Saturday, June 30, 2012

Two-Drug Combo (naproxen and sumatriptan) Helps Teens With Migraines

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A two-drug combination that relieves migraines in adults also works well in adolescents, new research indicates. Because the combinatio...
Friday, June 29, 2012

Advanced Prostate Cancer Drug May Help at Earlier Stage

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In continuation of my update on abiraterone Advanced Prostate Cancer Drug May Help at Earlier Stage :  A drug approved to treat advan...
Thursday, June 28, 2012

Experimental Drug Helps Fight Some Childhood Cancers, Study Finds

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In continuation of my update on Crizotinib Experimental Drug Helps Fight Some Childhood Cancers, Study Finds :  A new targeted drug ther...
Wednesday, June 27, 2012

Abiraterone acetate can help eliminate prostate tumors

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In continuation of my update Abiraterone Abiraterone acetate can help eliminate prostate tumors : A hormone-depleting drug approved last...
Tuesday, June 26, 2012

Mylan receives final FDA approval for Clopidogrel Tablets ANDA

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Mylan receives final FDA approval for Clopidogrel Tablets ANDA : Mylan Inc.  announced that its subsidiary Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc...
Monday, June 25, 2012

Celery Chemical, Apigenin Tackles Breast Cancer

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Apigenin , a natural substance found in grocery store produce aisles, shows promise as a non-toxic treatment for an aggressive form of hu...
Sunday, June 24, 2012

New combination of two previously approved FDA drugs treat lung cancer

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In continuation of my update on Erlotinib .. Dr. Narla's laboratory focuses on the identification and characterization of the gen...
Saturday, June 23, 2012

Caffeine can prevent memory loss in diabetes

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Caffeine can prevent memory loss in diabetes : Badly controlled diabetes are known to affect the brain causing memory and learning proble...
Friday, June 22, 2012

Isis commences ISIS-APOCIIIRx Phase 2 study in hypertriglyceridemia

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Isis commences ISIS-APOCIIIRx Phase 2 study in hypertriglyceridemia :  Isis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced the initiation of a Phase...
Wednesday, June 20, 2012

Potential new drugs for fox tapeworm infection in humans

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Potential new drugs for fox tapeworm infection in humans : Scientists are reporting development and testing of a new series of drugs that ...
Tuesday, June 19, 2012

Phase I clinical trial shows drug shrinks melanoma brain metastases

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The drug dabrafenib (see structure), which targets the Val600 BRAF mutation that is active in half of melanoma cases, also cut the size o...
Monday, June 18, 2012

Scientists Discover Drug Candidate for Alzheimer’s, Huntington’s

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Scientists at the Gladstone Institutes have identified a drug candidate that diminishes the effects of both Alzheimer's disease and ...
Sunday, June 17, 2012

Positive Results of Diltiazem from Fissure Trial

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Ventrus Biosciences Inc. reported positive results from its Phase 3, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial of dilt...
Saturday, June 16, 2012

Trial will evaluate resveratrol in Alzheimer's dementia

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In continuation of my update on  Resveratrol Researchers at Georgetown University and 25 other U.S. academic institutions affiliated ...
Friday, June 15, 2012

Ebola, Marburg Virus Treatments Safe in Phase 1 Studies

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In continuation of my update on antisense drugs and RNAi AVI BioPharma Inc . announced positive safety results from the first five c...