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Researchers have questioned the evidence used to justify marketing the drugs to a new group of womenExpanded use of osteo drugs questioned

Wednesday, 23 January 2008
Drug companies have been accused of trying to expand the market for osteoporosis drugs by targeting women who have not yet developed the condition.
Subjects: osteoporosis, doctors-and-medical-professionals, medical-research, pharmaceuticals Locations: newcastle-2300, spain, united-kingdom

Pain relief based on gene therapy would not have the same side-effects as morphine, say researchers Gene therapy could ease chronic pain

Tuesday, 22 January 2008
An experimental gene therapy treatment has given rats relief from chronic pain for three months, say US researchers.
Subjects: medical-research, pain, pharmaceuticals Locations: united-states

How good is the evidence for our medications? Many negative drug studies don't see print

Thursday, 17 January 2008
Nearly a third of antidepressant drug studies are never published in the medical literature and nearly all happen to show that the drug being tested did not work, say US researchers.
Subjects: depression, doctors-and-medical-professionals, medical-research, pharmaceuticals, safety Locations: united-states

Nanoparticles zapped with electromagnetic radiation will hopefully release their drugs to their target, not randomly in the bloodstream Nanoparticles release drugs on demand

Wednesday, 12 December 2007
A specially designed nanoparticle fixed with a tiny magnet and a piece of DNA will free its drug cargo on demand when zapped with an electromagnetic field, scientists say.
Subjects: cancer, pharmaceuticals, biotechnology Locations: canada, united-states

Earthworms selectively kill, then digest or ferment soil bacteria. Now scientists think we can learn from these slimy killers to develop new antimicrobial agents Worm poo shows there's brass in muck

Monday, 26 November 2007
Scientists say they might find new antimicrobial compounds in a source most people associate with dirt and germs: worms.
Subjects: environment, pharmaceuticals, microbiology, biotechnology, invertebrates Locations: china, russian-federation

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