Only 13 percent of outpatient antibiotic prescriptions considered appropriate
Study demonstrates the scale of inappropriate antibiotic prescribing in the US CHICAGO --- A new Northwestern Medicine study found only 13 ...
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CHOP surgeons find opioids often overprescribed for elbow fractures in children
Patients only took less than 5 percent of prescribed amount, and one in five did not take any opioid medication ...
Nebraska leads $11 million study to develop radiation exposure drugs
Credit: Craig Chandler | University of Nebraska-Lincoln The U.S. Department of Defense has turned to the University of Nebraska to ...
Gene-editing tool CRISPR repurposed to develop better antibiotics
MADISON, Wis. -- A University of Wisconsin-Madison researcher and his collaborators at the University of California, San Francisco have repurposed ...
Millions on prescription sleeping pills would sleep through a fire alarm
Japanese scientists have shown that a new class of sleeping pill preserves the ability to wake in response to a ...
Reviewing advanced applications in drug delivery and medicine
This article by Dr. Kumud Joshi et al. is published in Current Drug Delivery, Volume 16 , Issue 3, 2019 ...
Activated PMN exosomes are pathogenic entities that cause destruction in the COPD lung
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or COPD, is the fourth-leading cause of death in the worldCredit: UAB BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - University ...
Uncovering more options in cancer immunotherapy
High throughput screening platform for small molecules To make it possible for cancer immunotherapy to help more people, think small. ...
Pharmacists could dramatically reduce ER visits
Incorporating pharmacists with an expanded scope into the community or hospital emergency departments (ED) could significantly reduce ED crowdedness, according ...
UTSA uncovers the disconnect between the brain's dopamine system and cocaine addiction
(San Antonio, Jan. 10, 2019) -- Researchers at The University of Texas at San Antonio have revealed significant insight into ...
Danish malaria vaccine passes test in humans
For many years, a team of researchers at the University of Copenhagen have been focussing on developing a vaccine that ...
Let's map our DNA and save billions each year in health costs
Credit: Creative Commons A UniSA scientist has called for Australia to embrace pharmacogenetic (PGx) testing to deliver medication more effectively ...
Capturing chemotherapy drugs before they can cause side effects
Credit: Hee Jeung Oh Although chemotherapy can kill cancer cells very effectively, healthy cells also suffer. If doctors could remove ...
Ketogenic supplements delay seizures without dietary restrictions
Credit: Csilla Ari D'Agostino, PhD, University of South Florida The ketogenic diet has proven successful in helping people lose weight ...