Foamix Announces FDA Acceptance of its New Drug Application for FMX103 Minocycline Foam for the Treatment of Moderate-to-Severe Papulopustular Rosacea
REHOVOT, Israel and BRIDGEWATER, N.J., Oct. 17, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Foamix Pharmaceuticals Ltd. (Nasdaq: FOMX), a clinical stage specialty pharmaceutical company focused on developing and commercializing... (Source: Drugs.com - New Drug Applications)
Source: Drugs.com - New Drug Applications - October 17, 2019 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: news

Medical News Today: Can minocycline help treat rheumatoid arthritis?
Minocycline is an antibiotic that can reduce inflammation. Minocycline can relieve the symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis (RA), but newer treatments are more common options. Learn about minocycline and other treatments for RA here. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - July 11, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Rheumatoid Arthritis Source Type: news

Medical News Today: Common acne drug could prevent artery hardening
Scientists have identified the mechanism that causes artery hardening and have shown that the antibiotic minocycline can prevent the process in rats. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - June 11, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Vascular Source Type: news

Acne drug could prevent deadly heart attacks and strokes
Scientists from the University of Cambridge were surprised to discover molecules in the antibiotic minocycline block the pathway that leads to deposits in the circulatory system. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - June 11, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Clinical features and antimicrobial susceptibility profiles of culture-proven neonatal sepsis in a tertiary children's hospital, 2013 to 2017.
Neonatal sepsis (NS) remains a major cause of morbidity and mortality in neonates, but data on the etiology and antibiotic susceptibility patterns of pathogens are limited. The aim of this study was to analyze the clinical characteristics, risk factors, and the antibiotic susceptibility patterns of pathogenic microbes associated with NS at a tertiary children ' s hospital in Shanghai, China. Most isolates of Gram-positive bacteria were sensitive to vancomycin, linezolid, minocycline and tigecycline, of which more than 90% were resistant to penicillin. Most isolates of Gram-negative bacteria were sensitive to amika...
Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH) - May 29, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Foamix Announces FDA Acceptance of New Drug Application for FMX101 Minocycline Foam for the Treatment of Moderate-to-Severe Acne
REHOVOT, Israel, and BRIDGEWATER, N.J., March 07, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Foamix Pharmaceuticals Ltd. (Nasdaq: FOMX), a clinical stage specialty pharmaceutical company focused on developing and commercializing proprietary topical therapies to... (Source: Drugs.com - New Drug Applications)
Source: Drugs.com - New Drug Applications - March 7, 2019 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: news

Minocycline for Acne Changes Skin Microbiota
(MedPage Today) -- Findings in pilot study may explain adverse effects of antibiotic therapy in acne (Source: MedPage Today Dermatology)
Source: MedPage Today Dermatology - February 16, 2019 Category: Dermatology Source Type: news

Minocycline Reduce Synaptic Pruning in Schizophrenia Cell Models Minocycline Reduce Synaptic Pruning in Schizophrenia Cell Models
Minocycline reduces excessive synaptic pruning in schizophrenia patient-derived cell models, suggesting that it might delay or prevent the onset of schizophrenia in some individuals, according to new research.Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Pathology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Pathology Headlines - February 13, 2019 Category: Pathology Tags: Psychiatry News Source Type: news

Antibiotic could protect against neurodegenerative diseases during aging
(eLife) An antibiotic, minocycline, can increase the lifespan of roundworms by preventing the build-up of proteins during aging, a study in the open-access journal eLife reports. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - November 28, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news

Minocin Flops in Schizophrenia; Lavender Soothes Anxiety
(MedPage Today) -- News and commentary from the psychiatry world (Source: MedPage Today Psychiatry)
Source: MedPage Today Psychiatry - October 24, 2018 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news

Antibiotic Fails to Cut Negative Symptoms of Schizophrenia Antibiotic Fails to Cut Negative Symptoms of Schizophrenia
Adjunctive minocycline failed to ease negative symptoms or inflammatory or neuropathic processes in patients with recent-onset psychosis in what is believed to be the largest trial to date.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Psychiatry Headlines)
Source: Medscape Psychiatry Headlines - October 17, 2018 Category: Psychiatry Tags: Psychiatry News Source Type: news

Woman's tongue turned BLACK and 'hairy' because of an antibiotic
Doctors in St Louis have revealed the unnamed 55-year-old's bizarre side effect was caused by minocycline, an antibiotic that was given to her to combat a wound infection. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - September 5, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Solodyn (Minocycline Hydrochloride) - updated on RxList
(Source: RxList - New and Updated Drug Monographs)
Source: RxList - New and Updated Drug Monographs - August 21, 2018 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: news

Common Medications Can Cause Drug-Induced Lupus
BOSTON (CBS) – A busy mom of two young kids, Faryn Savasta of Westborough is constantly on the go. But chasing after her kids would have been impossible a few years ago. “All of a sudden I woke up one day and I felt like I couldn’t move,” she said. “My legs felt like giant rocks and I couldn’t move them.” At the time, Faryn was a newlywed and looking forward to starting a family. Instead she was depending on her husband for basic needs. “Bring me to the bathroom, help me get in and out of bed. It was shocking,” she recalled. Faryn Savasta of Westborough. (WBZ-TV) After a battery of tests, Faryn was s...
Source: WBZ-TV - Breaking News, Weather and Sports for Boston, Worcester and New Hampshire - July 6, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Health – CBS Boston Tags: Boston News Health Healthwatch Seen On WBZ-TV Syndicated Local Dr. Mallika Marshall Local TV Lupus Source Type: news