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Pfizer ends development of obesity drug
piggy submitted, created time 1 week 5 days (www.reuters.com)
NEW YORK, Nov 5 (Reuters) - Pfizer Inc on Wednesday became the latest drugmaker to abandon an obesity treatment that works by blocking the receptors in the brain that makes people hungry after smoking marijuana.
The world's largest drugmaker said it was terminating late stage development of its experimental obesity drug, CP-945,598, citing a more conservative regulatory climate and problems seen with other medicines from the same class 
Novartis' profit drops 69%; 550 job cuts planned
sea-maid submitted, created time 4 weeks 1 day (www.fdanews.com)
Swiss drug giant Novartis said Monday that its third-quarter profit dropped 69%, as expenses to buy a stake in eye-care specialist Alcon, higher taxes and last year's gains from selling its Gerber and medical-nutrition business offset growing sales of its cancer and heart drugs.
Benefits of "magic mushroom" therapy are long lasting
sea-maid submitted, created time 4 months 1 week (www.nature.com)
The benefits for people who have had positive or even mystical experiences induced by the psychedelic drug psilocybin — the psychoactive ingredient in "magic mushrooms" — linger for as much as a year, according to the latest follow-up study of such patients.
The study offers more support to those who argue that, when used responsibly, some drugs more commonly taken for leisure can safely be used to relieve the stress associated with severe chronic diseases such as cancer.
Impulsivity Linked to Cocaine Addiction
jerry submitted, created time 5 months 1 week (sciencenow.sciencemag.org)
Cocaine addicts are known for being frenetic, but which came first, the behavior or the habit? New research indicates that, at least in rats, it's the behavior that begets addiction. The findings may lead to new approaches for treating addiction.
Synthetic yeast to brew up vital malaria drug
jerry submitted, created time 5 months 2 weeks (www.newscientist.com)
A partly artificial organism could be producing enough of a key malaria drug to treat the world within three years...
A Genetic Clue to Quitting Smoking
jerry submitted, created time 5 months 2 weeks (www.time.com)
A blood test may one day be able to predict how a smoker will respond to two popular methods of kicking the habit... Nicotine replacement, like gums and patches, wean the smoker off nicotine gradually, but Zyban, an antidepressant, works to fight nicotine cravings in the person's brain. Some people respond much better to one strategy or the other.
Drug taken to stop smoking is linked to traffic mishaps
sea-maid submitted, created time 5 months 3 weeks (www.latimes.com)
A surprising development: the drug that the man in this study had hoped would help turn him into a healthier person instead, he believes, caused an accident in which he could have been seriously hurt, even killed.
sea-maid submitted, created time 5 months 3 weeks (www.pnas.org)
Previous studies have shown that chronic opiates may inhibit cell growth and trigger apoptosis leading to impaired cognitive capabilities in both humans and other mammals. And these results suggest that the hormone is capable of preventing or even repairing morphine-induced damage to hippocampal cells
Prescribed pot users face transplant hurdles
kavin submitted, created time 6 months 3 weeks (www.msnbc.msn.com)
Should using marijuana be held against a patient in need of transplant? About this question, there are several different views. And people tend to advise that there needs to be some kind of national eligibility criteria. Because the patients are trusting their physician to do the right thing. The physician prescribes marijuana, they take the marijuana, and they are shocked that this is now the end result. And no one tracks how many patients are denied transplants over medical marijuana use.
Bacteria in Soil Eat Antibiotics
jane2007 submitted, created time 7 months 1 week (online.wsj.com)
Harvard researchers have discovered hundreds of germs in soil that literally gobble up antibiotics, able to thrive with the potent drugs as their sole source of nutrition. But that's not entirely all bad news.
Runner's high proved non-mythical via PET scan
Darkfrog submitted, created time 7 months 3 weeks (www.nytimes.com)
Sit up, couch potatoes: the runner's high is real. Proving the yea or nea of the marathoner's mescalin has been difficult because, as one researcher put it, it's not such a good idea to give someone a spinal tap and then send 'em right off to run a 10K. Recently, someone came up with the bright idea of using PET scans (they copied off the dudes doing pain research).
This article is interesting more for the way in which the researchers applied existing technology to solve a problem than for the subject they're studying
More than five million Americans have Alzheimer's
DanyC submitted, created time 8 months 21 hours (www.reuters.com)
The report found there were 411,000 new cases of Alzheimer's in 2000, a number expected to grow to 454,000 new cases a year by 2010.
PS:
Alzheimer's disease is the most common type of dementia. It starts out with mild memory loss and confusion but escalates into complete memory loss and an inability to care for oneself.
There is no cure and the handful of drugs that can treat Alzheimer's only slow its progression for a short time.
Oral Sex and Pot Linked to Cancer
Sue Wu submitted, created time 8 months 6 days (www.cbsnews.com)
Certain head and neck cancers may be tied to sexual activity, marijuana use, and human papillomavirus (HPV ) type 16.
Criminals hawk fake malaria drugs
Sue Wu submitted, created time 9 months 6 days (www.nature.com)
Malaria is still a major problem in developing countries. Fortunately, there are many brand-name and generic drugs that can ease symptoms and save lives. Unfortunately, these drugs aren't always easy to get to the people who need them. Also unfortunately, there are people willing to take advantage of and money from the sick and their relatives.
Still, drug enforcement agents managed to track down some of the counterfeiters. You will never guess how they did it!
Is Dr. Jarvik qualified to be a professional spokesman for Lipitor?
Darkfrog submitted, created time 9 months 1 week (www.nytimes.com)
Dr. Jarvik is famous for inventing a workable artificial heart, but he's not a cardiologist or even licensed to practice medicine. So why is he the face of choice for all those Lipitor ads? This article explores the propriety of these advertisements and lists inquiries into their ethics.
Dr. Jarvik isn' t just a celebrity face or a friendly testimonial. The use of his name implies some kind of expert endorsement, which he is not necessarily qualified to make
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