Monday, December 2, 2013

Research brings hope of new treatment for asthma patients resistant to corticosteroids

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New research from Japan brings hope of a new treatment for  asthma  patients resistant to corticosteroids. In a study published today in t...
Friday, November 29, 2013

Cinnamon May Help Ease Common Cause of Infertility, Study Says...

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A small study by researchers from Columbia University Medical Center in New York City found that women with polycystic ovary syndrome wh...
Wednesday, November 27, 2013

Bacteria-eating viruses 'magic bullets in the war on superbugs'

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Dr Martha Clokie, from the University of Leicester's Department of Infection, Immunity and Inflammation has been investigating an alte...

Painkillers May Worsen Headaches Following Concussion

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The researchers found that daily headache, female sex, the presence of nausea, throbbing headache versus steady or stabbing pain, irritabi...
Tuesday, November 26, 2013

MNK-795 for acute pain management: an interview with Dr Lynn Webster

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MNK-795 is an investigational, extended-release, oral formulation of oxycodone  (left) and acetaminophen  (right) that has been studied fo...
Monday, November 25, 2013

Researchers discover new approach to tackle global threat of antibiotic drug resistance

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Researchers at McMaster University are addressing the crisis in drug resistance with a novel approach to find new antibiotics. "...
Sunday, November 24, 2013

Nail Fungus Drug Might Help Against HIV, Study Suggests - Drugs.com MedNews

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We know that,  Ciclopirox olamine  (used in preparations called  Batrafen ,  Loprox ,  Mycoster ,  Penlac  and  Stieprox ) is a syntheti...
Saturday, November 23, 2013

Copper promises cheaper, sturdier fuel cells

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The copper nanowire films consist of networks of microscopic metal rods, the properties and applications of which Wiley's lab has studie...

Ticagrelor drug may reduce risk of dying following heart attack

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In continuation of my update on  ticagrelor   Scientists from the University of Sheffield have discovered ground breaking clues as to ...
Friday, November 22, 2013

Caffeine in coffee may help small blood vessels work better

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The caffeine in a cup of coffee might help your small blood vessels work better, according to research presented at the American Heart Assoc...

New Cancer Targeting Technique to Improve Cancer Drugs

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Cancer drugs work because they’re toxic, but that’s also why they afflict healthy cells, producing side effects that can compromise their ...
Thursday, November 21, 2013

Scientists develop new drug to treat obstructive airway diseases

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Scientists have developed a new drug (RPL554, see structure) that could treat obstructive airway diseases such as asthma and chronic obstr...
Wednesday, November 20, 2013

Nintedanib drug to treat NSCLC is submitted for approval from European Medicines Agency

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In continuation of my update on NSCLC (non-small cell lung carcinoma) We know that,  Nintedanib  (see structure, formerly  BIBF 1120 ...
Monday, November 18, 2013

Researchers identify C. perfringens type B bacteria believed to trigger multiple sclerosis

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A research team from Weill Cornell Medical College and The Rockefeller University has identified a bacterium it believes may trigger multi...
Friday, November 15, 2013

Combination of heat, doxorubicin drug and nanotech system may improve ovarian cancer treatment

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The combination of heat, chemotherapeutic drugs and an innovative delivery system based on nanotechnology may significantly improve the tr...