Hepatitis C, the most common form of hepatitis which affects almost 170-180 million people world wide caused by the infectous agent HCV (hepatitis C Virus) finds hope in the drug Telaprevir said a team of researchers led by Dr. Ira M. Jacobson (Newyork Presbyterian Hospital).The U.S. FDA gave approval to telaprevir to be used on Read more
A medication for treatment of hereditary angioedema in patients whose age is above is 18 years namely Firazyr (22150, icatibant solution) became a subject for voting in FDA Pulmonary-Allergy Drugs Advisory Committee. The votes were 11 of 12 in favour of Firazyr. The committee’s recommendations are although void; however FDA favours Committee’s advice. But the Read more
The people with type 2 diabetics are at a great risk of facing another heart attack or stroke just after recovering from a first stroke or from an ischemic attack (TIA). But one way it can be reduced little bit just by lowering the cholesterol level. Before that many research has been made by many Read more
Canakinumab(ACZ885), human monoclonal antibody finds rejection as the advisors of the US Food and Drug Administration donot approve it for the treatment of gout.The Novartis drug Canakinumab got approval for the treatment of (CAPS-Cryopyrin periodic syndromes) by US FDA(June 2009) and by EMA(October 2009).Canakinumab(Ilaris) is a recombinant Interleukin-1 beta inhibitor.
In the present time all of us want to reduce our weight by reducing body fat and due to that we are trying many thinks such as balanced diet, low fat food, exercise and many more. But do you know that fat substance could even make your fat? Hope this is a shocking news to Read more
The researchers of the University of Buffalo has already made a new study which stated that each of the person with type 1 diabetics might be able to improve their HbA1c test scores significantly just by taking the drug liragutide with their treatment regimen.
Regular Smokers in specifically the men may get some benefit from seeking PSA testing sometimes in the upcoming days. In reference to the fact a new kind of study has done in San Francisco at the Harvard School Of Public Health And The University Of California, which stated that smoking of the cigarettes might be Read more
Researchers say that in Scotland, almost 60,000 patients are being given drugs which pose a high risk of side effects. Scientists at the University of Dundee, found that admissions into hospitals and even deaths are intricately related to the preventable side effects of the drugs that are being given to the patients in primary care. Read more
All types of portable pools pose risks A recent study showed that all types of portable swimming pools are risky, which also includes the inflatable pools. These pools are extremely risky to young children and can cause the child to drown. The study conducted by the Nationwide Children’s Hospital shows that the deaths of over Read more
New FDA policy to monitor imports The commissioner of the Foods and Drugs Administration, Dr. Margaret Hamburg has spoken about the overwhelming amount of imports of foods and drugs within the country. She has now proposed a new policy to enabler the FDA to regulate the inflow of imported foods and drugs. The new framework Read more
Overuse of CT scans Several hospitals expose their patients to multiple CT scans on the same day. According to a majority of radiologists, there is no benefit of undertaking more than one CT scan per day. Almost eighty percent of the chest patients covered by Medicare were undergoing multiple scans. In comparison, the same rate Read more
US spending on healthcare increasing The healthcare costs during the year 2009 was $2486.3 billion, which is the highest amount spent by any other country in the world. Additionally, the per capita spending on the individual was $7538, which is the highest among the developed countries. However, even with the highest spending on healthcare, USA Read more