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ER opioid prescriptions for low back pain cut in half, study finds

Folks seeking relief from low back pain in an ER aren't likely to leave with a prescription for opioids.

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FDA sends warning letters to companies selling illegal opioid compound

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued seven warning letters to companies illegally marketing products containing 7-hydroxymitragynine (7-OH), which is found in trace amounts in kratom.

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Poorer countries granted access to HIV prevention drug

Lower-income countries will gain access to a "game-changing" HIV prevention drug with a new deal signed between US pharmaceutical giant Gilead and the Global Fund, the health financing group said Wednesday.

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First infant malaria treatment receives approval: Novartis

The first malaria treatment for newborns and young infants has received approval from Swiss health regulators, with eight African countries poised to roll the drug out rapidly, pharmaceutical giant Novartis said Tuesday.

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NRTI use linked to risk for primary open-angle glaucoma

Use of nucleoside and nucleotide reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NRTIs) is associated with an increased risk for primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG), according to a study published online June 20 in Ophthalmology.

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New study may pave the way for targeted cancer treatments

Imagine a drug that halts cancer without side effects or risks. That future may be a bit nearer thanks to recent research led by Raj Kumar, Ph.D., chair of the Department of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Sciences at Touro ...

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Monthly obesity shot shows big weight loss in trial

Alternatives to weekly injections of weight-loss drugs may be on the way. A monthly dose of a new drug called MariTide helped participants in a phase 2 clinical trial shed about 20% of their body weight over a year, researchers ...

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Novel therapy saves patient with severe heart inflammation

Acute myocarditis—sudden inflammation of the heart—causes mild symptoms in most cases, but about 10% of acute myocarditis cases can be sudden and severe, leading to cardiac arrhythmias, heart pump failure, or even death. ...

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E.coli can turn plastic into painkillers, chemists discover

Scientists have found a way to use the bacteria E. coli to convert plastic waste into a popular painkiller, a study said Monday, though outside experts doubted the technique would make a dent in the fight against plastic ...

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Lilly's experimental obesity pill holds up to scrutiny in trial

Eli Lilly & Co.'s experimental weight loss pill helped patients shed pounds without serious side effects in a clinical trial, burnishing the drug's blockbuster potential in the company's competition with Novo Nordisk A/S.