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Clinical Trials Update: Feb. 25, 2010 (HealthDay)
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Lundbeck says stroke drug positive in phase-3 test (Reuters)
Reuters - Danish pharmaceutical group Lundbeck said on Thursday a new analysis of a clinical phase III trial with its candidate stroke drug Desmoteplase showed positive results.
Clinical Trials Update: Feb. 24, 2010 (HealthDay)
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Battling Pain: Are Doctors Too Reluctant to Prescribe Opioids? (Time.com)
Time.com - About 10% to 15% of Americans, mostly elderly, suffer from chronic pain bad enough to interfere with daily life, but aren't they getting the medications they need?
U.N. narcotics board warns of prescription drug abuse (Reuters)
Reuters - Abuse of prescription drugs is growing rapidly around the world, with more people abusing legal narcotics than heroin, cocaine and ecstasy combined, the United Nations global drugs watchdog said on Wednesday.
Clinical Trials Update: Feb. 23, 2010 (HealthDay)
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Clinical Trials Update: Feb. 22, 2010 (HealthDay)
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First free heroin clinic opens in Denmark (AFP)
AFP - After years of contention, Denmark on Monday opened its first clinic equipped to distribute free heroin under medical supervision to people heavily addicted to the drug.
Clinical Trials Update: Feb. 19, 2010 (HealthDay)
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States get extra Medicaid aid but two want more (Reuters)
Reuters - U.S. states will get an extra $4.3 billion to pay for drugs for elderly or disabled people covered by Medicaid and Medicare, but at least two of the states with the biggest health plans said they need more cash.
Clinical Trials Update: Feb. 18, 2010 (HealthDay)
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Oxycontin Abusers Often Rely on 'Leftover' Meds From Friends (HealthDay)
HealthDay - THURSDAY, Feb. 18 (HealthDay News) -- Almost all people who
illegally use or abuse opioid painkillers such as Oxycontin or Vicodin get
the drugs from a friend or relative who had a prescription, a new report
shows.
U.S. requires new warnings for asthma drugs (Reuters)
Reuters - U.S. health officials on Thursday called for new warnings on certain asthma drugs to help reduce overall use of these medications, saying the medicines should not be used unless taken in combination with other inhaled drugs.
Clinical Trials Update: Feb. 17, 2010 (HealthDay)
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Many patients may never fill new prescriptions (Reuters)
Reuters - Many people whose doctors start them on medications for conditions like diabetes and high blood pressure may never fill those prescriptions, a new study suggests.
Clinical Trials Update: Feb. 16, 2010 (HealthDay)
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J&J drug helps in last-ditch prostate cancer fight (Reuters)
Reuters - Johnson & Johnson's experimental drug abiraterone can help men with advanced prostate cancer who have run out of standard treatments options, according to results of a mid-stage clinical trial.
Herpes Drug Might Also Slow HIV Progression (HealthDay)
HealthDay - MONDAY, Feb. 15 (HealthDay News) -- New research suggests that people
who are infected with both HIV-1, a strain of the AIDS virus, and herpes
simplex virus type 2 could benefit in more than one way by taking a herpes
drug called acyclovir. In addition to treating herpes, the medication
appears to also slow the progression of HIV.
Clinical Trials Update: Feb. 15, 2010 (HealthDay)
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