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Free Prescription Drug Samples Pose Risk to Kids

HealthDay - Mon Oct 6, 11:48 PM ET

MONDAY, Oct. 6 (HealthDay News) -- Free prescription drug samples distributed to pediatric patients may be unsafe, research suggests.

  • Clinical Trials Update: Oct. 6, 2008 HealthDay - Mon Oct 6, 11:48 PM ET

    (HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of CenterWatch:

  • ADHD Stimulant Meds Cut Young Girls' Drug Abuse Risk HealthDay - Mon Oct 6, 11:47 PM ET

    MONDAY, Oct. 6 (HealthDay News) -- Stimulant treatment for attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) significantly cuts the odds that adolescent girls will smoke, drink alcohol or use drugs, a new Massachusetts General Hospital study shows.

  • ADHD drugs cut risk of drug abuse, smoking: study Reuters - Mon Oct 6, 4:08 PM ET

    CHICAGO (Reuters) - Girls who take stimulants to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder are less likely than others with the condition to start smoking or to abuse alcohol or drugs, U.S. researchers said on Monday.

  • Clinical Trials Update: Oct. 3, 2008 HealthDay - Sat Oct 4, 1:47 AM ET

    (HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of CenterWatch:

  • A woman holds a packet of an antidepressant drug in a file photo. (Darren Staples/Reuters)
    More U.S. than European kids take mental health meds Reuters - Fri Oct 3, 11:31 AM ET

    NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - US children are substantially more likely to be prescribed drugs for mental conditions than their peers in the Netherlands and Germany, new research shows.

  • A psychiatric patient takes a smoke break at a post-cure facility that helps patients readapt and regain independence in Paris in 2007. Long-term psychodynamic psychotherapy seems more effective in treating complex psychiatric problems than short-term treatments focused more on medications, a meta-analysis has found.(AFP/File/Christophe Simon)
    Psychotherapy 'better than medication' AFP - Fri Oct 3, 8:26 AM ET

    WASHINGTON (AFP) - Long-term psychodynamic psychotherapy seems more effective in treating complex psychiatric problems than short-term treatments focused more on medications, a meta-analysis has found.

  • Clinical Trials Update: Oct. 2, 2008 HealthDay - Thu Oct 2, 11:46 PM ET

    (HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of CenterWatch:

  • FDA Wants More Time to Study Cold Meds for Kids HealthDay - Thu Oct 2, 11:46 PM ET

    THURSDAY, Oct. 2 (HealthDay News) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration will take its time considering whether to ban over-the-counter cold medicines for children, a top agency official said Thursday at a public hearing on the matter.

  • Asthma Meds Don't Work as Well in Overweight Patients HealthDay - Thu Oct 2, 11:46 PM ET

    THURSDAY, Oct. 2 (HealthDay News) -- The inhaled steroids that are often used to treat asthma don't work as well in the overweight or obese, new research shows.

  • Cold Meds for Kids Back in the Spotlight HealthDay - Thu Oct 2, 2:02 PM ET

    THURSDAY, Oct. 2 (HealthDay News) -- After recommending earlier this year that children under the age of 2 not receive over-the-counter cold medicines, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday is meeting with the public to help answer an even more important question: Should kids' cold medicines remain "OTC" at all?

  • Clinical Trials Update: Oct. 1, 2008 HealthDay - Wed Oct 1, 11:46 PM ET

    (HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of CenterWatch:

  • Latest Research Supports New AIDS Drug HealthDay - Wed Oct 1, 11:46 PM ET

    WEDNESDAY, Oct. 1 (HealthDay News) -- New research offers more evidence that a new class of AIDS drug can provide major benefits for certain patients who have become immune to existing medications.

  • A Pentagon Force Protection Agency (PFPA) police officer (R) is washed down after a simulated infection of the Anthrax Virus during a full-scale bio-exercise drill called 'Gallant Fox 06' outside the Pentagon in Washington, May 17, 2006. (Jim Young/Reuters)
    Mailmen might deliver meds in next anthrax attack AP - Wed Oct 1, 3:42 PM ET

    WASHINGTON - If there ever is another anthrax attack, the mailman may deliver your antibiotics. Federal health officials are beginning a project in Minneapolis-St. Paul to let letter carriers stockpile a personal supply of emergency antibiotics so they are protected and ready to go deliver aid to the rest of the city at a moment's notice.

  • Steps could get more seniors into clinical trials Reuters - Wed Oct 1, 11:56 AM ET

    NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Various strategies could encourage elderly people to participate and stay in clinical trials -- a pressing issue as the population ages -- researchers suggest.

  • Clinical Trials Update: Sept. 30, 2008 HealthDay - Tue Sep 30, 11:46 PM ET

    (HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of CenterWatch:

  • Media Doesn't Often Mention Pharma Funding on Research HealthDay - Tue Sep 30, 11:46 PM ET

    TUESDAY, Sept. 30 (HealthDay News) -- The mainstream media often fail to report when drug company funding is used for studies of medications, a new review found.

  • Clinical Trials Update: Sept. 29, 2008 HealthDay - Mon Sep 29, 11:46 PM ET

    (HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of CenterWatch:

  • A radiologist examines breast X-rays after a cancer prevention medical check-up at the Ambroise Pare hospital in Marseille, France, April 3, 2008. (Jean-Paul Pelissier/Reuters)
    Many cancer patients forgo painkillers Reuters - Mon Sep 29, 10:32 AM ET

    NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Up to 80 percent of cancer patients who undergo radiation treatment do not take medications to combat pain, a new study indicates.

  • Clinical Trials Update: Sept. 26, 2008 HealthDay - Fri Sep 26, 11:46 PM ET

    (HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of CenterWatch:

  • 3M Injected Drug Users Worldwide Could Be HIV-Positive HealthDay - Fri Sep 26, 11:46 PM ET

    FRIDAY, Sept. 26 (HealthDay News) -- As the number of countries reporting intravenous drug use has increased over the last decade, a new study suggests that as many as 3 million of these addicts may be HIV-positive.

  • U.S. Kids Take More Psychotropic Drugs Than Europeans HealthDay - Thu Sep 25, 11:47 PM ET

    WEDNESDAY, Sept. 24 (HealthDay News) -- American children are three times more likely to be prescribed psychotropic medications for conditions such as ADHD and bipolar disease than European children are, a new study finds.

  • Clinical Trials Update: Sept. 25, 2008 HealthDay - Thu Sep 25, 11:47 PM ET

    (HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of CenterWatch:

  • Medicare officials advise seniors to shop around AP - Thu Sep 25, 3:21 PM ET

    WASHINGTON - Federal health officials encouraged Medicare participants on Thursday to shop around for their prescription drug coverage next year because it could include significant price increases or changes regarding which drugs the plans will cover.

  • Collaborative charts help older patients track meds Reuters - Thu Sep 25, 3:18 PM ET

    NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A simple chart can help older people taking multiple medications to stay organized, new research shows.

  • Indian laboratory researchers conduct tests at the Ranbaxy Laboratories in 2003. The US Food and Drug Administration Tuesday said it would block the import of more than 30 generic drugs made by Indian pharmaceutical company Ranbaxy, saying the company had failed to meet manufacturing standards.(AFP/File/Sebastian D'souza)
    Study: Seniors not quite embracing generic drugs AP - Thu Sep 25, 5:24 AM ET

    WASHINGTON - Seniors who switch between low-cost generic drugs and the original products based on who's footing the bill are likely driving up the cost of the government's Medicare drug plan, according to a new study.

  • Clinical Trials Update: Sept. 24, 2008 HealthDay - Wed Sep 24, 11:47 PM ET

    (HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of CenterWatch:

  • Angioplasty Not Cost-Effective for Chronic Coronary Disease HealthDay - Wed Sep 24, 11:47 PM ET

    WEDNESDAY, Sept. 24 (HealthDay News) -- In patients with coronary artery disease, angioplasty isn't a cost-effective treatment, according to a U.S. study that assessed the costs of hospitalization and medication among 2,287 patients treated between 1999 and 2004.

  • Alert Issued on Use of Blood Thinners HealthDay - Wed Sep 24, 11:47 PM ET

    WEDNESDAY, Sept. 24 (HealthDay News) -- In the wake of several high-profile medication errors, some of them fatal, involving widely used blood thinners, the Joint Commission has released an alert recommending strategies to reduce these errors.

  • Bisphosphonates Cause Rare Eye Inflammation HealthDay - Wed Sep 24, 11:47 PM ET

    WEDNESDAY, Sept. 24 (HealthDay News) -- Doctors can now add inflammatory eye disease to the list of potential side effects from the bone medications known as bisphosphonates.

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