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Drug Clinical Trials:

News on drug clinical trials, articles on tests or new drugs and medication.

  • AMA gives medical marijuana a boost
    Jenny Decker RN
    Nov 11th, 2009

    The American Medical Association has given medical marijuana a boost by urging the federal government to reconsider the classification of the drug in order to make it easier to begin more studies on the drug.

  • Does OTC Vitamin-Like Substance Slow Parkinson's Progression?
    Ruzanna Harutyunyan
    Sep 23rd, 2009

    Rush University is participating in a large-scale clinical trial to determine whether a vitamin-like substance, in high doses, can slow the progression of Parkinson's disease, a neurodegenerative disorder that affects about one million people in the United States.

  • Adult Fat Turned into Stem Cells
    Ramona Bates MD
    Sep 9th, 2009

    With 30-40% of adults in the United States considered obese, their fat cells are a great source for stem cells. Scientists from Stanford have found fat cells removed during liposuction contain versatile cells that can be coaxed to become induced pluripotent stem cells, or iPS cells, easier than the skin cells most often used by researchers.

  • NIAID Clinical Trials Address Antimicrobial Resistance
    Ruzanna Harutyunyan
    Sep 3rd, 2009

    Scientists are addressing the threat of antimicrobial drug resistance by launching two new clinical trials aimed at prolonging the effectiveness of currently available antibacterial drugs.

  • New Osteoporosis Drug Reduces Fractures
    Ruzanna Harutyunyan
    Aug 13th, 2009

    The first member of a new class of osteoporosis drugs reduced spinal fractures by about two-thirds in post-menopausal women and in men undergoing hormone-deprivation therapy for prostate cancer.

  • Microchip Technology Performs 1000 Chemical Reactions At Once
    Ruzanna Harutyunyan
    Aug 5th, 2009

    UCLA researchers have developed technology to perform more than a thousand chemical reactions at once on a stamp-size, PC-controlled microchip, which could accelerate the identification of potential drug candidates for treating diseases like cancer.

  • Why Placebos Work
    Ruzanna Harutyunyan
    Jul 21st, 2009

    Placebos are a sham — usually mere sugar pills designed to represent "no treatment" in a clinical treatment study.

  • More Training In Clinical Trial Design Needed
    Ruzanna Harutyunyan
    Jul 3rd, 2009

    A survey of more than 3,000 randomized clinical trials published in Chinese journals suggests that less than 10 per cent are actually randomized according to accepted guidelines.

  • New York State To Allow Payment For Eggs Used In Research
    Ramona Bates MD
    Jun 27th, 2009

    Earlier this month the Empire State Stem Cell Board announced a decision which gives stem cell researchers in New York more access. The June 11 decision will allow the use of public money to purchase of eggs (oocytes) for research.

  • Anti-Thyroid Drug Associated with Serious Liver Injury
    Ramona Bates MD
    Jun 9th, 2009

    The use of the anti-thyroid drug propylthiouracil has been associated with the risk of serious liver injury. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a warning to health care professionals earlier this week regarding the drug which is used in the treatment of Graves' disease.

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