Cough Medicine Abuse to be Curbed by FDA
Cough medicine abuse sent 8,000 people to the emergency room in 2008 according to the FDA, which accounts for a 70% increase since 2004. Federal health regulators are discussing restrictions on popular cough medicines like Robitussin, NyQuil and other suppressants in an effort to curb these abuse cases. The Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday posted its review of dextromethorphan, an ... (Wed, 01 Sep 2010 16:00:16 -0700)
Bionovo Receives NIH Grant to Develop Drugs for the Treatment of Female-Specific Obesity and Metabolic Syndrome
EMERYVILLE, Calif., Sept. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Bionovo, Inc. (Nasdaq: BNVI, BNVID) announced today that the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) Small Business Technology Transfer Program, has approved and funded a grant to be shared by Bionovo and Dr. Dale Leitman from the University of California at Berkeley (UCB). The grant ... (Thu, 02 Sep 2010 07:15:03 -0700)
Curanderismo class confuses medicine and religion
Editor, So a student wants to take a so-called “alternative medicine” course (known as “Traditional Medicine Without Borders: Curanderismo in the Southwest and Mexico”) through UNM, so he or she can learn how to keep the “evil eye” away from his or her child? Driving away evil is more rightly considered a religious, spiritual concern, not a medical concern. (Mon, 30 Aug 2010 23:42:18 -0700)
Cough medicine limits weighed in U.S.
Health regulators in the U.S. are weighing restrictions on Robitussin, NyQuil and other cough suppressants to curb cases of abuse that send thousands of people to the hospital each year. (Wed, 01 Sep 2010 06:48:18 -0700)
FDA looks to curb abuse of cough medicine
Federal health regulators are weighing restrictions on Robitussin, NyQuil and other cough suppressants to curb cases of abuse that send thousands of people to the hospital each year. (Wed, 01 Sep 2010 13:35:42 -0700)
Lilly wins ban on generic Strattera
Court order prohibits alternative attention-deficit treatments until patent appeal is decided. (Wed, 01 Sep 2010 09:03:44 -0700)
K2 big concern of anti-drug group
MICHAEL CAVAZOS Michael Cavazos/News-Journal Photo Lorri Essary of the East Texas Council on Alcohol and Drug Abuse says teens these days are more likely to get their drugs from home medicine cabinets than off the street. (Wed, 01 Sep 2010 22:22:53 -0700)
Resilience, Stress, and the Neurobiology of Aging
Dr Lavretsky is professor in the department of psychiatry and biobehavioral sciences and Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior at UCLA’s David Geffen School of Medicine in Los Angeles. (Wed, 01 Sep 2010 14:27:44 -0700)
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