Sky News AustraliaDaily low-dose inhaled corticosteroids do not benefit asthmaticsNews-Medical.netFor two decades, asthma treatment for millions of people with a milder form of the disease has consisted of daily inhaled steroid medicine to reduce infla…
Mass High TechZalicus drops Synavive RA drug after disappointing Ph IIb resultsThe Pharma LetterUS biotech firm Zalicus (Nasdaq: ZLCS) saw its shares plunge nearly 40% to $0.84 in afternoon trading Monday, after saying it would discontinue further deve…
DigitalJournal.comFlu vaccine — Healthy prevention or harmful chemicalsDigitalJournal.comThe ingredients in Fluarix are sodium deoxycholate, formaldehyde, octoxynol-10, α-tocopheryl hydrogen succinate, polysorbate 80, hydrocortisone, gentamicin sulf…
AFPStudy Questions Daily Asthma MedsABC News (blog)Unlike albuterol, a medicine that opens the airways and is used only to treat symptoms or asthma attacks, patients on inhaled corticosteroids are told to use this medicine even when they are not having…
Prograf-Methotrexate May Help Prevent Acute Graft-Versus-Host Disease In …The MDS BeaconAs preventative treatment for graft-versus-host disease, approximately half of the patients received cyclosporine (Sandimmune) and short-term methotrexate and the…
Opto Circuits climbs on launch of first Sirolimus drugMyiris.comOpto Circuits (India) surged on Tuesday after Opto Eurocor Healthcare (OEHL), a subsidiary of the company, launched its first Sirolimus Drug Eluting Stent (DES), E-MAGIC Plus on receipt of…
StarAfrica.comBan RescindedAllAfrica.comIt was alleged that her urine samples taken at the Boston race on April 16, 2012 indicated she had used a drug which contained a prohibited substance known as Prednisolone. "Your ineligibility will be two ye…
Steroids don't beat pain in hand OARheumatology UpdateDespite adequate powering, the study of 70 patients showed no significant benefit of low dose corticosteroids (5mg prednisolone) compared with placebo for short to medium-term relief of painful …
Mass High TechZalicus (ZLCS) To Discontinue Further Synavive Development In Rheumatoid …iStockAnalystThe company said it achieved primary endpoint compared to placebo but missed key secondary endpoint compared to prednisolone. The Phase 2b trial demo…
Warning over sirolimus in HCV-positive liver transplantationNews-Medical.net"The results of this analysis suggest that mTOR inhibitors should be used with great caution in LT recipients with HCV infections," write Michael Charlton (Mayo Clini…