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Oral disease-modifying drugs are recent additions to the multiple sclerosis market. New York, NY (PRWEB) April 03, 2013 Multiple sclerosis patients who are taking oral disease-modifying drugs (DMD) are more optimistic about their future expectations for their disease than patients who are taking non-oral DMDs, according to new research from Kantar Health, a leading global healthcare advisory firm. More than 950 MS patients were asked to predict whether they expected their disease to...

NORTH LIBERTY, Iowa, April 3, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- KemPharm, Inc., a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery and development of new, safer therapies to treat pain, announced today that it has received a Notice of Allowance from the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) for its patent application entitled, "Benzoic Acid, Benzoic Acid Derivatives and Heteroaryl Carboxylic Acid Conjugates of Hydrocodone, Prodrugs, Methods of Making and Use Thereof."...

Overdose deaths from prescription painkillers have more than tripled over the last decade; according to a Policy Impact Report from the CDC, nearly three out of four prescription drug overdoses are caused by prescription painkillers; millions of people report using prescription painkillers nonmedically and, the dangers of overdose death are gloomy. Pure Health Group Inc.™ reacts to this and reveals a different solution; their unique at home detox system to help get this epidemic under...

Supported by its own specifically conducted research with 2909 patients from 10 patient groups, the International Adhesions Society (IAS) today submitted recommendations in response to FDA proposals to limit the the way opioids are approved. The data, representing over 25 million Americans with chronic pelvic, abdominal or spinal pain due in part to adhesions, endometriosis, interstitial cystitis, irritable bowel syndrome and hysterectomy complications, demonstrate the significant number...

Prescription Painkiller overdose has taken over our country according to a February 8th CBS Evening News Report with Scott Pelley; millions of individuals are afflicted with an addiction to prescription painkillers. Overdose from pain pills is a leading cause of death in the US; Pure Health Group Inc.™ comments and offers an at home detox system to help get people off painkillers once and for all. DENVER, COLORADO (PRWEB) March 28, 2013 Prescription Painkiller overdose has taken over...

Delray Recovery Center is a Florida facility that offers individualized treatment plans for drug addiction, alcohol addiction, eating disorders and co-occurring disorders. The first step of most addiction treatment programs is purging the substance from the system, and Delray Recovery Center now offers medical detox to achieve this goal. Delray Beach, FL (PRWEB) March 25, 2013 Delray Recovery Center’s introduction of medical detoxification for drug and alcohol addiction ensures the...

Delray Recovery Center is a Florida facility that provides individualized treatment plans for drug addiction, alcohol addiction, eating disorders and co-occurring disorders. The prescription drug methadone is the drug of choice for many, and Delray Recovery Center is releasing a new infographic on its many dangers. Delray Beach, FL (PRWEB) March 22, 2013 Although methadone is legal with a prescription and often prescribed as part of a recovery plan for heroin, Delray Recovery Center’s...

WATCH VIDEO: [Under The Skin, A Tiny Laboratory] Brett Smith for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online Swiss scientists from the École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) have developed a tiny blood-work laboratory that sits just under the skin and wirelessly transmits results to a patient’s physician. According to a statement from the EPFL team, the device can detect as many as five proteins and organic acids simultaneously, allowing for a more personalized and immediate...

NASHVILLE, Tenn., March 19, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The first two installations of Apoteca in the United States took place at the Cleveland Clinic and Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center. Cleveland Clinic's implementation plan included a lengthy review and approval by the Ohio Board of Pharmacy. Both facilities deployed Apoteca in busy oncology centers serving both inpatients and outpatients. Daily production includes complex doses that require reconstitution, multiple vials,...

New Report Shows Drug Overdose Deaths Continue to Increase for 11th Year in a Row BEVERLY HILLS, Calif., March 18, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- According to a report released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), drug overdose deaths in the United States increased for the 11th consecutive year in 2010 with nearly 60 percent of the deaths involving prescription drugs. In response to these findings, Dr. Michael Lowenstein, medical director for the WAISMANN METHOD® (W...