90% of Scottish GPs give drugs for mental illness

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ALMOST nine out of ten doctors in Scotland say they have treated mental health problems with drugs even though they believed other therapies would have been more effective, research shows. A survey of GPs across the UK found many were concerned …
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FDA Advisory Panel Rejects Cystic Fibrosis Treatment

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With the exception of ivacaftor (Kalydeco, Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc), licensed in January 2012 for patients with cystic fibrosis (CF) who have a specific rare mutation, there are no drugs on the US market that treat the condition itself. All current …
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Can Fosfomycin Treat Multidrug-Resistant UTIs?

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Fosfomycin tromethamine is approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) as a single 3-g dose, given orally as a powder sachet dissolved in cool water, for treatment in women with uncomplicated urinary tract infections (UTIs) caused by E …
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New stroke guidelines expand use of clot-busting drugs

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The sooner the treatment is given, the better a patient's chances for recovery, said Dr. Edward Jauch, lead author of the guidelines and director of the Division of Emergency Medicine at the Medical University of South Carolina. Currently, just 3 to 5 …
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