A new study may lead to better drug tests that can distinguish between heroin use and the ingestion of poppy seeds, such as on a bagel or in salad dressing.
People born to women between the ages of 12 and 19 or to men over the age of 45 are at the greatest risk for developing psychiatric disorders, according to the results of a Danish population-based study of close to three million people born between 1955 and 2006.
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) sent out an alert in February to addiction treatment professionals warning of an increase in deaths since the beginning of the year that are reportedly linked to heroin containing fentanyl.
Recent research published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) found that vitamin E slowed functional decline in Alzheimer’s disease better than memantine (Namenda) (Dysken MW et al, JAMA 2014;311(1):33-44).
Roche Pharmaceuticals’ potential new medication for schizophrenia, bitopertin (RG1678), failed its first two phase III trials. In both trials, adding bitopertin to antipsychotics for 24 weeks failed to improve persistent negative symptoms of schizophrenia as measured by PANSS (Positive and Negative Symptoms Scale) scores when compared to placebo, according to a report released by the company in January.
Johnson & Johnson will begin providing all clinical trial data gathered through its Janssen pharmaceuticals arm to Yale School of Medicine’s Open Data Access (YODA) Project. Physicians and researchers will be able to request access to the anonymized data through YODA, and not the drug company.
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