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COX-2 Specific Inhibitor, Parecoxib Sodium IV, Reduces Morphine Consumption
Results from a Phase III, placebo controlled study presented this weekend at the American Pain Society (APS) 20th Annual Scientific Meeting showed that administration of parecoxib sodium, the first investigational injectable COX-2 specific analgesic, significantly reduced the amount of morphine consumed by patients following total hip replacement surgery while improving overall pain relief. In a separate study, a single dose of parecoxib sodium was shown to provide superior analgesia to a single dose of morphine in the control of pain following total knee replacement surgery. more
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St. John's Wort - The Cancer Fighter?
A light sensitive substance taken from the herb St John's wort is being used to treat cancer. Belgian scientists have already used the substance, hypericin, to detect cancer cells. But they also believe hypericin could be used to actually kill off cancerous tumors. more
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Scientists Locate The "Sweet Tooth" Gene
Scientists have announced that craving sweets has a genetic basis. A team led by Robert Margolskee of the Mount Sinai School of Medicine at New York University have found a gene that enables the tongue's taste receptors to identify sweet things. The discovery could lead to the development of new sweeteners and a greater understanding of why some people have a sweet tooth. more
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Health Problems Continue Long After Chernobyl Nuclear Disaster
Ukraine's Health Ministry said the condition of people affected by the Chernobyl nuclear power plant disaster is continuing to deteriorate. The number of healthy people among those who were evacuated from the contaminated area has dropped from 57.3 percent to 18.25 percent since the accident, and among those who live on the contaminated territories from 50.7 percent to 16.21 percent, the ministry said in a press release called "Chernobyl, 15 Years On" issued on Saturday. more
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Recommended Childhood Immunization Schedule United States, January - December 2001
22-28 April is Infant Immunization Week. In observance of this important health week, Vidyya is pleased to offer this easy-to-read and print immunization schedule: Recommended Childhood Immunization Schedule United States, January - December 2001 to our readers. The schedule is in the public domain and our readers are encouraged to print and distrubute the schedule. more
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