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DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/6brsqf/pain_therapeutics) has announced the addition of Jain PharmaBiotech's new report "Pain Therapeutics - Drugs, Markets and Companies" to their offering. This report describes the latest concepts of pathomechanisms of pain as a basis for management and development of new pharmacotherapies for pain. Major segments of the pain market are arthritis, neuropathic pain and cancer pain. Because pain is a subjective sensation, it is difficult to evaluate objectively in clinical trials. Various tools for pain measurement are described, including brain imaging. Most of the currently used analgesic drugs fall into the categories of opioids and nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs such as COX-2 inhibitors. Non-opioid analgesics include ketamine, a N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor antagonist. Adjuvant analgesics include antidepressants and antiepileptic drugs used for the treatment of neuropathic pain. Management of pain is multidisciplinary and includes both pharmacological and non-pharmacological methods such as acupuncture, transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation and surgery. Various pain syndromes require different approaches in management, for example, the main category of drugs for migraine are triptans such as sumatriptan. Drug delivery is an important consideration in pain treatment. Controlled release preparations provide a steady delivery of analgesics. Well-known non-injection methods such astransdermal, pulmonary and intranasal application have been … Continue reading →

LONDON (Reuters) - Lance Armstrong's confession that he cheated in international cycling races acknowledges that he used a cocktail of performance-enhancing drugs to try to boost red blood cells, improve strength and stamina, and mask his cheating from anti-doping authorities. Here are details of some of the drugs commonly used in sports doping. ERYTHROPOIETIN (EPO) * EPO is a peptide hormone that is produced naturally by the human body. It is released from the kidneys and acts on the bone marrow to stimulate red blood cell production. By injecting EPO, athletes aim to increase the concentration of red blood cells to boost their aerobic capacity. * EPO abuse has serious health risks. By thickening the blood, EPO abuse can lead to an increased risk of heart disease, stroke and cerebral or pulmonary embolism. The drug has been implicated in the deaths of several athletes. BLOOD DOPING * There are two forms of blood doping. Autologous blood doping is the transfusion of an athlete's own blood, which has been stored, refrigerated or frozen, until needed. Homologous blood doping is the transfusion of blood taken from another person with the same blood type. * Although the use of transfusions for blood doping … Continue reading →

Konscript Rex Regis @ Bar Loco - NEWCASTLE - NE BEEF - 16/01/2013 Konscript - Rex Regis @ Bar Loco - NEWCASTLE - NE BEEF - 16/01/2013 Poor quality video due to being rather high on prescription drugs, and i didn't have a clue to what settings I had changed on the camera. Also very poor lighting at the venue. By: Lee Bonner … Continue reading →

#39;Every Thug' Arrested in Prostitution Crackdown "Some are married. Some had drugs on them. Some were porn stars. One was a police academy trainee. Another is a microbiologist. The 78 people arrested by Florida deputies between Jan. 10 and 13 all have one thing in common: they're all suspects in a massive prostitution investigation. Undercover deputies with the Polk County Sheriff's Office spent just four days arresting the suspects, targeted through websites used to solicit prostitution, according to a press release."* Since all other crimes have apparently been solved, the Polk County Sheriff has cracked down on prostitution, getting "every thug" in the county behind bars. Thank goodness those dangerous IT specialists, microbiologists, and city employees are off the streets. Cenk Uygur and Ana Kasparian discuss how prostitution could ever be considered a high priority than say, murder or theft. *Read more from Andy Campbell/ Huffington Post: http://www.huffingtonpost.com By: TheYoungTurks … Continue reading →

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WASHINGTON (AP) -- For the nearly 30 million Americans who suffer from a rare disease, there's heartening news: Drugmakers have been shifting much of their research away from pills for the millions to uncommon disorders that often kill prematurely because there are few or no treatment options. Pharmaceutical and biotech companies are running patient tests of more than 5,400 potential new medicines, including many being tested for multiple conditions. Nearly 1,800 research projects are for rare diseases, and hundreds more are for disorders for which there's been no new medicine in a decade or more. That's according to a study to be released Thursday, sponsored by the trade group Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America, known as PhRMA. The study also found that thousands of those experimental drugs could be the first in a new medicine class with a unique target or effect, including 45 percent of 1,100 drugs that made it to the final patient testing stage. At least 577 use new technologies, from gene therapy to cloned antibodies, to precisely target the disease site and limit side effects elsewhere. And at least 155 are part of a long-awaited vanguard of personalized medicine, in which gene variations or other … Continue reading →

DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/tlr858/orphan_drugs) has announced the addition of the "Orphan Drugs: Market Environment Products and Companies" report to their offering. For the pharma and diagnostic industries, rare diseases can provide significant commercial success. Examples of blockbuster orphan drugs include Novartis' leukaemia drug, Glivec/Gleevec (imatinib), with global sales of US$4,695 million in 2011; and Actelion's Tracleer (bosentan), the current gold standard in pulmonary arterial hypertension with sales of CHF1,522 million (US$1,598 million) in 2011. The combination of government incentives to develop drugs for rare diseases and the promise of commercial opportunity will continue to fuel the industry's interest in orphan drugs; and provide hope to patients with debilitating conditions and high unmet medical needs. In addition, the fast track approval system allows companies to enter the market faster and more cost-effectively with the potential to extend indications. A comprehensive overview of orphan drugs and their strategic importance is provided in this valuable new report - Market conditions: provides an analysis of the orphan drug market, detailing the drivers for recent growth, prevalence and scientific advances - Regulatory landscape: provides an in-depth analysis of current regulations in major markets (US, EU, Australia and Japan) along with pricing and reimbursement … Continue reading →

17 January 2013 Last updated at 02:36 ET By James Gallagher Health and science reporter, BBC News Giving a patient HIV drugs as soon as they are diagnosed could be the future of treatment, say researchers. Currently, antiretroviral therapy is given only once the immune system has been seriously weakened by infection. A trial, in the New England Journal of Medicine, showed that a year-long course of therapy after diagnosis helped preserve the immune system and keep the virus in check. It is thought that early treatment may also reduce the spread of HIV. The virus is no longer a death sentence for patients who get the best care and drugs. Treatment is given once their CD4 T-cell count, a part of the immune system, falls below 350 cells per cubic millimetre of blood. However, there has been some speculation that starting as soon as a patient is diagnosed may be more beneficial. The Spartac study, which involved 366 patients from eight countries around the world, tested the theory. Questions remain about whether a longer course at an early stage could be more beneficial or whether early treatment should be continued for life Some patients were given 12 weeks of … Continue reading →

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