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University Of Virginia Study Shows That Colchicine, A Drug To Treat Gout Also Helps Improves Survival Rates Of Heart Failure Patients!

Source: Colchicine-Heart Failure Jun 20, 2022 9 days ago

A new study by medical researchers from the University of Virginia-USA has found that the common and cheap drug that is used to treat gout- Colchicine, also helps improve the survival rates of heart failure patients. Considering that the incidences of heart failures has increased tremendously during the COVID-19 pandemic due to suspected links between the SARS-CoV-2 virus and the direct and indir...

First Published Case Report Links Usage Of Molnupiravir To Treat COVID-19 To Acute Renal Failure!

Source: Thailand Medical -Molnupiravir-COVID-19 May 08, 2022 2 months ago

Despite growing reports by many physicians around the world about a variety of adverse effects from patients who are treated with molnupiravir, the mutagenic drug that was approved by the non-credible U.S. FDA to treat COVID-19 and as usual was adopted by the stupid health authorities from various countries that emulates everything that America does, the drug is still being used by many stupid doc...

DRUG ALERT! Study Confirms That Cyproterone Acetate Widely Used In Birth Control Pills Like Diane 35 Increases Risk Of Benign Brain Tumor!

Source: Cyproterone Acetate Feb 05, 2022 5 months ago

A new study by researchers from University of Bristol-UK, National University of Singapore, University of Cambridge and Addenbrooke’s Hospital-UK and the National University Hospital-Singapore has alarmingly found that the hormone drug Cyproterone Acetate increases the risk developing benign brain tumors or meningiomas especially if used for long periods of time or in high doses. Cyproter...

Outpatients With COVID-19 Who Were On Outpatient Blood Thinners At The Time Of Diagnosis Experienced A 43 Percent Reduced Risk Of Hospitalization

Source: Blood Thinners-COVID-19 Oct 02, 2021 9 months ago

Blood Thinners-COVID-19: A new study by researchers from University of Minnesota-USA and Basel University-Switzerland has found that outpatients with COVID-19 who were on outpatient blood thinners at the time of diagnosis experienced a 43% reduced risk of hospitalization. The study focused on COVID-19 positive patients who have been taking prescribed anticoagulant class rugs including warfarin, a...

Breakthrough! University Of Alabama Study Finds That The Drug To Treat Blood Cancer-Venetoclax Could Be Repurposed To Reverse Lung Fibrosis Especially In COVID!

Source: Pulmonary Fibrosis Sep 01, 2021 10 months ago

A new breakthrough study by researchers from University of Alabama at Birmingham-USA has found that the drug Venetoclax used to treat adult patients with Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) could be repurposed to reverse lung fibrosis after successful mouse model drug trials. Venetoclax, sold under the brand names Venclexta and Venclyxto, is a medication used to treat adults with chronic lymp...

BREAKING! Fluvoxamine- An ‘Inexpensive’ Anti-Depressant Emerging As A Leading Drug Candidate To be Repurposed To Treat COVID-19

Source: COVID-19 Drugs-Fluvoxamine Aug 14, 2021 11 months ago

COVID-19 Drugs: Fluvoxamine, an inexpensive anti-depressant drug is now emerging as a potential candidate to be repurposed to treat COVID-19. Speculations are adrift that Canada might be the first country to approve its usage to treat COVID-19 followed by the United States, India, Brazil and South Africa. Fluvoxamine, sold under the brand name Luvox among others, is an antid...

COVID-19 Drugs: Study Published In Journal Of The Heart Rhythm Society Warns That Remdesivir Can Cause Dangerously Low Heart Rate In COVID-19 Patients

Source: COVID-19 Drugs Jun 30, 2021 1 year ago

Remdesivir the controversial drug that was deemed to be ineffective in WHO’S SolidarityTrial (https://www.thailandmedical.news/news/latest-who-s-solidarity-drug-trial-shows-that-remdesivir-is-not-the-least-effective-in-treating-covid-19) but is still being approved as a drug to treat COVID-19 under EUA status in the United States by the no longer credible US FDA is now facing more backlash a...

Cancer Drugs: Pembrolizumab Approved By US FDA As First-Line Treatment For Colorectal Cancer After Positive Phase 3 Clinical Trial Results

Source: Cancer Drugs Dec 18, 2020 2 years ago

Cancer Drugs: Pembrolizumab, an immunotherapy drug has been recently approved by the U.S. FDA as a first-line treatment for patients with certain types of advanced colorectal cancer. This is the 9th FDA approval supported by Stand Up To Cancer® (SU2C) research. Individuals newly diagnosed with advanced or metastatic microsatellite instability-high (MSI-H) or mismatch repair deficient (d...

Pharma News: Another Of Regeneron’s Monoclonal Antibody Drugs Garetosmab (REGN2477) Found To Cause Fatal Adverse Reactions In Clinical Trial

Source: Pharma News Nov 03, 2020 2 years ago

Pharma News: American biotech company that is linked to the corrupted Trump administration Regeneron, has another of its clinical trials halted over the weekend due to fatal adverse reactions to the monoclonal antibody drug garetosmab (REGN2477). Only about 4 days ago, another clinical trial involving another monoclonal antibody drug to treat severe COVID-19 patients was also stopped due ...

Drug News: Study Shows Gabapentin Often Prescribed To Women For Pelvic Pain Is Ineffective And Causes Lots Of Side-Effects!

Source: Drug News Sep 25, 2020 2 years ago

Drugs News: A new study by researchers from the Universities of Edinburgh, Birmingham, Oxford and Nottingham have found the drug Gabapentin that is regularly used to treat chronic pelvic pain in women has been found to be no more effective than a placebo. Chronic pelvic pain is estimated to affect 2–24% of women worldwide, and is associated with substantially reduced quality of life...

HIV Drug News: Latest Study Shows Fingolimod, A Multiple-Sclerosis Drug Blocks HIV Infections And Eradicates Latent Virus Reservoirs

Source: HIV Drug News Aug 15, 2020 2 years ago

HIV Drug News: Researchers at the George Washington University in a new study have discovered that Fingolimod, a US FDA-approved immunosuppressive drug used to treat multiple sclerosis flare-ups, may be used to effectively block HIV infection and reduce the latent virus reservoir. The research findings were published in the journal: PLOS Pathogens. https://journals.plos.org/plospathogens/...

TB Treatments: New Drugs Bedaquiline And Delamanid Show Early Efficacy Against Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis

Source: TB Treatments Aug 14, 2020 2 years ago

TB Treatments: New protocols involving the drugs Bedaquiline and Delamanid for multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) have shown early effectiveness in 85 percent of patients in a cohort that included many individuals with serious comorbidities that would have excluded them from clinical trials, according to the results of a new international study. The clinical trial results, based on...

WARNING! Diabetes And Canagliflozin: Doctors Report Incident Involving Diabetic Drug Canagliflozin And Severe Statin Toxicity With Rosuvastatin

Source: Diabetes And Canagliflozin Aug 09, 2020 2 years ago

Diabetes And Canagliflozin: A serious drug interaction between canagliflozin (Invokana) and rosuvastatin (Crestor) was thought to cause liver and muscle toxicity (myotoxoicty) in a female patient in Canada, according to a new published case report. The case report was published in the medical journal: Annals of Internal Medicine as reported by Dr David Juurlink, MD, PhD, of Sunnybrook Health Sc...

Multiple Sclerosis: Novartis’s New Drug Ofatumumab Shows Ability To Prevent Multiple Sclerosis Relapses In Phase 3 Trial

Source: Multiple Sclerosis: Aug 06, 2020 2 years ago

Multiple Sclerosis: A recently completed phase 3, multicenter clinical trial has found that an immune-modulating drug can silence inflammatory disease activity in a large majority of patients with relapsing multiple sclerosis (RMS), the most common form of the illness, in which symptoms wax and wane. Multiple Sclerosis or MS is an autoimmune disease in which the body's immu...

Head Lice: University Of Melbourne’s New Head Lice Treatment, Xeglyze Gets US FDA Approval

Source: Head Lice Aug 04, 2020 2 years ago

Head Lice: A novel prescription head lice treatment, developed by University of Melbourne Associate Professor Dr Vern Bowles, has been given Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval, allowing it to be sold in the U.S. The new treatment, Xeglyze, was developed by Hatchtech, an Australian pharmaceutical company and will be commercialised by Dr. Reddy's Laboratories. Hugh Alsop, ...

Sports Medicine: Norwegian Study Reveals That Beta2-Agonists, An Asthma Drug Has Ergogenic Properties And Can Boost Sprint And Strength In Athletes

Source: Sports Medicine Aug 04, 2020 2 years ago

Sports Medicine: Researchers from Western Norway University of Applied Sciences and the Norwegian University of Sport and Physical Education have discovered that a type of asthma drug, known as ß2-agonists, can boost sprint and strength performance in athletes who don't have the respiratory condition. Their research findings have been published in the British Journal of Spo...

MEDICINE ALERT! Study Led By Penn State Shows That L-Type Calcium Channel Blockers (LCCBs) Used To Treat Hypertension May Actually Harm The Heart

Source: Medicine Alert Jul 24, 2020 2 years ago

Medicine Alert: Pennsylvania State University researchers along with scientists from La Jolla Institute for Immunology-California and Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar, have found that in rats and human cells in vitro, LCCBs cause changes in blood vessels known as vascular remodeling that reduce blood flow and increase pressure and could potentially lead to heart failure. The study finding...

MUST READ! COVID-19 Warnings: High Blood Pressure Drug Captopril Associated With Pulmonary Adverse Reactions In COVID-19 Patients With Diabetes

Source: COVID-19 Warnings- Captopril Jul 07, 2020 2 years ago

COVID-19 Warnings: A US based study involving researchers from University of Missouri Kansas City School of Pharmacy, Kansas State University and North Carolina State University has found that the high blood pressure drug Captopril to be associated with a higher rate of pulmonary adverse reactions in patients with diabetes than that of other ACE inhibitors or angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs). ...

US FDA Approves First Oral Form Of Octreotide For Treatment Of Acromegaly

Source: Octreotide and Acromegaly Jun 27, 2020 2 years ago

Octreotide and Acromegaly: The American Food and drug administration has approved the first and only oral form of somatostatin analog octreotide ( tradename: Mycapssa) as a long-term maintenance therapy for individuals with acromegaly. The drug Octreotide by Chiasma pharmaceuticals is the first product approved by the FDA using Chiasma's Transient Permeability Enhancer (TPE) tec...

Multiple Sclerosis: Study Shows Most Drugs Prescribed For Treatment Of Multiple Sclerosis-Related Cognitive Impairment Do Not Work!

Source: Multiple Sclerosis Jun 18, 2020 2 years ago

Multiple Sclerosis: Medical researchers from the Kessler Foundation recently conducted a comprehensive review of pharmacologic agents used in the treatment of multiple sclerosis, seeking evidence for efficacy for the cognitive dysfunction experienced by more than half of affected individuals and found that most of the prescribed drugs do not work. The research findings were published in the...

Vildagliptin Just As Efficient As Metformin In Controlling Blood Sugar For Diabetics According To Indian Study

Source: Vildagliptin Versus Metformin Jun 17, 2020 2 years ago

Vildagliptin an oral anti-hyperglycemic agent that goes by the trade name Galvus showed similar protective effects as metformin on the beta-cell function, reduced insulin resistance, and blood sugar levels in newly diagnosed Asian Indians with type 2 diabetes (T2D), according to a recent study. The research trial further found that there was an improved insulin sensitivity in patients treated wi...

Pharmaceuticals: US FDA Grants Approval For Nivolumab As Treatment Drug For Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma

Source: Pharmaceuticals Jun 12, 2020 2 years ago

Pharmaceuticals: The US Food and Drug Administration has approved nivolumab (OPDIVO) by Bristol-Myers Squibb for patients with unresectable advanced, recurrent or metastatic esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) after prior fluoropyrimidine- and platinum-based chemotherapy. Proof for efficacy was investigated in ATTRACTION-3 (NCT02569242), a multicenter, randomized (1:1), active-controlled,...

BREAKING!! Metformin: US FDA Issues Warning That Carcinogenic Contaminants Found In Several Brands Of The Diabetes Drug And Starts Recall

Source: Metformin and Diabetes May 30, 2020 2 years ago

Metformin: The US FDA has issued warnings that many brands and versions of the drug Metformin that is used by diabetics in the US and around the world have been found to be contaminated with a carcinogenic compound called N-Nitrosodimethylamine. The U.S. health regulators have started telling five drugmakers to recall their versions of a widely used diabetes medication after laboratory te...

Janssen’s Esketamine Nasal Spray Which Is Similar To the Illegal Opioid Ketamine Gets Approved in the EU

Source: Thailand Medical News Jan 03, 2020 3 years ago

In a latest development, the European Commission (EC) has approved Johnson & Johnson subsidiary Janssen’s Spravato (esketamine) nasal spray for treatment-resistant major depressive disorder. Spravato or Esketamine is an antagonist of the N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) glutamate receptor and is similar in composition to illegal drug ketamine; Janssen has a risk management plan related to ...

Clinical Trials Shows That Entrectinib Performs Well In ROS1 And NTRK Gene Driven Non-Small Cell Lung Cancers

Source: Thailand Medical News Dec 14, 2019 3 years ago

Combined analysis of three phase 1 and 2 clinical trials published online ahead of print in the journal Lancet Oncology show that the drug entrectinib is effective and well-tolerated against advanced ROS1 and NTRK fusion-positive non-small cell lung cancers (NSCLC). Results of the trials STARTRK-1 (NCT02097810), STARTRK-2 (NCT02568267), and ALKA, show 77 percent response rate to entrectinib in 53 ...

Cinnarizine And Sodium Valproate For Pediatric Migraine Prevention

Source: Thailand Medical News Dec 11, 2019 3 years ago

A new research by pediatrics and migraine specialists from the University of Medical Sciences, Tehran show that Cinnarizine and Sodium Valproate are effective as the preventive agents of pediatric migraine in young children and teenagers. The study article entitled "Cinnarizine and sodium valproate as the preventive agents of pediatric migraine: A randomized double-blind placebo-controlled t...

US FDA Grants Imfinzi Priority Review For Treatment Of Extensive-Stage Small Cell Lung Cancer

Source: Thailand Medical News Dec 02, 2019 3 years ago

Pharma Conglomerate, AstraZeneca announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted a supplemental Biologics License Application (sBLA) and granted Priority Review for Imfinzi (durvalumab) for the treatment of patients with previously untreated extensive-stage small cell lung cancer (SCLC). Small Cell Lung Cancer is an aggressive, fast-growing form of lung cancer that r...

US FDA Approves New Dementia Treatment Patch, SID710

Source: Thailand Medical News Nov 29, 2019 3 years ago

The US FDA (Food and Drug Administration) has approved South Korean company SK Chemicals’ patch-type Alzheimer’s drug, SID710. The drug which has already secured approval in the European Union in 2013, is the generic version of Novartis’ Exelon Patch for the treatment of dementia symptoms associated with Alzheimer’s disease. The approval marks the first time...

Acalabrutinib (Calquence) Approved By US FDA For Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia

Source: Thailand Medical News Nov 22, 2019 3 years ago

Thailand Pharma News The US FDA has granted supplemental approval to acalabrutinib (Calquence, AstraZeneca) for the treatment of adults with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) or small lymphocytic leukemia (SLL).1 The Project Orbis, a collaboration between the United States, Australia, and Canada, provides a framework for concurrent submission and review of oncology pharmaceutical ap...

US FDA Approves New Antibacterial Drug Fetroja (cefiderocol) To Treat Complicated Urinary Tract Infections

Source: Thailand Medical News Nov 20, 2019 3 years ago

The US FDA (Food and Drug Administration ) has approved Fetroja (cefiderocol), an antibacterial drug for treatment of patients 18 years of age or older with complicated urinary tract infections (cUTI), including kidney infections caused by susceptible Gram-negative microorganisms, who have limited or no alternative treatment options. Dr John Farley, acting director of the Office of Infecti...

Novartis‘s Adakveo Approved By US FDA To Treat Sickle Cell Disease

Source: Thailand Medical News Nov 16, 2019 3 years ago

The US Food and Drug Administration approved Novartis AG's Adakveo (crizanlizumab) as new medicine that can help reduce extremely painful sickle cell disease flare-ups for patients 16 and older. The monthly infusion, which halves occurrences of sickle cell pain episodes, will carry a list price of roughly US$82,000 to US$114,000 per year, depending on dosing. Unfortunately, sickle cell dise...

Key Drug Black Box Warnings Every Doctor Should Know

Source: Thailand Medical News Nov 10, 2019 3 years ago

The US FDA approved a record-breaking 59 novel drugs in 2018 for a range of diseases, bringing hope to scores of health sufferers around the world. This number was a more than twofold increase from a decade prior, which saw only 24 new drug approvals. And while this rise in the production and dissemination of new biological agents and products is good news for the advancement of global h...

US FDA Approves Reblozyl (Luspatercept-aamt) To Rare Blood Disorder: Beta Thalassemia

Source: Thailand Medical News Nov 09, 2019 3 years ago

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has granted approval for Reblozyl (luspatercept-aamt) to be used for the treatment of anemia (lack of red blood cells) in adult patients with beta thalassemia who require regular red blood cell (RBC) transfusions. Dr Richard Pazdur, M.D., director of the US FDA's Oncology Center of Excellence and acting director of the Office of Oncologic Diseases in th...

Clinical Trial Shows Dupilumab (Dupixent) Helps Uncontrolled Asthma

Source: Thailand Medical News Oct 26, 2019 3 years ago

New findings from the LIBERTY ASTHMA QUEST trial show that add-on dupilumab (Dupixent) showed symptomatic benefit for patients with both early-onset and later-onset uncontrolled asthma. In trial data published in the Chest Journal, the interleukin 4 and 13 (IL-4; IL-13) targeting monoclonal antibody showed an associated reduction of severe exacerbations and improved lung function in patien...

Canagliflozin (Invokana) Approved To Treat Diabetic Kidney Disease

Source: Thailand Medical News Oct 25, 2019 3 years ago

The US FDA has approved a new indication for the SGLT2 inhibitor canagliflozin made by Janssen Pharmaceuticals to reduce the risk for end-stage renal disease, worsening of kidney function, cardiovascular death and hospitalization for heart failure among adults with type 2 diabetes and diabetic kidney disease. Type 2 diabetes is the leading cause of kidney disease in the world, and the fifth fastes...

Trikafta From Vertex Pharmaceuticals Approved By US FDA As New Treatment Drug For Cystic Fibrosis

Source: Thailand Medical News Oct 23, 2019 3 years ago

Trikafta (elexacaftor/ivacaftor/tezacaftor) from Vertex Pharmaceuticals is the first triple combination therapy to be approved by the US FDA and made available to treat patients with the most common cystic fibrosis mutation. Its list price is US$350,000 a year, same as one of the maker's earlier treatments for the genetic disease. Trikafta has been approved for patients aged 12 an...

Cheap Tranexamic Acid Meds Can Saves Millions Due To Head Injuries

Source: Thailand Medical News Oct 22, 2019 3 years ago

A study by the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine has shown that Tranexamic Acid, a low cost and widely available drug could reduce deaths in traumatic brain injury patients by as much as 20%, depending on the severity of injury. The findings were published in the The Lancet. The researchers say that tranexamic acid, (TXA), a drug that prevents bleeding into the brain by inhibit...

Genentech’s Flu Drug, Xofluza Obtains US FDA Approval

Source: Thailand Medical News Oct 20, 2019 3 years ago

A new flu drug by Genentech, Xofluza (baloxavir marboxil) has been granted US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for a supplemental New Drug Application (NDA). The US FDA approval has been given for the indication of acute, uncomplicated influenza, or flu, in individuals aged 12 and older who have been symptomatic for no more than 48 hours and who are at high risk of developing flu-rela...

Warning: Zantac (Ranitidine) Disintegrates Into A Carcinogenic Compound

Source: Thailand Medical News Oct 14, 2019 3 years ago

New study shows that ranitidine is an unstable molecule that breaks down under different conditions into the carcinogen N-nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA). Online pharmacy Valisure is claiming that the Zantac is carcinogenic with N-nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA); that is a byproduct of the breakdown of the ranitidine molecule. The company, which performs its own testing on drugs it carries,...

Nilotinib Can Be Repurposed As A Drug For Treating Pediatric Brain Cancer

Source: Thailand Medical News Sep 23, 2019 3 years ago

Researchers at Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences at University of California San Diego have discovered that Nilotinib (Tasigna), a drug used to treat chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) appears to be more effective at stopping a type of brain cancer called medulloblastoma in animal models than existing treatments for the deadly pediatric brain tumor. Nilotinib is a type...

US FDA Approves Supplemental NDAs For Delstrigo And Pifeltro For HIV Treatment

Source: Thailand Medical News Sep 21, 2019 3 years ago

The US FDA has approved supplemental new drug applications (NDAs) to expand the use of the drugs Pifeltro and Delstrigo as inclusions in the treatment of patients who are virologically suppressed on a stable ART regimen with no previous history of treatment failure. The approvals provide HIV patients with a wider option of drugs for their ART regiments. The new approval is for adults curr...

Study Shows Ticagrelor Reduced Heart Attacks And Strokes In Diabetics

Source: Thailand Medical News Sep 02, 2019 3 years ago

Researchers from Brigham Hospital and Greater Paris University Hospitals presented the results from The Effect of Ticagrelor on Health Outcomes in Diabetes Mellitus Patients Intervention Study (THEMIS), during the current European Society of Cardiology Congress 2019.The clinical trial evaluated whether adding ticagrelor to aspirin improves outcomes for patients with stable coronary art...

Pretomanid Approved By US FDA For Newly Emerging Extensively Drug Resistant Tuberculosis

Source: Thailand Medical News Aug 16, 2019 3 years ago

The US FDA announced this week the approval of pretomanid tablets as part of a 3 drug combo protocol for the treatment regimen for the most deadly strain of tuberculosis which is fast spreading globally with increasing occurrence rates. Pretomanid (PA-824) tablets were approved to be used as part of a three drug combination protocol along with bedaquiline and linezolid in patients with extensive ...

Self-Administration Nucala For Eosinophilic Asthma Gets EU Approval

Source: Thailand Medical News Aug 03, 2019 3 years ago

The European Commission on Ist Of August had granted marketing authorisation for two new methods of administering Nucala (mepolizumab): a pre-filled pen and a pre-filled safety syringe. This is the only monthly dose anti-IL5 biologic approved in Europe that patients with severe eosinophilic asthma can self-after getting it prescribed by a pulmonologists. The original lyophilised version remains av...

US FDA Approves Selinexor (Xpovio) For Treatment of Relapsed Or Refractory Multiple Myeloma.

Source: Thailand Medical News Jul 04, 2019 3 years ago

The US FDA has approved a new drug, Selinexor to treat patients with relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma, overruling a panel of external cancer experts who expressed concerns about its toxicity. The FDA approval was under an accelerated, or conditional, approval based on a single-arm clinical trial showing a 25% tumor response rate. The patients enrolled in the clinical trial...

Vascepa Set To Steal Market Share From Statins.

Source: Thailand Medical News Jun 01, 2019 3 years ago

Vascepa ( Icosapent Ethyl) by Amarin Group Of Companies, (New Jersey, US) is the only EPA prescription Omega-3 clinically proven to lower very high triglycerides in adults by 33%, without raising bad cholesterol (LDL-C). Unlike VASCEPA, common Omega Oil and fish oil supplements are not pure EPA and most also contain DHA which can raise bad cholesterol. The produc...

Piqray (Alpelisib),The First PI3K inhibitor Approved By US FDA For Breast Cancer

Source: US FDA May 29, 2019 3 years ago

The U.S. FDA has approved Piqray (alpelisib) tablets, to be used in combination with the approved endocrine therapy fulvestrant, to treat postmenopausal women, and men, with hormone receptor (HR)-positive, human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2)-negative, PIK3CA-mutated, advanced or metastatic breast cancer (only as detected by an FDA-approved test) following progression on or after an end...

Pzifer’s Fragmin Drug Gets US FDA’s Approval For Treatment Of Pediatric Venous Thromboembolism (VTE)

Source: Thailand Medical News May 19, 2019 3 years ago

US FDA has approved the Dalteparin Sodium, (Fragmin) which is a low molecular weight heparin(LMWH) for the treatment of of symptomatic venous thromboembolism (VTE) in pediatric patients 1 month of age and older. Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is a condition in which a blood clot forms most often in the deep veins of the leg, groin or arm (known as deep vein thrombosis, DVT) ...

FDA approves Benlysta for pediatric patients with lupus

Source: US FDA May 01, 2019 3 years ago

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Benlysta (belimumab) intravenous (IV) infusion for treatment of children with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) - often referred to as simply "lupus" - a serious chronic disease that causes inflammation and damage to various body tissues and organs. This is the first time that the FDA has approved a treatment for pediatric patients with SLE...

Anti-skin cancer drug approved in EU

Source: Sanofi Apr 27, 2019 3 years ago

French pharmaceutical giant Sanofi on Friday said the European Medicines Agency had conditionally approved its anti-cancer drug Libtayo, the first drug of its kind to be authorised for use in the EU. The drug, also known as CEMIPLIMAB-RWLC is used for for treatment of Advanced Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma The tumour-reducing drug is aimed at patients with the second most common form of ski...

Study shows Metformin help patients maintain weight loss long-term

Source: American College of Physicians Apr 24, 2019 3 years ago

In the Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP) clinical trial and its long-term follow-up study, among the persons who lost at least 5 percent of their body weight during the first year, long-term maintenance of weight loss was more likely if they had been assigned to treatment with metformin than with placebo or lifestyle intervention. Being older and losing a greater amount of weight in the first year...

Drug, Canagliflozin reduces risk of kidney failure in people with diabetes

Source: Stanford Medicine Apr 16, 2019 3 years ago

A new landmark clinical trial shows that a drug lowers the risk of kidney failure by a third in people with Type 2 diabetes and kidney disease. "For the first time in 18 years, we have a therapy for patients with Type 2 diabetes and chronic kidney disease that decreases kidney failure," said Kenneth Mahaffey, MD, professor of medicine at the Stanford University School of Medicine and co...

US FDA approves Cimzia injections for patients with a type of inflammatory arthritis

Source: US FDA Apr 02, 2019 3 years ago

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Cimzia (certolizumab pegol) injection for treatment of adults with a certain type of inflammatory arthritis called non-radiographic axial spondyloarthritis (nr-axSpA), with objective signs of inflammation. This is the first time that the FDA has approved a treatment for nr-axSpA. "Today's approval of Cimzia fulfills an unmet need for pa...

Cancer prevention drug Eflornithine, also disables H. pylori bacterium

Source: Vanderbilt University Medical Center Mar 29, 2019 3 years ago

A medicine currently being tested as a chemoprevention agent for multiple types of cancer has more than one trick in its bag when it comes to preventing stomach cancer, Vanderbilt researchers have discovered. The investigators found that in addition to its known ability to block the production of cell growth compounds, the drug DFMO (difluoromethylornithine, known also as Eflornithine and...

Atorvastatin, Drug used to control cholesterol found effective against cancer-associated cachexia

Source: University Of Massachusetts Mar 21, 2019 3 years ago

Brazilian researchers have discovered that a drug regularly prescribed to control cholesterol can also be used to treat cachexia, or wasting syndrome, a condition characterized by rapid weight loss and muscle atrophy associated with extreme physical weakness. This condition is common among patients with chronic diseases such as cancer, heart failure and AIDS. "Our goal is to underst...

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Northwestern University Issues COVID-19 Warning That The Whole Nervous System Can Be Affected By The SARS-CoV-2 Coronavirus

Source: COVID-19 Warning
Jun 12, 2020 2 years ago

Acute Pancreatitis: Warning That Acute Pancreatitis Is Now Manifesting In COVID-19 Patients, A Condition Never Seen In Early Stages Of The Pandemic

Source: Acute Pancreatitis
Jun 11, 2020 2 years ago

Could Pollen Play A Role In Influenza And COVID-19 Seasonality?

Source: COVID-19, Influenza and Next Wave
Jun 10, 2020 2 years ago

COVID-19 Drugs: Ivermectin Reduces Mortality Rates In Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients In A Cohort Clinical Study Conducted In South Florida

Source: COVID-19 Drugs and Ivermectin
Jun 10, 2020 2 years ago

Immune Health: Cistanche And Pu-erh Tea Supplements Could Help Improve Immune Factors And Reduce Pro-inflammatory Cytokines Such As Interleukin-6

Source: Immune Health
Jun 09, 2020 2 years ago

Study Finds That COVID-19 Also Causes Myocardial Injury (Heart Damage)

Source: Myocardial Injury
Jun 09, 2020 2 years ago

European COVID-19 Research Indicates That Individuals With Blood Group Type A Might Be More Vulnerable To Respiratory Failure

Source: COVID-19 Research
Jun 08, 2020 2 years ago

COVID-19 Research: Study From Columbia University Indicates That Lowering Testosterone Levels Could Reduce Severity Of COVID-19

Source: COVID-19 Research
Jun 08, 2020 2 years ago

Uric Acid: Japanese Researchers Discover That High Uric Acid Levels Protects Against Lung Function Decline Especially In Older Women

Source: Uric Acid Supplements
Jun 07, 2020 2 years ago

MUST READ! Strokes: Study Shows COVID-19 Increases Risk Of Strokes In Healthy Young Individuals. Global Increase In Stroke Deaths Last Few Months

Source: Strokes And COVID-19
Jun 05, 2020 2 years ago

BREAKING! Studies Show Famotidine, A Common Indigestion Drug Could Help In Mild To Moderate Cases Of COVID-19

Source: Famotidine And COVID-19
Jun 05, 2020 2 years ago

BREAKING! Pediatrics: Study Indicates That Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome More Predominant Among Children Of African Ancestry Infected With COVID-19

Source: Pediatrics
Jun 04, 2020 2 years ago

Pregnancy And COVID-19: Study Shows Choline Supplements Could Help Pregnant Women Reduce Negative Effects Of COVID-19 In Newborns

Source: Pregnancy And COVID-19
Jun 02, 2020 2 years ago

COVID-19 Research: University Of Massachusetts Study Warns Of Emerging Genomic Variants In SARS-CoV-2 Coronavirus That Could Lead To Drug Resistance

Source: COVID-19 Research
May 29, 2020 2 years ago

Covid-19: New Study Published In JAMA Says Certain COVID-19 Recovered Patients Still Test Positive Even Days After Being Discharged

Source: Covid-19
May 29, 2020 2 years ago

BREAKING! Coronavirus Latest: Louisiana State University Pathologists’ First COVID-19 Autopsy Series Reveals Cardiopulmonary Anomalies

Source: Coronavirus Latest
May 28, 2020 2 years ago

MUST READ!!! Brazilian Respiratory Expert Says That COVID-19 Should Be Treated As A Thrombotic Disease

Source: COVID-19
May 28, 2020 2 years ago

COVID-19 Research: New Study Reveals That Specific Types Of T-Cells Are Targeted By The SARS-CoV-2 Coronavirus In Patient’s Immune System

Source: COVID-19 Research
May 27, 2020 2 years ago

COVID-19 Research: Could Disulfiram- A Drug To Prevent Alcoholism, Aid In Inhibiting Cytokine Storms In COVID-19?

Source: Covid-19 Research
May 26, 2020 2 years ago

BREAKING ALERT! COVID-19: Italian Researchers Discover Brain Lesions On COVID-19 Patients

Source: COVID-19
May 23, 2020 2 years ago

WARNING! COVID-19 Patients Could Also Develop Thyroid Infections

Source: COVID-19 News
May 21, 2020 2 years ago

COVID-19: Study Shows That COVID-19 Infections Could Lead To Delirium, PTSD and Other Psychiatric Disorders

Source: COVID-19 News
May 19, 2020 2 years ago

COVID-19 Supplements: Silymarin From Milk Thistle Could Perhaps Also Be Used As An Adjuvant Supplement To Help COVID-19 Patients

Source: COVID-19 Supplements
May 18, 2020 2 years ago

MUST READ! COVID-19 Supplements: Could Rutin Be The Secret Ingredient In China’s TCM Formulations That Helped Treat COVID-19 As Adjuvant Protocols?

Source: COVID-19 Supplements
May 15, 2020 2 years ago

BREAKING! COVID-Research: Study Confirms That SARS-CoV-2 Coronavirus Can Be Spread Through Speech

Source: COVID-19 Research
May 14, 2020 2 years ago

COVID-19 Research: Worrying Gastrointestinal Abnormalities Revealed In Abdominal Imaging Studies Of COVID-19 Patients

Source: COVID-19 Research
May 12, 2020 2 years ago

COVID-19 Clinical Care: Kidney Failure Emerging As A Common Occurrence From COVID-19 Infections

Source: COVID-19 Clinical Care
May 12, 2020 2 years ago

MUST READ! COVID-19 Alerts: Children Are At High Risk For Critical Complications And Death From COVID-19

Source: COVID-19 Alerts
May 12, 2020 2 years ago

COVID-19 Therapeutics: Computational Screenings Show A Variety Of Natural Phytochemicals Could Have Efficacy Against SARS-CoV-2 Including EGCG From Green Tea

Source: COVID-10 Therapeutics
May 11, 2020 2 years ago

COVID-19 Drugs: Study Shows Common And Cheap Heartburn Drug Famotidine Improves Outcomes Of Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients

Source: COVID-19 Drugs
May 11, 2020 2 years ago

COVID-19 Warnings! SARS-CoV-2 Coronavirus Infection Could Activate Dormant Tuberculosis

Source: COVID-19 Warnings
May 09, 2020 2 years ago

COVID-19 Supplements: New Study Shows Vitamin D Could Be Linked To COVID-19 Mortality And Infection Rates

Source: COVID-19 Supplements
May 08, 2020 2 years ago

Breaking News! COVID-19 Alerts: British Doctors Warns Of New Anomaly Of COVID-19 Patients Appearing Normal Despite Suffering From Severe Hypoxia

Source: COVID-19 Alerts
May 04, 2020 2 years ago

BREAKING! COVID-19 Research: Glycosaminoglycans Such As Heparin Could Emerge As New Antivirals For COVID-19 Disease

Source: COVID-19 Research
May 04, 2020 2 years ago

COVID-19 Research: Study Shows How Cytokine Storms Actually Depletes T-Cells In COVID-19 Patients

Source: COVID-19 Research
May 03, 2020 2 years ago

COVID-19 Supplements: Study Shows Dietary Selenium Influences Outcome Of COVID-19 Disease

Source: COVID-19 Supplements
Apr 30, 2020 2 years ago

MUST READ! Research Reveals That COVID-19 Attacks Hemoglobin In Red Blood Cells, Rendering It Incapable Of Transporting Oxygen. Current Medical Protocols Could All Be Wrong!

Source: COVID-19 Research
Apr 09, 2020 2 years ago

Covid-19 Clinical Care: Acute Gastrointestinal Injury Occurs In Almost 86 Percent Of Critical Condition Covid-19 Patients, Often Leading To Sepsis And Death

Source: Covid-19 Clinical Care
Mar 30, 2020 2 years ago

Covid-19 Clinical Care: Guidelines To Prevent Drug-Induced Prolongation Of QTc That Often Results In Sudden Cardiac Death In Covid-19 Patients

Source: Covid-19 Clinical Care
Mar 26, 2020 2 years ago

Covid-19 Clinical Care: Doctors Warned About Using ECMO On Covid-19 Patients Due To Lymphopenia

Source: Covid-19 Clinical Care
Mar 25, 2020 2 years ago

Covid-19 Clinical Care: New Medical Study Shows That COVID-19 Patients In Severe Conditions Should Lie Face Down To Facilitate Breathing

Source: Covid-19 Clinical Care
Mar 25, 2020 2 years ago

Breaking! Medical Experts Say That Anosmia Which Is The Loss Of Smell And Ageusia Which Is Loss Of Taste, Could Be Signs Of Covid-19 Infection.

Source: Covid-19 News
Mar 23, 2020 2 years ago

BREAKING NEWS! Study Confirms That Lopinavir–Ritonavir Ineffective In Treating Covid-19

Source: Covid-19 Treatments And Drugs News
Mar 20, 2020 2 years ago

WARNING! Medical Experts Are Saying That The SARS-CoV-2 Coronavirus Could Attack In A Series Of Waves With New Mutated Strains

Source: SARS-Cov-2 Research
Mar 17, 2020 2 years ago

BREAKING! Coronavirus Research Reveals That People With Blood Type A Have Higher Risk Of Contracting Covid-19 Compared To Blood Type O Which Has A Lower Risk

Source: Coronavirus Research
Mar 17, 2020 2 years ago

BREAKING! New Coronavirus Research Shows That The SARS-CoV-2 Coronavirus Has A Fourth Route Of Attacking Human Host Cells Making It A Real Super Virus

Source: Coronavirus Research
Mar 15, 2020 2 years ago

Breaking News! New Covid-19 Research Shows That Viral Shedding Duration By Infected SARS-CoV-2 Coronavirus Patients Can Between 8 to 37 Days

Source : Covid-19 Research News
Mar 12, 2020 2 years ago

BREAKING! More Emerging Chinese Research Studies Shows That The SARS-Cov-2 Coronavirus Also Attacks The Kidneys, Pancreas and Liver

Source: Coronavirus Research
Mar 11, 2020 2 years ago

Breaking News! SARS-CoV-2 Coronavirus Also Detectable In Urine Samples

Source: SARS-Cov-2 Coronavirus Research
Mar 08, 2020 2 years ago

Coronavirus Might Be Affecting The World For The Next 18 Months Or More While WHO Says The Virus Will Most Likely Not Retreat For Summer

Source: Covid-19 News
Mar 07, 2020 2 years ago

Breaking! New Studies Shows How Coronavirus Affects GI Tract and Also Highlights Fecal Transmissions As Another Route For Viral Spread

Source: Coronavirus Research
Mar 06, 2020 2 years ago

BREAKING NEWS: Recovered Patient In Japan Gets Reinfected. New York Microbiologists Warns That Coronavirus Remains Dormant In Treated Patients But For A While

Source: Coronavirus Reinfections News
Feb 27, 2020 2 years ago

Breaking! The Evolving Coronavirus Is Outwitting The World! Quarantines Deemed As Non-Effective As Incubation Period Can Be Limitless! Diagnostics Also Being Questioned

Source : Coronavirus News
Feb 26, 2020 2 years ago

WARNING! As Coronavirus Spreads Worldwide, It Is Evolving And New Anomalies Being Reported. British Epidemiologist Are Predicting That Coronavirus Could Be Affecting The World For Another 18 Months If Not Longer.

Source : Thailand Medical News
Feb 25, 2020 2 years ago

MUST READ! New Research Indicates That Certain Nutraceuticals Could Help In Both Influenza And Coronavirus Infections

Source: Thailand Medical News
Feb 25, 2020 2 years ago

What Constitutes A Fever When We Are Talking About The Coronavirus.

Source : Thailand Medical News
Feb 11, 2020 2 years ago

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