Pharmacy / Pharmacology - Aug 31, 2018 Edition

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August 31, 2018     Pharmacy / Pharmacology     The latest pharmacy / pharmacology news from News Medical

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Handling and Containment of Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (APIs)   Ultra careful handling and containment is needed for potent active pharma ingredients. ChargePoint underlines the difficulties and how they were safely and effectively handled for Fermion, a contract developer and manufacturer at Espoo.   Read More           Discovery will allow scientists to target hypoxia in cancer   Researchers have discovered a new GPCR that will allow them to target hypoxia in cancer, offering a new, less harmful treatment for patients.

Scientists develop universal vaccine with the potential to protect against multiple flu strains   Researchers have developed a universal vaccine that can protect against multiple strains of influenza in animals.       New review examines potential of medicinal cannabis to help treat intractable epilepsy   A new British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology review examines the potential of medicinal cannabis--or medical marijuana--for helping patients with intractable epilepsy, in which seizures fail to come under control with standard anticonvulsant treatment.       Oxidative Stress Hampers Blood Vessel Dilation in Men   Higher levels of oxidative stress in males results in lower levels of cofactor BH needed to make the powerful blood vessel dilator nitric oxide.       Allergy Patch Testing   Allergy patch testing is used to screen substances to determine the cause of an allergic skin reaction. Patches with different suspected irritants (allergens) are applied to a person’s back and left in place for 48 hours. The skin is then examined for signs of a hypersensitive reaction.       New findings pave way for novel, improved drugs to treat psychiatric disorders   Researchers at Columbia University Irving Medical Center have found new evidence of how certain transport proteins are working at the molecular level, paving the way for new, improved drugs to treat psychiatric disorders.

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