Thursday, March 28, 2024

Tag: Drugs and Medication

Pot for Pain? This Is Your Law on Drugs

Canada's medical marijuana regime in shambles, say critics. Imagine that you have a painful, debilitating medical or psychological condition. You and your doctor agree that...

BOTOX(R) (OnabotulinumtoxinA) Receives FDA Approval for Treatment of Upper Limb Spasticity in Adults

IRVINE, Calif., Mar 09, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Allergan, Inc. (NYSE: AGN) today announced that the United States Food ...

Kentucky study advances new target for CNS drug development

A breakthrough discovery by scientists at the University of Kentucky could someday lead to new treatments for a variety of diseases of the brain,...

Antidepressant improves recovery from spine injury

CHICAGO, Oct 18 (Reuters) - A common antidepressant combined with an intensive treadmill training program helped people with partial spinal cord injuries walk better...

Ten-year follow-up of sildenafil use in spinal cord-injured patients with erectile dysfunction

Data are sparse concerning the long-term effects of phosphodiesterase type 5 (PDE5) inhibitors for erectile dysfunction (ED). To evaluate the efficacy and safety of long-term...

Research Seeks Cure For Central Pain Syndrome

Those with spinal cord injuries, who have multiple sclerosis, or who've suffered a stroke are also often diagnosed with central pain syndrome. It's a...

New stem cell research unlocks unknown therapies

"Stem cell research and regenerative medicine are in an extremely exciting phase right now. We are gaining knowledge very fast and many companies are...

Bone Marrow Stem Cell Co-Transplantation Prevents Embryonic Stem Cell Transplant-Associated Tumors

Transplanted embryonic stem cells are recognized as a potential treatment for patients suffering from the effects of spinal cord injury (SCI). However, in studies...

Pharmacological Management of Hemodynamic Complications Following Spinal Cord Injury

The damage from primary and secondary insults of spinal cord injury can result in various hemodynamic alterations. It is important to understand the...

Beauty is his business

Francesco Clark was an athletic, 24-year-old fashion assistant at Harper's Bazaar who dreamed of one day becoming editor in chief of GQ magazine. Then he...