Death certificates ‘should list antibiotic resistance as an official cause’ because superbugs now kill 700,000 people every year, expert says Chair of Chatham House think-tank…
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FDA panel: Expand use of fish oil drug Vascepa
Approved use of the prescription-strength fish oil drug Vascepa should be widened to include more patients at risk for heart attack and stroke, a U.S….
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Drug shows promise as immune therapy for cancer
A therapy developed by Yale researchers stimulates immune cells to shrink or kill tumors in mice, according to a new study published in the Journal…
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NICE rules against cannabis-based drug for epileptic children
Health watchdog rules AGAINST the NHS offering cannabis-based drug Epidiolex to children with rare forms of epilepsy Epidiolex is almost entirely based on CBD and…
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Boom in overdose-reversing drug is tied to fewer drug deaths
Prescriptions of the overdose-reversing drug naloxone are soaring, and experts say that could be a reason overdose deaths have stopped rising for the first time…
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Blinking eye-on-a-chip used for disease modeling and drug testing
People who spend eight or more hours a day staring at a computer screen may notice their eyes becoming tired or dry, and, if those…
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Discovery of mechanism behind precision cancer drug opens door for more targeted treatment
New research that uncovers the mechanism behind the newest generation of cancer drugs is opening the door for better targeted therapy. PARP inhibitors are molecular…
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Choosing the right drug to fight cancer
Canadian researchers have discovered a molecular indicator of a mechanism that drives cancer progression, giving doctors the possibility of using precision medicine, that is, choosing…
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Study identifies how cancer drug inhibits DNA repair in cancer cells
According to researchers at Yale Cancer Center, a cancer drug thought to be of limited use possesses a superpower of sorts: It is able to…
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Study confirms: drugs to prevent Transmission of HIV even with unprotected Sex
A large-scale study with gay couples shows that taking certain HIV medications can prevent the Transmission of the Virus to sexual partners. As scientists led…
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