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Emphysema Gets the CSI Treatment

Sometimes researchers act like detectives when it comes to diseases. By exploring the “crime scene” of emphysema, a new study gets to the root of the disease.

Voraxaze Approved To Treat Toxic Methotrexate Levels

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Voraxaze ( glucarpidase ) to treat patients with toxic levels of methotrexate in their blood due to kidney failure.

Smoke Inhalation Defying Expectations

Smoke inhalation can cause serious lung damage and even death. A new study has shown that the body responded unexpectedly to the damage caused by smoke inhalation.

Rethinking Daily Aspirin Dosing

Think twice before you automatically take your daily aspirin dose in a bid to protect against heart disease. In some patients, taking it daily may be more harmful than beneficial.

Famously Anxious and Sleepless

While watching celebrities play their roles in your favorite movies or TV series, it’s difficult to remember they’re real people with emotions and feelings just like your own.

Alzheimer’s Drug Phase 3 Results Not Good

Medivation , Inc. and Pfizer Inc. announced results from the CONCERT trial, which is a Phase 3 trial that evaluated Dimebon ( latrepirdine ) when added to ongoing treatment with donepezil HCL tablets in patients with mild-to-moderate Alzheimer’s disease.

Less is More When Getting Rid of Bacteria

People with bacteria in their urine may go on to develop an infection that needs drug treatment. Other people with the same bacteria will never become infected. Yet some doctors still treat these patients as if they were sick.

Good Sleep Helps Keep a Heart Healthy

Obstructive sleep apnea is already known to increase the risk of cardiovascular problems in men, but women appear to be at risk of heart attack if they have sleep apnea as well.

More New Knees for Baby Boomers

When traditional treatments do not work, many osteoarthritis patients turn to joint replacement surgery. Even though this surgery is common, there is little information on how many younger patients go through with it.

“Exergames” Better than Exercise

Videogames tend to get a bad rap because of all the couch time they require. However, recent research demonstrates that some provide more holistic benefits than typical exercising.

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