Pain & Fever Drugs

A health fact check-up

reflector.com     2 hrs ago   2 related          

In 45 years of writing about medicine and health, I've heard more than my share of myths and misinformation, from the merely nonsensical to the downright dangerous. And until I explored the evidence, I too occasionally fell for...                

Lidocaine May Mean Gentler Mammogram

go.com     Jul 22, 2008   1 related          

Topical Pain Drug Could Help Many Women Who Fear Pain From the Test By AUDREY GRAYSON ABC News Medical Unit Derinda Rapp, a 60-year-old woman from Emmett, Idaho, dreads one event each year more than almost anything else: her...                

Acura Pharmaceuticals: To the rescue (SmallCapInvestor.com)

yahoo.com     Jul 22, 2008   5 related          

Acura Pharmaceuticals (NasdaqCM:ACUR - As a development stage company, Palatine, Ill.-based Acura addresses what it terms the growing societal problem of prescription drug abuse. But one thing is clear: becoming profitable...                

Dimebon, old hay fever drug shows promise in treating Alzheimer's

news-medical.net     Jul 21, 2008   26 related          

Researchers in the U.S. say a drug which was at one time used to treat hay fever "significantly improves" symptoms in patients with mild to moderate Alzheimer's disease. The drug Dimebon was once licensed in Russia as an...                

Anesiva initiates Phase II study of pain drug

pharmaceutical-business-review.com     Jul 19, 2008   10 related          

Anesiva has initiated a Phase II clinical trial of Adlea, a long-acting, site specific, non-opioid drug candidate for the management of acute pain in patients undergoing arthroscopic shoulder surgery involving rotator cuff repair.                

Hay fever pill may aid Alzheimer's patient

upi.com     Jul 18, 2008   71 related          

LONDON, July 18 (UPI) -- A potential new weapon against Alzheimer's is nothing to sneeze at because it's a hay fever medication, British doctors said. The antihistamine dimebon improved brain function and memory in patients...                

Dimebon Improves Alzheimer's Symptoms

emaxhealth.com     Jul 18, 2008   13 related          

An old hay fever drug Dimebon is found to significantly improve Alzheimer's disease symptoms. Dimebon is a drug initially designed as an antihistamine for hayfever treatment. The drug was licensed in Russia, but it was later...                

Part 2: Ectopic pregnancy: a visitor shares her story

b5media.com     Jul 18, 2008   1 related          

Yesterday, I posted part 1 of a piece called Ectopic pregnancy: A visitor shares her story. Here is the second part of the story: Two days after receiving a second injection of methotrexate, horrible pain struck me around 10pm...                

New technique eases the ordeal of kidney removal for donation

azstarnet.com     Jul 18, 2008   62 related          

New technique eases the ordeal of kidney removal for donation Single incision via navel cuts recovery time Tucson, Arizona | Published: 07.18.2008 CLEVELAND — Brad Kaster donated a kidney to his father this week, and he barely...                

Pain and Palliative Care Specialist Comes to LRCC

polkvoice.com     Jul 17, 2008          

where she completed Fellowship Training in Hematology and Oncology, Sub-Specializing in Breast Oncology. Prior to that she completed Fellowship Training in Pain and Palliative Care at Dr. Nakka is Board-Certified in Hospice and...                

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