FDA approves long-acting ADHD drug

February 04, 2016 FDA has approved a longer-acting version of amphetamine (Adzenys XR-ODT—Neos Therapeutics) for the treatment of ADHD. The orally disintegrating tablet was approved to treat ADHD in patients aged 6 years and older. The drug, which FDA had rejected 3...

Metformin may not help neonatal birth weight

February 04, 2016 New research suggests that the diabetes drug metformin may not help obese pregnant women have normal-weight babies. Researchers evaluated 400 obese women (with a body-mass index higher than 35) without diabetes who received metformin 3 g/daily or...

Study assesses COPD drug in reducing ventilator time

February 04, 2016 A new placebo-controlled trial set out to analyze acetazolamide for the treatment of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and metabolic alkalosis. The primary outcome of the 380-patient study was the duration of invasive...

Anger and suspicion fuel big TB outbreak in rural Alabama

February 04, 2016 State officials trying to stamp out a tuberculosis outbreak in the small town of Marion, AL, have resorted to financial incentives to encourage testing and treatment. Despite the alarming spread of the disease—3 deaths, 27 active lung infections, and...