heart attack risk

Blood-thinning drug mitigates risk of complications, death after non-cardiac surgery

Statins may provide benefits to patients who underwent percutaneous coronary intervention

Inhaled therapy for heart failure fails to meet either primary or secondary endpoints

PCSK9 inhibitor reduces cardiovascular events in ACS patients with high cholesterol

Gut microbes linked to severity of intestinal parasitic worm infections

Gastrointestinal hormone offers possible new treatment for NAFLD and NASH patients

Study reveals new strategy to prevent mother-to-child transmission of hepatitis B virus

Jury’s in: Opioids are not better than other medicines for chronic pain

Study: Omega-3 fish oil supplements do not improve reading ability or memory function of kids

Omega fatty acid supplements may improve ASD symptoms in toddlers born preterm, study shows

Optimism may help improve outcomes for patients with chronic angina

Diabetes drug use during pregnancy may increase risk of obesity or overweight in children

Oxytocin nasal spray strengthens mothers' brain responses to pictures of infant and adult faces

U.S. clinical sites evaluating antibody-based therapies to prevent two common bacterial infections

Beetroot may reduce kidney failure risk after heart x-ray, research reveals

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