Archive for October, 2008

When Are Antibiotics Used To Treat Arthritis?

Tuesday, October 28th, 2008

Research has pointed to a possible benefit of using antibiotics for the treatment of some types of arthritis. This article discusses some of the data.

The role of antibiotic therapy for the treatmen…

Medical Laboratory Observer - Protection against ticks

Monday, October 27th, 2008

Protection against ticks. Lyme disease may be prevented with a single injection, according to research published in the Journal of Medical Microbiology. The United States saw nearly 20,000 cases of Lyme disease in 2006. Now, scientists at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Fort Collins, CO, have developed an injection that protects against two severe diseases t…

Necessity of Aspartate Magnesium

Saturday, October 25th, 2008

You can have aspartate magnesium products, which are the medium to give you proper amount of mineral supplement. With the help of this mineral, supplement people who have low amounts of magnesium can be treated. When we talk about health issues, the role of magnesium is very important …

News: CollaGenex Pharmaceuticals Announces Results of Phase 4 …

Wednesday, October 22nd, 2008

CollaGenex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:CGPI) today announced
results of a Phase 4 dose-comparison study designed to evaluate the
safety and efficacy of Oracea(R) once daily versus doxycycline 100 mg
once daily for the treatment of rosacea. A presentation of the results
was made yesterday by James Q. Del Rosso, D.O., Cl…

HealthDay - Acne Drug Prevents Tissue Damage From Emphysema

Sunday, October 19th, 2008

Researchers say they may be able to prevent the tissue damage that lung diseases, such as emphysema, cause by treating the patient with doxycycline, an antibiotic commonly used to treat acne.
which is also used to treat common ailments such as sinusitis an…

American Family Physician - Antibiotic use during pregnancy and lactation

Friday, October 17th, 2008

At any given time, more than 10 million women in the United States are pregnant or lactating, and exposing a fetus or newborn to antibiotics can pose a unique threat. Changes during pregnancy and lactation also can trigger pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic modifications that alter the effectiveness of antibiotics. Nahum and colleagues reviewed the literature on antibiotic us…

News: A single mechanism for hypertension, insulin resistance and …

Wednesday, October 15th, 2008

Nanotherapeutics, a privately held specialty biopharmaceutical
company, announced today that it has submitted its first
Investigational New Drug (IND) application to the FDA for a phase IIa
clinical study for its product Na…

Rethinking Metastasis

Sunday, October 12th, 2008

Most cancer deaths result from metastasis, the spread of cancer
from a tumor to other parts of the body. Researchers have long
thought that metastasis comes at a late stage of cancer. A new
study suggests that the process may start long before that.

Business Wire - IVAX Receives Final Approval for Doxycycline Hyclate Tablets

Friday, October 10th, 2008

MIAMI — IVAX Corporation (AMEX:IVX) (LSE:IVX.L) (WSE:IVX) has received final approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) for doxycycline hyclate 20 mg tablets. This product will be sold through IVAX’ wholly owned subsidiary, IVAX Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Doxycycline hyclate 20 …

Economic Times (New Delhi, India) - Pfizer engages third party to make doxycyclin.

Friday, October 3rd, 2008

Aug. 13–MUMBAI, India — The acute shortage of the leptospirosis drug, doxycyclin, in the state has forced the multinational pharma firm Pfizer India to commission a third party manufacturer to produce doxycyclin. The contract manufacturer would manufacture 8 lakh doxycyclin tablets for Pfizer.
“We will be supplying 4 lakh tablets to the Birhanmumbai Municipal Corporation, while the rest will be supplied to various non-governmental organisations. This …