Hybrid Molecules Show Promise For Exploring, Treating Alzheimer's Nov 7, 2009
25, 2007) Inhaled anesthetics commonly used in surgery are more likely to cause the aggregation of Alzheimer percents disease-related plaques in the brain than intravenous anesthetics say University of. . (Science Daily)
Alito picks up another Democrat Nov 7, 2009
The case follows in the wake of the court's landmark 2008 decision in For the first time, the justices found that the Second Amendment protects an individual right to bear arms, rather than "a right to participate in the common defense, as D.C.'s lawyer argued, and it struck down the city's handgun ban. But Heller only affected the federal goverment -- and, by extension, places like the nation's capital. Though the courts have ruled over the years that various parts of the Bill of Rights bind... (Salon)
BioCryst receives $22.5 million peramivir order Nov 6, 2009
5 million as part of a new contract with the Department of Health and Human Services over the intravenous flu treatment peramivir ... Peramivir is an intravenous drug intended to treat the flu in patients who are hospitalized, and too sick to take an oral treatment ... Also, it would be given when only intravenous treatment is considered dependable in individual cases or if a doctor judges that that intravenous therapy is appropriate. (Yahoo News -- Pharmaceutical Industry News)
Key Player Identified In Cascade That Leads To Hypertension-related Kidney Damage Nov 6, 2009
5, 2009) A key player in a cascade that likely begins with stress and leads to high blood pressure and kidney damage has been identified by researchers who say the finding may lead to better ways to control both. Medical College of Georgia researchers have found endothelin, a powerful blood vessel constrictor and inflammatory peptide, increases the number of T cells in the kidneys, which helps recruit other immune cells, causing inflammation and destruction. (Science Daily)
BioCryst ships 10K doses of flu drug to government Nov 6, 2009
The Birmingham-based biotech firm s intravenous drug peramivir has met several significant milestones recently, including the filing of an application for regulatory approval in Japan. The shipment to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services comes after BioCryst signed a contract with the government on Nov. 3. (Birmingham Business Journal, AL)
BioCryst partner files to market flu drug Nov 5, 2009
Shionogi & Co. Ltd. recently filed a new drug application in Japan to seek approval for intravenous peramivir. The filing triggered a regulatory milestone payment of $7 million under its agreement with Shionogi. (Birmingham Business Journal, AL)
MediciNova Announces Initiation of a Phase Ib Clinical Trial for MN-221 in Patients With Stable, Moderate to Severe Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Nov 4, 2009
Each patient will receive a one-hour intravenous infusion of MN-221 at one of three escalating dose levels or placebo ... D., President and Chief Executive Officer of MediciNova, Inc. "Intravenous delivery of MN-221 may benefit patients who do not get relief from treatment with inhaled beta2-adrenergic agonists, which are the current standard of care due to severe bronchoconstriction. In addition, MN-221 may offer the potential for fewer cardiovascular side effects than older beta2-adrenergic... (Primezone Releases)
Free $$$ for entrepreneurs Nov 4, 2009
As an anesthesiologist working in operating rooms, David Sybert often found himself dealing with intravenous tubing that tangle on equipment or on the patient. Sometime that tubing would get pulled out of the patient's arm and have to be reinserted -- a time-consuming and often painful process. (CNN -- Money)
House calls as cost-saver in health care reform? Nov 1, 2009
Back in the hospital, doctors also detected the blood infection that requires two weeks of intravenous antibiotics, resulting in her transfer to the nursing home where Boling saw her. That afternoon, as Boling examined her, Scott seemed small but still had fight. (Longview Daily News, WA)
Group B strep vaccine shows promise in trial Oct 31, 2009
Because group B strep poses a threat to newborns during labor and delivery, pregnant women are routinely tested and infected women are given intravenous antibiotics during labor to protect the baby. But this strategy is imperfect, Hillier said in a telephone interview. (MSNBC -- Health)
The road least travelled Oct 31, 2009
Two hours later I'm having one of those intravenous anaesthetics that help you forget what's about to be done to you. Five days later, I'll be wishing I'd brought the anaesthetist with me. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Aid for child illnesses stalls amid focus on AIDS fight Oct 31, 2009
Two days after her month-old son's bout of diarrhea began, Marcia Mankense, 23, took him to a hospital here in Johannesburg where a doctor administered fluids through an intravenous line threaded into his scalp ... But after being given fluids intravenously, life flowed back into him ... Two days after her month-old son's bout of diarrhea began, Marcia Mankense, 23, took him to a hospital here in Johannesburg where a doctor administered fluids through an intravenous line threaded into his scalp.... (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
Cholesterol pills may boost flu survival Oct 30, 2009
Recent results from an Asian study showed that a single intravenous dose of peramivir cleared up flu symptoms as effectively as five days of Tamiflu pills. Some very sick patients need IV treatments because they can't swallow pills or absorb the medicine well. (MSNBC -- Health)
BioCryst loss grows; flu drug almost ready Oct 30, 2009
Its intravenous flu drug peramivir was recently given emergency use authorization approval by the to treat certain hospitalized adults and pediatric patients with H1N1 flu. BioCryst (Nasdaq: BCRX) is completing production of approximately 130,000 courses of peramivir and is prepared to make more if requested by the U.S. or other governments. (Triangle Business Journal)
BU grad student develops infection Oct 30, 2009
The scientist, who was not identified by BU because of patient confidentiality, was treated with intravenous antibiotics and is recovering, the university said. The scientist s illness came as the federal government continues its latest review of BU s National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratories, the controversial facility that sits complete but unoccupied on Albany Street. (Boston Globe)
Russia warned about HIV epidemic Oct 28, 2009
According to some estimates, there are almost two million intravenous drug users in the country - the result of the large quantities of heroin flowing from Afghanistan into Russia. Particular concern. (BBC News -- Health)
Stanford study recommends change in treating pulmonary embolisms Oct 28, 2009
She had been given an intravenous infusion of potent clot-busting medicine, a treatment called systemic thrombolysis, but that had already failed. Kuo was initially consulted to perform a minor procedure placement of a special filter in the major abdominal blood vessel to prevent more clots from traveling from the legs to the lungs, but he knew it would do little to save her. (EurekAlert!)
BioCryst stock surges on FDA approval news Oct 27, 2009
Peramivir, an anti-viral drug delivered intravenously, will be given to patients not responding to oral or inhaled drugs ... BioCryst is completing production of approximately 130,000 courses of intravenous peramivir and is prepared to make more, if required, according to a news release. (Birmingham Business Journal, AL)
Medicine: Baby Fae Loses Her Battle Oct 27, 2009
By the second week she was no longer dependent on a supplementary oxygen supply or intravenous feeding ... Over the next five days, doctors increased her dosages of the antirejection drugs, supplemented her weakening heart with digitalis, eased the strain on her breathing with a respirator and resumed intravenous feeding. (Time.com)
Ohio can't find doctors to advise on executions Oct 27, 2009
Among the changes the state is considering is injecting lethal drugs into inmates' bone marrow or muscles as an alternative to or a backup for the traditional intravenous execution procedure. Broom complained in an affidavit following the execution attempt that execution staff painfully hit muscle and bone at times during up to 18 attempts to reach a vein. (MSNBC -- Crime)
Swine Flu Declared National Emergency Oct 27, 2009
The authorization allows the intravenous drug to be used in hospitalized patients who cannot take pills or inhale Relenza or when Tamiflu or Relenza do not seem to be helping. 2009 Newsmax. (Newsmax)
H1N1: 'pushing hospitals to their limit' Oct 27, 2009
"They had no intravenous therapy, no antibiotics for patients who got super-infections with bugs like staph, no influenza vaccinations," he says. As a result, the death rate in the 1918 epidemic topped 2. (USA Today)
Emergency Rules Cut Red Tape in H1N1 Fight Oct 26, 2009
The other crucial development: the government has approved the emergency use of the intravenous drug Peramivir, which is still in late-stage clinical trials, but has proven effective in saving the lives of people near death from the H1N1 virus. CBS News last week. (CBS News)
Eisai and TSD Japan Enter into a License and Joint Development Agreement of Denileukin Diftitox in Japan Oct 26, 2009
Denileukin diftitox is a solution for intravenous injection for the treatment of patients with cutaneous T-cell lymphoma (CTCL) whose malignant cells express the CD25 component of the interleukin (IL)-2 receptor (CD25+). In February 1999, the drug was granted accelerated approval as a biological product in the United States by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration under Subpart E, an FDA regulation. (JCN Network, Japan)
Obama declares swine flu a national emergency Oct 25, 2009
The authorization allows the intravenous drug to be used in hospitalized patients who cannot take pills or inhale Relenza or when Tamiflu or Relenza do not seem to be helping. (Additional reporting by Maggie Fox, editing by Eric Beech and Mohammad Zargham). (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Malibu dentist aims to ban mercury amalgam fillings (3) Oct 25, 2009
3 hospitalizations, 8 different medications including oral and intravenous chemotherapy for MS, experimental Plasmaphoresis, bedridden for 10 years, slurred speech and dying. I had my dental amalgam mercury "silver" fillings removed and guess what. (Malibu Times, CA)
Real deals: Baxa moving to Meridian office park Oct 24, 2009
Started in 1974, Baxa develops and makes products for hospital pharmacies as well as nursing environments, including intravenous (IV) fluid-delivery systems. The LEED-certified, Class A Maroon V was developed by owner of California, and completed in August 2008. (Denver Business Journal, CO)
New clinical guidelines for exacerbations in cystic fibrosis Oct 23, 2009
"This highlights that there are a lot of unanswered questions," said Dr. McColley, citing the need for research that would clarify whether there are different outcomes associated with the practices, which included inpatient versus outpatient care; simultaneous use of intravenous and inhaled antibiotics; number of antibiotics used to treat Pseudomonas aeruginosa; continuous infusion of betalactam antibiotics; and duration of antibiotic treatment. "We have incomplete information, but the... (EurekAlert!)
Key heroin market Oct 22, 2009
In addition, Russia has seen hundreds of thousands of HIV and hepatitis infections, as a result of intravenous drug abuse. Precise figures are not available, but it is estimated that there are somewhere between 1. (BBC News -- Europe)
Feds Inch Closer to Allowing Key H1N1 Drug Oct 22, 2009
Senate Hearing Hints at FDA Exception for Intravenous Drug Peramivir, Found Effective with Gravely Ill Patients ... His doctor says the intravenous drug Peramivir saved his life, but the drug is still in clinical trials and the FDA is slow to make exceptions allowing its use ... Joe Lieberman pressed Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius on why three antiviral drugs - Tamilflu, Relenza and Peramivir - have not yet been received emergency approval in for intravenous use, even... (CBS News)
The AIDS Vaccine: Modest Results, but a Sign of Hope Oct 22, 2009
The vaccine appears to have been slightly more protective among low- or average-HIV-risk participants than among high-risk individuals, like sex workers or intravenous drug users, and its effect appears to wane after the first year. Nonetheless, many AIDS experts applauded the findings as a crucial starting point for further research. (Time.com)
Novartis buys rights to next-generation antibiotic Oct 22, 2009
Novartis said it plans to develop the drug for oral and intravenous use to treat infections caused by bacteria that are resistant to existing antibiotics, such as MRSA and multi-drug resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae, or MDRSP.. Related Searches. (Yahoo News -- Pharmaceutical Industry News)
Full Results of AIDS Vaccine Trial Confirm Modest Benefit Oct 22, 2009
But the study, published Tuesday in the New England Journal of Medicine, also suggests that this effect fades with time and may not work well for those at highest risk from HIV, such as people who engage in risky sexual practices or abuse intravenous drugs ... The Thais chosen for the study were a cross-section of that country's young adult population, not just high-risk groups such as intravenous drug users or sex workers, Kim added ... According to the study, there was a non-significant trend... (MEDLINEplus)
South Africa: Successful Thai Vaccine May Be Tested in This Country Oct 21, 2009
NEJM editor Rachael Dolin pointed out that two vaccine candidates that had failed recently had been tested on high risk groups: men who have sex with men and intravenous drug users. Relevant Links. (allAfrica.com)
HK reports 32nd A/H1N1 flu death case Oct 21, 2009
According to the Hospital Authority, the patient with a history of intravenous astrocytoma, hydrocephalus, epilepsy and hypothyroidism was admitted to the medical ward via the Accident and Emergency Department of Queen Elizabeth Hospital on September 28. The spokesperson of Queen Elizabeth Hospital said the patient was confirmed as Influenza A/H1N1 positive on Oct. 2, and transferred to the Intensive Care Unit for further treatment with mechanical ventilator support. (Xinhuanet, China)
* Are the French picking on Armstrong? Oct 21, 2009
The official said the box was stuffed with a large quantity of syringes and, most alarming, equipment for performing intravenous infusions ... Intravenous equipment found in 2007 in a garbage receptacle in Lucerne, Switzerland, was traced through DNA analysis to eight Russian rowers who were banned for two years. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Sports)
Medical bills can make you ill: Avoid phantom expenses Oct 21, 2009
The intravenous dye cost the hospital $14 ... A stroke of a keyboard caused a coding error, so you were charged for 41 intravenous treatments, instead of one. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Metro)
Decrease in state funding causes clinic to limit free services Oct 20, 2009
People at a high risk include men who have sex with men, intravenous drug users and anyone who has had sex with an HIV-infected person. The majority of students are not considered at risk, Schrope said, but the project would still like to be able to provide services. (Daily Collegian, PA)
Life with a special child in Braintree Oct 20, 2009
She had an intravenous tube in her chest for a year. She lost her hair but had very few other side effects, Jeanne said. (Braintree Forum, MA)
Clinical drug study bolsters Cumberland Oct 20, 2009
said Monday its phase three study on intravenous ibuprofen as a post-operative analgesic was published in the journal Clinical Therapeutics. The study finds that patients that have had orthopedic and abdominal surgeries required less narcotic and experienced less pain with 800 miligrams of intravenous ibuprofen every six hours compared to morphine alone ... These clinical findings support the use of intravenous ibuprofen in achieving improved post-operative pain control, said Dr. Stephen... (Nashville Business Journal, TN)
2009-10 Washington Wizards Preview Oct 20, 2009
The swingman suffered an infection that forced him to be hospitalized for four days and treated with intravenous antibiotics for a month. In the backcourt rookie first round pick Eric Maynor figures to see time as a combo guard. (ABC 7 News, DC)
Click to read:Life-Saving H1N1 Drug Unavailable to Most Oct 20, 2009
Doctors Say Intravenous Drug Peramivir Effective in Serious Cases; But It's in Trials and FDA Makes Few Exceptions ... His doctor says the intravenous drug Peramivir saved his life, but the drug is still in clinical trials and the FDA is slow to make exceptions allowing its use ... But unlike those drugs, it's being specifically studied as an intravenous treatment for critically ill patients. (CBS News)
Unusual Metals Could Forge New Cancer Drug Oct 20, 2009
19, 2009) Drugs made using unusual metals could form an effective treatment against colon and ovarian cancer, including cancerous cells that have developed immunity to other drugs, according to research at the University of Warwick and the University of Leeds. The study, published in the Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, showed that a range of compounds containing the two transition metals Ruthenium and Osmium, which are found in the same part of the periodic table as precious metals like platinum... (Science Daily)
Dementia As A Terminal Illness: Understanding Clinical Course Of Disease Leads To Better End-of-life Care Oct 20, 2009
Dr. Mitchell, an Associate Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School, said that she and her team found that while 96 percent of the patients' health-care proxies believed that comfort care was the primary goal of care for their loved one, nearly 41 percent of patients who died during the study underwent at least one intervention, including hospitalization, an emergency room visit, intravenous therapy, or tube feeding, in the last three months of life. However, patients whose health-care... (Science Daily)
Early MRSA discharges called for Oct 20, 2009
" Dr Dryden said the patients could be given intravenous antibiotics by special nurses at home, or they could go back to hospital for their treatments and some may be put onto newer antibiotics that can be taken orally. He said there might be problems if an elderly patient had to be discharged back to their nursing home and there were not enough staff to keep the patient isolated from other residents. "Clearly not everyone will be able to be discharged early - it is one of the factors a doctor... (BBC News -- UK)
Everyday chemicals gather in most people Oct 18, 2009
One of these chemicals was DEHP, found in a variety of soft plastics, from food and beverage containers to intravenous tubing, catheters and other medical devices. More than 200 million pounds of DEHP are produced annually, and the chemical shows up in nearly everyone ever tested. (Anchorage Daily News)
Chapman to exorcise the ghost of 1984 Oct 17, 2009
I had three litres of intravenous drip straight after it. It took me a full six weeks to get over it, just the severe dehydration. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
2H3N8 Flu Is Truly One for the Dogs» Oct 16, 2009
If your dog does come down with the flu, there are several courses of treatment, including antibiotics and intravenous fluids to keep your pooch hydrated. And unlike H1N1, Bessler said, humans don t have to worry about being affected by H3N8. (Fox News)
Cooling is catching on for cardiac arrest patients Oct 14, 2009
But at UPenn, doctors hooked Dietrich to an intravenous line of chilled saline solution, dropping his body temperature to a cool 91 degrees. More than 90 percent of people who suffer cardiac arrest, as Dietrich did, end up dying. (CNN -- Health)
20 years of sharing medical cast-offs Oct 14, 2009
The hundreds of items collected include blood-pressure units, scales, mattresses, beds, cribs, crutches, intravenous poles, chairs, furniture, file cabinets, linens, plastic gloves, syringes, bandages and suture materials ... UPMC hospitals also provided it with 3,000 intravenous poles when it upgraded its I.V. equipment that could not use the old poles. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Execution methods examined after botched injection attempt Oct 13, 2009
After about two hours, unable to establish an intravenous connection, authorities called off the execution. Governor Ted Strickland, a Democrat, granted a one-week reprieve, since extended while a federal court considers a defense claim that a second execution attempt would amount to cruel and unusual punishment. (Boston Globe)
For Kidney Disease Patients, Staying Active Might Mean Staying Alive Oct 13, 2009
A nephrologist has found that a specialized type of anti-rejection therapy using intravenous immunoglobulin can make kidney transplants possible for. . (Science Daily)
Anorexia Nervosa Oct 12, 2009
In severe cases, hospitalization may be necessary as intravenous nutritional therapy may be required. A therapy team usually consists of a psychiatrist, a dietitian and a doctor experienced in problems relating to eating disorders. (Suite101.com)
Staying at home Oct 11, 2009
To treat such a problem, most patients would face long stints in hospital so they can get intravenous antibiotics. But the 62-year-old has received the therapy at home thanks to an innovative project run by St Mary's Hospital in London. (BBC News -- UK)
High-tech cancer drugs send PBS costs soaring Oct 10, 2009
They don't have to come in for intravenous chemotherapy and there's no hair loss,'' he said. I think it would have to be considered a major advantage to have the drug available. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Wesleyville student recovers from life-threatening swine-flu complication Oct 9, 2009
She was given intravenous antibiotics and antiviral drugs, some applied directly to the lungs. Five long days later, doctors weaned her off the breathing device. (Erie Times-News, PA)
Minocycline dose : low vs high Oct 7, 2009
The present study advises our community to proceed with caution to use the minimally invasive intravenous delivery of low dose minocycline in order to afford neuroprotection that is safe for stroke. The complete article is available as a. (BioMed Central)
Ohio ponders injecting lethal drugs into muscle, bone Oct 7, 2009
Such ideas might only be backups to traditional intravenous injections. Romell Broom couldn't be executed last month because a suitable vein couldn't be found. (Florida Today)
Vitamin shots Oct 7, 2009
Intravenous vitamin boosts are the latest health fad in Japan ... A Japanese woman receives an intravenous vitamin supplement at the Tenteki Cafe in Tokyo ... These intravenous vitamin "drips" are part of the latest quick-fix, health fad catching on in Japan: the IV cafe. (CNN -- International)
Antibiotic May Be New Stroke Treatment Oct 7, 2009
This study recorded the effect of intravenous minocycline in both isolated neurons and animal models after a stroke had been experimentally induced ... According to Dr. Borlongan, "The safety and therapeutic efficacy of low dose minocycline and its robust neuroprotective effects during acute ischemic stroke make it an appealing drug candidate for stroke therapy. An on-going phase 1 clinical study funded by the National Institutes of Health is exploring the use of intravenous minocycline to treat... (Science Daily)
Cancer cookbook makes food appetizing Oct 6, 2009
Thanksgiving marks four years since Nasser's days of chemotherapy drips and intravenous needles. Her health today is excellent and neighbors are once again making excuses to stop by during dinnertime in order to bask in the inviting aromas and sample the rich sauces bubbling up from deep pots on her stove top. (CNN)
Golden staph kills 20% of patients Oct 5, 2009
Professor John Turnidge, the lead author of the study, said the infection rate would probably halve if hospitals were forced to acknowledge the growing problem because it would lead to better hand-washing methods and improved care of intravenous catheters. Professor Turnidge, director of microbiology and infectious diseases at SA Pathology, said health departments had consistently put the problem in the too-hard basket. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Fish-Killing Toxin Could Kill Cancer Cells Oct 4, 2009
(July 15, 2005) The Tulane University Section of Hematology and Medical Oncology is investigating a novel treatment for ovarian cancer by using intravenous Ontak to deplete harmful cells that inhibit the body's. . (Science Daily)
Hunter missing most of week in woods found safe Oct 3, 2009
Smith was taken to a hospital Friday, where he was given intravenous fluids. A doctor says he was suffering from dehydration, exposure and mild starvation. (Fresno Bee -- State)
City's lone clinic for heroin addicts halts admissions Oct 3, 2009
Part of the center's funding comes through a federal block grant that requires it to get intravenous drug users in the program within 120 days. "We've had people sitting on wait lists for up to 247 days and so that puts us out of compliance," Greene said. (Anchorage Daily News)
