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Gene Therapy For Cystic Fibrosis

....// New research is moving us slightly closer to a treatment for cystic fibrosis that modifies the abnormal gene that causes the disease. Working with mice, scientists have restored key chemicals in cells to levels that should ease symptoms of the fatal disease. Still, it's too early to know whether the same...

New drug may stop alopecia

...hich is one of the distressing side effects of the treatment of cancer. The pharmaceutical company Glaxo Wellcome has formulated a gel which which contains a drug known as GW8510, helped to prevent hair loss// in rats subjected to chemotherapy. Lead researcher Stephen Davis said the gel completely prevented h...

Hope For Stiff-Person Syndrome

...living and thus, their quality of life. While the treatment had no major side effects, it is expensive, costing more than $10,000 a month....

Dr Reddy’s Laboratories to challenge patents on drug

...ug Administration. Omeprazole is indicated for the treatment of duodenal and gastric ulcers. The FDA granted the marketing exclusivity to Andrx group of the US. The loss of marketing exclusivity is a setback for Dr Reddy’s, but this will be temporary. This is to be expected in the game of patent challenges bu...

Evidence supporting H.pylori eradication

...-term non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) treatment has shown that eradication of Helicobacter pylori ...hritis patients who were receiving long-term NSAID treatment to participate in the investigation. The patients were randomly allocated to H.pylori eradication wi...

Serotonin increases stroke risk

...prescribed other serotonin drugs - like a migraine treatment - if they suddenly get a bad headache or even develop seizures....

Depression increases heart attacks

...ing within 6 months after a heart attack. Although treatment of depression with medication or psychotherapy after a heart attack has not been shown to improve survival, the authors conclude that it can improve depressed patients’ quality of life and should be included in routine care. ...

Recovery from lung injury

...ung injury. But recovery is possible if ventilator treatment is given in time. On an average older people are m...t's not been clear is whether they do as well with treatment as those who are younger. A new study suggests that age is indeed a factor in the outcome. Research...

Risk for Pregnant Women

... harmful CBPs. "Dirty source water going into the treatment plant means water contaminated with chlorination byproducts coming out of your tap," Jane Houlihan, EWG's research director, said in a statement. "The solution is cleaning up our lakes, rivers, and streams, not just bombarding our water supply with c...

More People Seeking Treatment for Depression

...million adults in a given year.Despite advances in treatment options and educational efforts,// depression has ...reatment. Americans have no qualms about seeking treatment for depression. It's just that they're turning more to medication than to psychotherapy. A new study...

A new study surpasses Gene Therapy Hurdle

...ng red blood cells to produce more hemoglobin as a treatment for such diseases as sickle cell anemia, while not forcing other blood cells to make the substance. That hurdle was overcome last year, by researchers....

A new vaccine for leukemia

...he new vaccine within six months.She believes the treatment will be without side effects, and will offer the p...against their cancer for life.It is hoped that the treatment can be refined and extended to other cancers of the blood - including myeloma and myeloid leukaemia....

Aspirin - a drug after one’s own hear

...t a recurrence. But Baigent and his team found the treatment could also help prevent an initial heart attack or stroke in people at high risk because they suffer from diabetes, angina or a build-up of fatty deposits in the arteries. Although patients are getting it if they have had a heart attack or previous s...

Butterbur does wonders

...a, and skin wounds. Currently, it is used in the treatment of migraines. It has also been used successfully in preventing gastric ulcers, and in treating patients with irritable bladder and urinary tract spasms. Extracts are prepared from the rhizomes, roots, and leaves....

Magnesium sulfate offers no help in migraine treatment

...e is evidence that magnesium may be helpful in the treatment of migraine headache and that studies in other applications, including asthma treatment, have shown that magnesium sulfate infusions are well tolerated. To investigate whether such an infusion might be an effective adjunct to migraine therapy, the r...

Appropriate treatment for breast cancer

According to researchers the appropriate treatment should be recommended for paitents with breast cancer in order to reduce the complications. Women who have// had breast cancer do well years after treatment, although those who have chemotherapy and tamoxifen may have reduced physical functioning. Re...

Nervous disorder being treated

...nly. Researchers have developed a highly effective treatment for a disorder of the nervous system which can leave people// totally disabled. People with the condition are often too disabled to walk or move, or are afraid to leave the house in case they suffer a spasm and fall. The condition resembles chronic...

Third artificial heart patient introduced

... chance of dying within a month, and have no other treatment options. The first man to get the implant, 59-year-old Robert Tools, survived almost five months with it. He died November 30 from severe abdominal bleeding and organ failure, which doctors said was not related to the performance of the artificial h...

Panacea Biotech To Market Anthrax Vaccine

... such as ciprofloxacin currently being used in the treatment of anthrax. Ciprofloxacin is administered after a person has contacted anthrax. The vaccine develops immunity in the human body to anthrax bacillus. According to marketing director Rajesh, the vaccine developed by JNU is superior to the only other an...

FDA approves drug for rare liver disease

...re well." For babies who are diagnosed, the only treatment is a special low-protein diet. Orfadin may significantly improve those dismal statistics. It works by blocking formation of the liver-destroying toxins. The drug's cost depends on the dose, which varies with the child's size: $12,000 a year for an in...

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