Adjusted gross domestic product and health expenditures are associated with incidence of stroke and 30-day stroke mortality, as well as age at onset of stroke and proportion of intracerebral hemorrhages, according to the results of a new study. Heartwire
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A large study published in JAMA indicates that the effect of regularly drinking modest amounts of alcohol adds up over the years. Medscape Medical News
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A CDC report shows that America’s prescription drug problem has reached epidemic proportions. Medscape Medical News
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In up to 25% of primary care patients with depression, the condition is not diagnosed. Why might this be? Medscape Psychiatry
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A large cohort study shows current use of ADHD medications does not increase the cardiovascular risk in children and young adults. Medscape Medical News
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WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) — The Obama administration’s plan to deal with current and future drug shortages got a lukewarm reception from several observers with knowledge of the problem.
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(MedPage Today) — In poor or developing countries, home-based sampling for human papillomavirus could pick up many cases of cervical lesions and cancer that would otherwise be missed, researchers suggested.
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Isis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced today that it has initiated Phase 1 clinical studies for ISIS-GCGRRx and ISIS-GCCRRx, antisense drugs Isis is developing for the treatment of type 2 diabetes.
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The Foundation for the National Institutes of Health (FNIH) Biomarkers Consortium announced today the launch of a two-year clinical study aiming to advance the acceptance of new biomarkers designed to detect drug-induced kidney injury in clinical trials.
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Among the most commonly used treatments for irritable bowel syndrome - which affects as many as 20 percent of the United States population - a targeted antibiotic was shown to be the safest in a new study by Cedars-Sinai researchers, based on an analysis of 26 large-scale clinical trials.
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