Medications - Page 76

July 6, 2017

Macklemore shows harsh reality of prescription drug abuse in 'Drug Dealer' music video

In a raw music video for his new song “Drug Dealer,” hip-hop artist Macklemore paints a stark and moving picture of his personal struggle with prescription drug abuse, which mirrors a nationwide epidemic that has increased death rates among middle-age white people in the United States.

July 6, 2017

FDA launches mobile app competition to aid opioid abuse epidemic

Federal health officials are asking the public for mobile app designs that would help connect opioid abusers to carriers of the prescription drug naloxone, which can help reverse overdose.

July 6, 2017

5M Americans at higher risk of death from improper use of blood pressure meds

Seven out of every 10 Americans ages 65 and older have high blood pressure, but nearly half aren’t taking their blood pressure medications correctly— and that’s leaving them at a higher risk of heart disease, stroke, kidney disease and death, according to a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) report released Tuesday.

July 6, 2017

Approved tapeworm drug may offer babies protection from Zika

U.S. researchers have identified two groups of existing drug compounds that may protect against the devastating fetal effects of the Zika virus.

July 5, 2017

Many athletes used Sharapova drug meldonium during 2015 European Games, study finds

The use of meldonium - the banned drug taken by Russian tennis champion Maria Sharapova - was widespread among elite athletes competing at the European Games in Baku last year, according to research in the British Journal of Sports Medicine (BJSM).

June 1, 2017

Are you taking too many medications?

Medicine has become synonymous with drug therapy, a situation that is upsetting for patients and health care practitioners alike, and potentially dangerous.

June 1, 2017

Ohio attorney general sues 5 drug companies related to opioid crisis

The Ohio attorney general sued five drugmakers on Wednesday, accusing the companies of perpetrating the state's addictions epidemic by intentionally misleading patients about the dangers of painkillers and promoting benefits of the drugs not backed by science.

May 22, 2017

WHO to explore biosimilar drugs in effort to make treatments available in poorer countries

The World Health Organization (WHO) is to launch a pilot project this year to assess cheap copies of expensive biotech cancer drugs in a bid to make such medicines more widely available in poorer countries.

May 1, 2017

Long-term health effects of chewing nicotine gum

From patches to hypnosis to pills and even gum, there are many ways to quit smoking. But is there a downside to these common treatments?

April 27, 2017

Spain offers to host EU medicines agency after Brexit

Competition is heating up among European Union countries hoping to reap some of the benefits of Britain's exit from the EU, with Spain joining the list of nations bidding to host the bloc's medicines oversight body.