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Category Archives: Medicine

08Aug/20

Janssen Announces U.S. FDA Approval of SPRAVATO® (esketamine) CIII Nasal Spray to Treat Depressive Symptoms in Adults with Major Depressive Disorder with Acute Suicidal Ideation or Behavior

August 8, 2020Medicine, Johnson &Johnson, Amines, Antidepressants, Chloroarenes, Drugs, Esketamine, Janssen Pharmaceutica, janssen pharmaceutical, Major depressive disorder, Neurochemistry, Nicotinic antagonists, Psychoactive drugs, Sedatives, Suicidal ideation, u.s. food and drug administrationsmbale

The Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the supplemental new drug application (sNDA) for SPRAVATO® (esketamine) CIII nasal spray, taken with an oral antidepressant, to treat depressive symptoms in adults with major depressive disorder (MDD) with acute suicidal ideation or behavior.1 SPRAVATO® is the first and only approved medicine that has been shown to reduce depressive symptoms within 24 hours,1 providing a new option for significant symptom relief until a longer-term, comprehensive treatment plan can take effect. Read more

13Feb/17

Hormone injection sparks love and sex regions in brain

February 13, 2017MedicineALEXANDER COMNINOS, Branches of biology, Cell signaling, Endocrine system, Endocrinology, Hormone, Kisspeptin, London, Matthew Stock, Organ systems, Psychiatric diagnosis, Puberty, Sexual arousal, Sexual dysfunction, Sexual health, United Kingdom, WALJIT DHILLOsmbale

Just in time for Valentine’s Day, researchers discover the hormone kisspeptin can enhance activity in brain regions associated with sexual arousal and romantic love. Matthew Stock reports. Continue reading →

19Dec/16

The search for medicinal agents in NYC dirt

December 19, 2016MedicineAntibiotic, Bacteria, Bacteriology, Bill, Biology, Branches of biology, Genetically modified organism, Genetics, Health, New York, New York City, Organism, prospect park, Sean Brady, Small molecule, the rockefeller university, United States, Zach Charlop, Zach Charlop-Powerssmbale

The dirt of New York City parks may seem an unlikely way to benefit modern medicine, but scientists in an Upper East Side university lab in Manhattan say they found genes from the dirt’s bacteria that could lead to use in antibiotics and anti-cancer treatments.

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26Aug/16

Mylan CEO Heather Bresch

Mylan offers discounts on EpiPen after Clinton criticism

August 26, 2016MedicineBobbi Rebell, Company: EpiPen, Company: Mylan NL, Epinephrine, Epinephrine autoinjector, First aid, Food and Drug Administration, Generic drug, Health, Health/Medical/Pharmaceuticals, Heather Bresch, Hillary Clinton, Life sciences, Mylan, Peter Pitts, Politics, Rodham family, Sanofi, Social Issues, Type I hypersensitivity, u.s. food and drug administrationsmbale

Mylan said it would reduce the out-of-pocket cost of its severe allergy treatment EpiPen through a discount program, a day after Democratic Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton criticized the drug’s high price. Bobbi Rebell reports.
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25Jan/16

Britain and Bill Gates pledge 4.2 billion dollars to fight malaria

January 25, 2016MedicineBill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Bill Gates, Businesspeople, Gates, George Osborne, Infectious diseases, Liverpool, liverpool school of tropical medicine, LIVERPOOOL, Malaria, Malaria Eradication Scientific Alliance, Melinda, Melinda Gates, Microsoft, Oxford, Philanthropists, Rockefeller Foundation, Target Malaria, United Kingdomsmbale

Britain will spend 500 million pounds (700 million US dollars) per year for the next five years to battle malaria in a partnership with Microsoft founder and philanthropist Bill Gates worth a total of 3 billion pounds (4 billion US dollars).

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25Jan/16

Ernest Nwokolo Cradle Count

New app helps women keep track of their pregnancy in Nigeria

January 25, 2016MedicineAbuja, Adebi, Antenatal depression, Articles, BabyCenter, Childbirth, CradleCap, CradleCount, Ernest Nwokolo, Health, Human reproduction, India, Maternal death, Midwifery, Nigeria, Oyenobi Adebi, Pregnancy, Prenatal care, Reproductive healthsmbale

Pregnant women in Nigeria are using the Cradle Count app to monitor their pregnancy and look out for any sign of complications that could affect them or their baby’s health. The android based mobile application is being embraced in a country where a woman’s chance of dying from pregnancy and child birth is 1 in 13.

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08Jan/16

Eight-year-old Dunia Sibomana, left, poses for a photo with Dr. Alexander Dagum

Congolese boy attacked by chimps getting rare face surgery in New York

January 8, 2016MedicineAfrica, Alexander Dagum, Democratic Republic of Congo, Dunia, head, Human anatomy, Leon Klempner, Lip, Lip reconstruction, Medical Subject Headings, New York, Oral and maxillofacial surgery, Plastic surgery, Sharon Reich, Sibomana, United Statessmbale

Eight-year-old boy to get a rare, risky, reconstructive surgery in New York after being mauled by chimpanzees in Africa. Sharon Reich reports.
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07Dec/15

First penis transplant in the United States to be performed within a year

December 7, 2015MedicineAfghanistan, China, Clinical medicine, Human penis, Iraq, Medical specialties, NEXT MEDIA, Oral and maxillofacial surgery, Organ transplantation, Penis, Penis transplantation, Plastic surgery, South Africa, Surgery, The New York Times, THE NEW YORK TIMES COMPANY, u.s. department of defense, United Statessmbale

Surgeons at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine are hoping to within a year perform the first penis transplant in the United States on a young soldier injured by a bomb explosion in Afghanistan, the New York Times reported.
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07Dec/15

Nobel laureates in medicine

Nobel laureates in medicine react to award

December 7, 2015MedicineAlfred Nobel, Artemisia annua, Artemisinin, China, Filariasis, Helminthiases, Infectious diseases, Ireland, Ivermectin, Japan, Lymphatic filariasis, Madison, Medical specialties, Medicine, Merck & Co., Neglected diseases, Neglected tropical diseases, Novartis, Onchocerciasis, RTT, Sanofi, Satoshi Ōmura, Stockholm, Sweden, Traditional Chinese medicine, Tropical diseases, Tu, Tu Youyou, William Campbellsmbale

The scientists awarded this year’s Nobel Prize in Medicine for discoveries in fighting parasitic diseases say teamwork and Chinese medicine are key components behind their successes.

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17Oct/15

Australia to allow marijuana to be grown locally for medical trials

October 17, 2015MedicineAustralia, AUSTRALIAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION, Cannabis, Cannabis in Australia, Cannabis law, Cannabis smoking, Decriminalization, Drug control law, Entheogenic use of cannabis, Entheogens, Health, Herbalism, Legality of cannabis, Medical cannabis, Medicinal plants, Medicine, MMJ PhytoTech Ltd, Prohibition of drugs, Removal of cannabis from Schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act, Sussan Ley, SYDNEYsmbale

Australia is altering its drug laws to allow for the cultivation of marijuana for medicinal and scientific purposes, removing a major hurdle to the establishment of clinical trials of the drug.

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