Medical Research Associates of CNY has recently joined Centerwatch.com; a listing of clinical trials and clinical trial sites on the internet. You can use this site to find a wealth of information about clinical research, including listings of more than 41,000 active industry and government-sponsored clinical trials, as well as new drug therapies in research and those recently approved by the FDA.

Medical Research Associates of Central New York relocated to a new building in September 2006. The new office is located at 5229 Witz Drive (corner of Taft and Allen Roads) in North Syracuse. The new building houses the Allergy & Asthma Liverpool Office, Allergy & Asthma Hertiage Landing Office and Medical Research Associates of CNY.

For many people, taking medication is a regular part of their daily routine, and these medicines are relied upon to treat disease and improve health. Although medicines can make you feel better and help you get well, it's important to know that all medicines, both prescription and over-the-counter, have risks as well as benefits.

The benefits of medicines are the helpful effects you get when you use them, such as lowering blood pressure, curing infection, or relieving pain. The risks of medicines are the chances that something unwanted or unexpected could happen to you when you use them. Risks could be less serious things, such as an upset stomach, or more serious things, such as liver damage.

Recent studies are providing important new information about drug safety and effectiveness for children. Pediatricians say it's about time.

Most drugs prescribed for children have not been tested in children. Before the Food and Drug Administration initiated a pediatric program, only about 20 percent of drugs approved by the FDA were labeled for pediatric use. By necessity, doctors have routinely given drugs to children "off label," which means the drug has not been approved for use in children based on the demonstration of safety and efficacy in adequate, well-controlled clinical trials.