Nuclear Medicine: New Radiation Treatment Significantly Increases Survival Rate

A novel drug that mimics a naturally occurring molecule found in coffee and blueberries has been developed to treat radiation exposure. Charles R. Yates, Pharm.D., Ph.D., and colleagues Duane Miller, Ph.D., and Waleed Gaber, Ph.D.,

Cosmetic Medicine: Sea cucumbers and sea urchins are able to change the elasticity of collagen within their bodies

Sea cucumbers and sea urchins are able to change the elasticity of collagen within their bodies, and could hold the key to maintaining a youthful appearance, according to scientists at Queen Mary, University of London.

Drinking alcohol and smoking have to throw together

New research verifies previous studies by Dr. Timothy Durazzo and his colleagues, showing that smoking, while trying to quit drinking alcohol, impairs learning, memory, and other cognitive skills, hindering successful sobriety.

Value-based pricing is one potential solution to reduce the cost of drugs

A virtual monopoly held by some drug manufacturers in part because of the way treatment protocols work is among the reasons cancer drugs cost so much in the United States, according to a commentary by two Mayo Clinic physicians in the October issue of the journal Mayo Clinic Proceedings. Value-based pricing is one potential solution, they write.

Subcutaneous Formulation Of ORENCIA® (Abatacept) Approved By European Commission

Bristol-Myers Squibb have announced that the European Commission has granted marketing authorisation for the subcutaneous formulation of ORENCIA® (abatacept), in combination with methotrexate (MTX), for the treatment of adults with moderate to severe active rheumatoid arthritis (RA).

Cardiology: Heart Attack Mortality Risk Greater For People With Schizophrenia

The risk of death resulting from heart attack is higher in people with schizophrenia than in the general public, according to scientists at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) and the Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences (ICES).

MRI: Supposed Benign Condition Shown to Alter Brain Function in the Elderly

Researchers are reporting that a common condition called leukoaraiosis, comprised of tiny areas in the brain that have been deprived of oxygen and appear as bright white dots on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans, is not a harmless part of the aging process, but instead a disease that changes brain function in the elderly.