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- 08-27-03 U.S. Drops Opposition to Cheap Drugs in Third World (Independent - Gumbel)
"After two years of disputes the World Trade Organisation was poised to rubber stamp a deal, previously rejected by the United States, ensuring that poorer nations can import affordable generic drugs." 8-03
- Higher Doses of Statin Drugs Yield Excellent Results (iVillage.com)
"The 'miracle' cholesterol-lowering drugs called statins have just become more miraculous."
"New research shows high levels of the drugs given to people who have just been hospitalized with heart attacks or high-risk unstable angina not only prevented future "events" but also saved lives."
"These findings call into question current guidelines on how low low-density lipoprotein (LDL, or the "bad" cholesterol) levels should be."
"But even today, as the editorial points out, only about 11 million people are getting statins when an estimated 36 million should be on them. Worldwide, more than 200 million people meet the criteria for treatment with statins while only 25 million are actually taking the drugs."
"This is largely a cost issue, Topol states. His editorial points out that in Cleveland, the cost of 10 mg of atorvastatin per day (the recommended starting dose) is $900 per year, while the 80-mg dose costs $1,400 per year. At a collective $12.5 billion, statins are the largest prescription drug expenditure in the United States, he writes." 3-04
- -01-14-06 CDC: Two Flu Drugs Effective, Two Ineffective (BBC News)
"With flu season reaching its peak, two drugs typically prescribed to fight the virus will be ineffective this season and should not be prescribed, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Saturday."
"The CDC found in tests that the antiviral drugs amantadine and rimantadine were ineffective 91 percent of the time against H3N2 influenza, the dominant strain this season."
"However, two other antiviral drugs, Tamiflu and Relenza are still effective, said CDC Director Dr. Julie Gerberding. Amantadine and rimantadine are older, less-expensive and less commonly prescribed drugs." 01-06
- Bad Memory-Reducing Drugs (MindBodyHealth.com)
"Propranol, a medication used to treat high blood pressure, was found to reduce the memory of horrific events such as a plane crash." 11-05
- Study: Drugs Work as Well as Stents in Non-Emergency Situation (PBS News)
"A new study has found that the use of drugs and stents, which are tiny metal scaffolds placed in clogged arteries, may be no better than using drugs alone in non-emergency situations. Two cardiologists discuss the findings." 03-07
- -001 Antiviral Drugs for Influenza (Flu) (CDC.gov)
"Although yearly vaccination with the flu vaccine is the best way to prevent the flu, antiviral drugs can be effective for prevention and treatment of the flu." 04-09
- Arthritis - Drugs for Treatment (About.com - Eustice)
Describes the most common medications used with arthritis. 3-01
- -10-11-06 Alzheimer's Drugs Very Risky (Hosted.ap.org)
"Widely prescribed anti-psychotic drugs do not help most Alzheimer's patients with delusions and aggression and are not worth the risk of sudden death and other side effects, the first major study on sufferers outside nursing homes concludes." 10-06
- Provides a Directory and Search Engine for Treatments, Drugs, and Diseases (PDRHealth.com)
Provides a questionnaire to assess your disease risk. Includes advise on how to prevent each disease. 11-06
- Provides a Directory and Search Engine for Treatments, Drugs, and Diseases (PDRHealth.com)
Provides a questionnaire to assess your disease risk. Includes advise on how to prevent each disease. 11-06
- -Antiviral Drugs to Treat Swine Flu (CDC)
"There are four influenza antiviral drugs approved for use in the United States (oseltamivir, zanamivir, amantadine and rimantadine). The swine influenza A (H1N1) viruses that have been detected in humans in the United States and Mexico are resistant to amantadine and rimantadine so these drugs will not work against these swine influenza viruses. Laboratory testing on these swine influenza A (H1N1) viruses so far indicate that they are susceptible (sensitive) to oseltamivir [Tamiflu ®] and zanamivir [Relenza ®]." 04-09
- -04-30-09 Effectiveness of Antiviral Drugs Questioned (HealthNewsReview.org)
"This story discusses findings of a meta-analysis, or review of many studies, of anti-viral medications conducted by European researchers and published in the Lancet. According to this review of 51 randomized controlled trials, antiviral drugs such as Tamiflu are only effective in reducing symptoms of influenza type A and B by about 50%, and not as effective in the cases of "flu-like" illnesses. Doctors can and should test patients to determine if they have influenza type A and B viruses before prescribing anti-viral medications such as Tamiflu; the drugs should not be taken for flu-like symptoms and non-life threatening influenza." 04-09
- Alcohol and Other Drugs in the Counselor's Office
- Teens: Alcohol and Other Drugs (American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry)
Provides basic suggestions. 10-09
- Healthy People 2000 Objectives for Prevention on Alcohol and Other Drugs (SAMSHA)
- Alcohol and Other Drugs Factsheets (Indiana Prevention Resource Center)
Provides basic facts. 1-04
- -Treatment - Combination of Drugs "Devastating" Against HIV in Children (CNN)
Provides a summary of a study of three drugs in combination that stopped the progression of HIV in seven out of eight children. 9-05
- Alcohol and Other Drugs (NFIA)
Provides information for parents and teens.
- Teens - Alcohol and Other Drugs (American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry)
Provides information for parents. 10-09
- Alcohol and Other Drugs Prevention
- Editorial - Bush's Prescription Drug Relief Flawed (Detroit Free Press - )
"Several states, including Michigan, have already tried to help senior citizens get prescription drugs by giving them choices among HMO plans through Medicare. The experiments have mostly failed. Yet President George W. Bush is heading into the same blind alley." 1-03
- -Front Lights for Bicycles - Comparison (Cateye.com)
Compares 12 headlights in terms of brightness, battery life, type of system, and more.
For frequent night riders, a good "system" may be a set of HL-1500 Hyper Halogen headlights used with rechargable Nickel Metal Hydride (NiMH) batteries and a one-hour NiMH recharger, available at some Drugstores, such as Walgreens. (One-hour NiMH chargers cost around $35 and a set of four NiMH batteries cost under $15.) This night "system" then costs a little over $100, with a run time of 6 hours on high and 12 hours on low.
This lighting system, plus a Planet Bike Brt Spot LED light (in flashing mode for maximum visibility for other drivers) is a recommended system for the front of the bike.
Rechargeable batteries may be not a good idea, however, if night riding is rare. NiMH batteries should be recharged if several weeks go by without using them. Although NiMH batteries provide double the run time compared to alkaline batteries when in use, NiMH batteries do not maintain their charge well during storage. 09-09
- 11-23-03 House Votes to Remake Medicare (Bloomberg.com)
"The U.S. House of Representatives approved a $395 billion Medicare bill to help the elderly afford prescription drugs, after Republican leaders spent three hours mustering the votes needed to overhaul the federal health plan. "
"The measure would spend billions of dollars over the next decade to pick up much of the cost of prescription medicines that seniors buy at pharmacies, expanding sales for drugmakers including Pfizer Inc. and Merck & Co. The program now pays for medicines administered by doctors such as chemotherapy. The bill would also raise hospital payments and cut fees for doctors and other services."
"For the first time, the legislation would also require those older Americans with annual incomes over $80,000 to pay higher premiums under Medicare Part B, which covers services outside the hospital."
"Additionally, it would establish new tax-preferred health accounts, open to individuals with high-deductible insurance policies." 11-03
- AIDS - World Losing Battle with AIDS (BBC News)
"The American Health Secretary, Tommy Thompson, has warned that the world is losing the fight against Aids."
"Speaking in Zambia on World Aids Day, Mr Thompson called on the international community to intensify its efforts to combat the disease."
"To mark the day, the United Nations unveiled ambitious plans to supply three million HIV sufferers with the drugs they need by the end of 2005."
"An estimated 40 million people are now infected with HIV around the world." 12-03
- -10-15-04 Antidepressants for Children Warning (ABC News)
"All antidepressants must carry a "black box" warning, the government's strongest safety alert, linking the drugs to increased suicidal thoughts and behavior among children and teens taking them, the Food and Drug Administration said Friday."
"On average, 2 percent to 3 percent of children taking antidepressants have increased suicidal thoughts, independent experts, working with Columbia University, found." 10-04
- Evolution as Science (WhyFiles.org)
"By endorsing the theory that evolution through natural selection is an unproven theory, the elected board defied 150 years of science. It also raised doubts about a foundation of biology that has been resolved by the mounting evidence that all forms of life are interrelated."
"Evolution, the scientific study of the origins and development of life, has roots in geology, paleontology and field biology. It explains, for example, why so many insects but so few dinosaurs are alive today, or why certain flowers can only be pollinated by certain birds. It explains why microbes can become resistant to antibiotics, why cancers become resistant to anti-cancer drugs, and why the bones in a bat wing resemble the bones in your hand."
" 'A theory in science is not a hunch or "just a theory" as some say. It is an explanation built on multitudinous confirmed facts and the absence of incompatible facts.' Omitting evolution from biology, Singer pointed out, 'is comparable to leaving the U.S. Constitution out of civics lessons. Evolution is the framework that makes sense of the whole natural world...' "
" 'In the past 10 or 20 years, we have developed this completely independent record. Studies of the genome [an organism's genetic code] have in most cases completely confirmed...the relationships deduced from the fossil record.' " 8-05
- -08-19-05 Vioxx Maker Found Guilty (BBC News)
"US drugs giant Merck is to blame for the fatal heart attack suffered by a man taking its painkiller Vioxx, a Texas jury has ruled."
"It has been estimated that Vioxx could have caused 27,785 heart attacks or deaths since it was approved for use in 1999."
"More than 3,800 lawsuits have been filed against the firm over the drug." 8-05
- -11-04-05 Senate Votes to Cut $35 Billion in Budget (Washington Post)
"The Senate approved sweeping deficit-reduction legislation last night that would save about $35 billion over the next five years by cutting federal spending on prescription drugs, agriculture supports and student loans, while clamping down on fraud in the Medicaid program."
"The measure would also open Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil drilling, a long-sought goal of the oil industry that took a major step forward after years of political struggle. A bipartisan effort to strip the drilling provision narrowly failed." 11-05
- -12-01-05 World AIDS Day (CBS News)
"World AIDS Day was marked Thursday with marches, memorials and speeches honoring the millions who've died from the disease and highlighting global efforts to combat its spread."
"The epidemic has killed at least 25 million people, including 3.1 million last year. If they don't get AIDS drugs, 6 million more people will die in the next year or two, notes health information Website WebMD.com." 12-05
- -12-02-05 Fatal Bacterial Illness Spreading (CBS News)
"A deadly bacterial illness commonly seen in people on antibiotics appears to be growing more common — even in patients not taking such drugs, federal health officials warned Thursday."
"The bacteria are Clostridium difficile, also known as C-diff. The germ is becoming a regular menace in hospitals and nursing homes, and last year it was blamed for 100 deaths over 18 months at a hospital in Quebec, Canada."
"Recent cases in four states show it is appearing more often in healthy people who have not been admitted to health-care facilities or even taken antibiotics, according to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention." 12-05
- Better Pain Reliever Found (Scientific American)
"Morphine and other opioids work wonders for pain. Unfortunately, their effectiveness declines over time while their addictiveness grows, meaning patients need the drug even as it affords them less and less relief. But new research into the cellular workings of opioids offers a promising new pathway to improved pain relief--without the addiction--by triggering one receptor and blocking another."
"Medicinal chemist Philip Portoghese of the University of Minnesota and his colleagues began by studying two of the four major opioid receptors in the cells of the central nervous system. Each bears the name of a Greek letter and the chemists focused on the Mu and Delta receptors. Previous research had shown that drugs that linked up with Mu receptors lasted longer with less addiction when combined with drugs that blocked Delta receptors. But it was not known whether the two channels worked separately or in concert to improve the overall effect." 12-05
- -01-11-06 Obesity Drug Based on Genetic Research (ABC News)
"In the coming year, the French pharmaceutical giant Sanofi-Aventis plans to release what many believe could be one of the first truly effective anti-obesity drugs. Preliminary data from large trials have suggested that weight loss is much greater than with any current drugs on the market."
"The drug, rimonabant, targets receptors of cannabinoid 1, which stimulates appetite and other cravings (including nicotine) in the brain. By blocking cannabinoid 1's receptors, rimonabant helps people beat their cravings and lose weight." 01-06
- -01-15-06 Retraining the Brain Therapies (CBS News)
Merzenich is a leading developer of therapies based on what's called brain plasticity, which he defines as, 'the capacity of the brain to change itself. It actually changes physically, functionally, in ways that you can measure.' " "
" 'There are no drugs and no surgery involved," Taub says. 'Nevertheless you get a very substantial treatment effect without any side effects.' " 12-05
- -03-14-06 Protein Complex in Brain Found to Cause Memory Loss (ABC News)
"Scientists have identified a substance in the brains of mice that causes memory loss, which could be a target for drugs to treat patients with Alzheimer's disease."
" 'Finding the specific cause of memory loss and cognitive decline gives scientists a protein complex to target,' said Professor Karen Ashe of the University of Minnesota Medical School in Minneapolis, who headed the research team." 03-06
- Preparing for Long-Term Care (ABC News)
"Jointly funded by the federal and state governments, Medicaid provides health insurance to the poor as well as those who are 65 years and older, disabled or eligible for other government aid. Medicaid offers Medicare beneficiaries assistance with their out-of-pocket expenses and also covers the costs of prescription drugs, eyeglasses and hearing aids as well as other services not covered by Medicare. A key benefit of Medicaid is that nursing home benefits outlast those offered by Medicare which always end after the first 100 days in each benefit period." 04-06
- 05-12-06 Russert: We Need to Know Why the Government Is Spying on Us (MSNBC News - Russert)
"Quest [Qwest phone company] wanted to know who authorized this [collection of domestic phone calls] program. America has very strict laws on collecting this data and sharing it." (Qwest refused to give the National Security Agency the information because it did not present the legal justification. Other phone companies gave them the information.)
"You know there’s another piece of this. It’s not only telephone calls, but email traffic. And when you couple this with other data collection – when you go to a grocery store or drug store and you give them a little card for discount, they also record your purchase – put those lists together and you have a complete profile of 'Joe Smith on First Street.' These are the drugs he takes, these are the foods he buys, these are the calls he makes, these are the credit lines he has. Pretty soon both the government and private sector companies know everything about you." 05-06
- 05-30-06 Mexican Police Under Attack (USA Today)
"A police officer whose photograph appeared in a USA TODAY and USATODAY.com report May 18 about the surging violence against police in the Mexican border city of Nuevo Laredo was in critical condition Tuesday after he was shot five times outside his home.""The attack highlights the unrelenting threat against Mexican police in a city where two major drug cartels are battling for control of routes into the USA for shipments of drugs and illegal immigrants." 05-06
- -06-06-06 Alicia Keys Spreads Hope in Africa (ABC News)
"The humanitarian organization Keep A Child Alive has enlisted Keys as an ambassador to raise awareness about AIDS in Africa, where it hopes to attack the pandemic through a simple philosophy: $1 per child, per day for life-saving drugs, with nearly 100 percent of donations going toward treatment." 06-06
- -07-26-06 Glaxo Reports Breakthrough on Bird Flu (BBC News)
"UK drugs firm GlaxoSmithKline believes it has developed a vaccine for the H5N1 deadly strain of avian flu that may be capable of being mass produced by 2007." 07-06
- Dramatic Improvements in Cancer Treatment (CBS News)
"Herceptin is a drug that targets proteins on the surface of the cell. Gleevec works inside the cell to block cancer's growth. Avastin shuts down the blood vessels that feed the tumor, literally starving it to death. These are all called targeted therapies."
"Those discoveries could pave the way for the development of other cancer drugs that destroy the dangerous runaway cells without destroying the patient's quality of life." 10-06
- -11-27-06 FBI to Probe Elderly Woman's Shooting (ABC News)
"The FBI will lead the investigation into the shootout between plainclothes police officers and an 88-year-old woman who was killed in her home, which was suspected to contain drugs, the city police chief said Monday." 11-06
- Tips for Avoiding Bad Breath (CBS News)
"Dr. Harold Katz, a dentist, is the founder of California Breath Clinics, and the international guru of good breath. He came to The Early Show to tell people how they can keep their mouths smelling good."
"Katz said that alcohol, detergent and toothpaste dry out the mouth which adds to bad breath. Even sugar in breath mints feed bacteria to make bad breath worse. The best way to fight bad breath, Katz said, is to oxygenate the mouth."
" 'These are available in drugstores, discounted stores, supermarkets and online stores,' he said gesturing to some products he brought on to the show." 03-07
- 05-07-07 Senate Fails to Pass Bill to Allow Prescription Drug Imports (CBS News)
"In a triumph for the pharmaceutical industry, the Senate on Monday killed a drive to allow consumers to buy prescription drugs from abroad at a significant savings over domestic prices." 05-07
- Corruption in Iraq Ministries (MSNBC News)
"Desperate shortages of drugs and medical supplies in Baghdad's overcrowded hospitals are confronting the victims of violence. But the shortages are not because of a lack of money."
"Medicines and supplies have been siphoned off and sold elsewhere because of corruption in the Iraqi government's Ministry of Health, according to a draft U.S. government report obtained by NBC News."
"The report, written by U.S. advisers to Iraq's anti-corruption agency, analyzes corruption in 12 ministries and finds devastating and grim problems: 'Corruption protected by senior members of the Iraqi government,' the report said, 'remains untouchable.' " 07-07
- -08-06-07 Genes Help Us Select Friends (MSNBC News)
"A forthcoming study in the Archives of Psychiatry says that we can add how we choose our friends to the growing list of traits strongly influenced by genetic factors. A team of Virginia Commonwealth University researchers found that genes, alongside environment, strongly influence who we choose as friends. The researchers studied the peer groups of approximately 1,800 male twins, having each subject describe the level of social deviance among their friends, such as how many of their friends got drunk, used or sold drugs, or damaged property. The research showed that an individual's selection of friends--whether they chose to socialize with fewer or more socially deviant peers--was shaped by genetic factors." 08-07
- Reaching the Young Through Music (Christian Science Monitor)
"Hip-hop group Waayaha Cusub, or "New Era," is gaining the ear of Somalis from as far away as the US and Europe, but their controversial message challenges traditional norms and is attracting threats of violence."
" 'The music is different now, we are bringing a change to the youth,' says the group's founder, manager, and main song writer, Shine Abdullahi. 'The big change is that we have inspired young kids in Somalia who were carrying guns and doing drugs.' "
"Mr. Abdullahi says his group is one of the first groups anywhere to make Somali music for young people. The older generation only makes traditional music about their problems and old-school love songs, he says. But, besides the main theme of reconciliation among Somalia's warring clans and peace in the region, Waayaha Cusub sings and makes videos about how badly AIDS has ravaged their society. It's a taboo subject among Somalis, many of whom prefer to think of AIDS as a disease for Christians, especially white people, say group members." 09-07
- -11-27-07 Implications of Stem Cell Breakthrough (New York Times)
"Biologists were electrified on Tuesday, when scientists in Japan and Wisconsin reported that they could turn human skin cells into cells that behave like embryonic stem cells, able to grow indefinitely and to potentially turn into any type of tissue in the body."
"The discovery, if it holds up, would decisively solve the raw material problem. It should provide an unlimited supply of stem cells without the ethically controversial embryo destruction and the restrictions on federal financing that have impeded work on human embryonic cells."
"There are two ways that stem cells can lead to treatments for diseases. Making replacement tissues for ailing organs is the direct way. But many scientists say the biggest impact of the new cells will be on the indirect way: using the cells to learn about diseases and then applying that knowledge to develop conventional drugs. 11-07
- -02-28-08 Bush and U.S. Aid to Africa (Time.com)
"It is some story. And I have always wondered why it was never told properly to the American people, who were paying for it. It was, for example, Bush who initiated the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) with cross-party support led by Senators John Kerry and Bill Frist. In 2003, only 50,000 Africans were on HIV antiretroviral drugs — and they had to pay for their own medicine. Today, 1.3 million are receiving medicines free of charge. The U.S. also contributes one-third of the money for the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria — which treats another 1.5 million. It contributes 50% of all food aid (though some critics find the mechanism of contribution controversial). On a seven-day trip through Africa, Bush announced a fantastic new $350 million fund for other neglected tropical diseases that can be easily eradicated; a program to distribute 5.2 million mosquito nets to Tanzanian kids; and contracts worth around $1.2 billion in Tanzania and Ghana from the Millennium Challenge Account, another initiative of the Bush Administration." 02-08
- -04-16-08 The Kanzius Machine: Cure for Cancer? (CBS News)
"Here's the important part: if clinical trials pan out-and there's still a long way to go-the Kanzius machine will zap cancer cells all through your body without the need for drugs or surgery and without side effects. None at all. At least that's the idea." 04-08
- -06-12-08 Bright Lights Hold Off Dementia (Time.com)
"When it comes to Alzheimer's disease, no one yet knows the best way to halt the gradual slips in memory and other brain functions that are the hallmarks of the disease. But researchers in the Netherlands have found that a simple nonmedical intervention may be just as effective as drugs to keep elderly patients sharp." 06-08
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