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FDA Approves the First Treatment Intended for Rare Ridging Disease in Children

Nov 22, 2020 PM EST

FDA approved drug for treating progeria, extends the life span of patients stricken with the said disease.

You Might Be at Risk for Depression if You Are Taking Isotretinoin

Nov 09, 2020 AM EST

Previous depressive illness is said to have a sevenfold increased risk of having treatment-restricting mood symptoms in patients on isotretinoin for acne.

MD News Daily - Study Shows Gut Bacteria Could Be the Reason for Side Effect of Drug for Parkinson's Treatment

Study Shows Gut Bacteria Could Be Reason for Side Effect of Drug for Parkinson's Treatment

Oct 20, 2020 AM EDT

Study findings recently showed that bacteria found in the small intestine could "deaminate levodopa," the drug used for treating Parkinson's disease. Deaminate means, as explained in the study, "to remove an NH2 group."

MD News Daily - Research Shows Acetaminophen Relieves Not Just Pain, But Emotions As Well

Acetaminophen Does Not Just Relieve Pain but Extends To Several Psychological Processes, Too, Study Suggests

Sep 10, 2020 AM EDT

New evidence recently suggests, one of the most taken in the United States, and the most commonly consumed worldwide, could be doing so much more than just easing one's headache.

MD News Daily - Antiviral Drug for COVID-19 inspired by Cats Currently being Developed

Cats Inspire Researchers Developing COVID-19 Drug

Sep 01, 2020 AM EDT

Anivive Lifesciences, another California-based biotech, is working on an antiviral drug for COVID-19 that's inspired by cats, with new preclinical study findings to back the project.

Remdesivir is Promising, But Government Says It Needs More Research

May 25, 2020 AM EDT

After showing promising results, remdesivir was given emergency approval. But its final approval still needs more time and research.

WHO Issues Guidelines For Hep C. Drug

Apr 09, 2014 PM EDT

The World Health Organization (WHO) has released guidelines for the distribution and sale of hepatitis C drugs for the first time ever, in light of the release of new revolutionary treatment options.

Take-home Drug Overdose Treatment Approved by FDA

Apr 03, 2014 PM EDT

A hand-held auto-injector designed to reverse opioid overdose has been approved by federal regulators making it available to the family and guardians of at-risk drug abusers in the United States.

Most Americans Favor Treatment, Not Jail, For Drug Abusers

Apr 03, 2014 PM EDT

Two thirds of Americans say they would prefer if drug abusers were forced to go to treatment, not jail, for the use of "hard drugs" like heroin and cocaine, according to the results of a recent poll.

Gov’t Approves Pill to Replace Allergy Shots

Apr 02, 2014 PM EDT

No more prick in the arm for grass pollen allergy sufferers. The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a new pill that treats wattery eyes and the sniffles the same way allergy shots do.

Hep-C Drug Could Strain Insurance Companies

Apr 01, 2014 PM EDT

Sovaldi, a promising "breakthrough treatment" that can potentially cure a patient of hepatitis C, has been estimated to cost approximately $1000 a pill, potentially placing a heavy burden on an unprepared insurance providers, including the still-very..

One in Four Drug Abusers Get Pills From Their Doctor

Mar 04, 2014 PM EST

Many opioid abusers are still getting the dangerous painkillers from their doctors, heavily contributing to the pill abuse and overdose epidemic in the U.S.