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Adamas Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a privately held company, announced that it has expanded its Phase 2 clinical study of a proprietary investigational triple-combination antiviral drug therapy for influenza to include centers in the United States, Canada and Europe.
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Research: Morphine May Spread Cancer
Morphine "might spread cancer" from BBC News reports that morphine can form new blood vessels to feed tumors and help them grow.
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Epiphany Announces Positive Results From Its Phase 2b Trial In Shingles
Main Category: Seniors / Aging Also Included In: Pharma Industry / Biotech Industry Infectious Diseases / Bacteria / Viruses Epiphany Biosciences announced results from its Phase 2b dose-ranging study of EPB-348 in patients with shingles infection.
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Early Communication about an Ongoing Safety Review of Meridia
Early Communication about an Ongoing Safety Review ofA A Meridia This information reflects FDA's current analysis of available data concerning this drug.
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Parent training complements medication for treating behavioral problems in children with PDD
Treatment that includes medication plus a structured training program for parents reduces serious behavioral problems in children with autism and related conditions, according to a study funded by the National Institute of Mental Health .
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H1N1 virus risks becoming antiviral resistant: experts
More than one million antiviral doses have been drawn from the federal stockpile in recent months, and the number of prescriptions filled by Canadian retail drugstores for Tamiflu and Relenza, the ... As public health officials urge more rapid use of antivirals for H1N1, some experts worry the drugs could become over-prescribed for what is a ...
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Jury awards $300 million in ex-smoker's suit
Philip Morris has been ordered to pay $300 million in damages to a former smoker in Florida.
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FISH Technology Preferred for Choosing HER-2-Positive Breast Cancer Treatments
The debate on how to select patients who will respond best to costly drug treatments for aggressive breast cancer now favors fluorescence in situ hybridization to measure the HER-2 receptor found in human breast tumors, according to a leading pathologist presenting at the Association for Molecular Pathology annual meeting.
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NADDI cracks down on methamphetamine with new initiative
LOUISVILLE,A Ky. The National Association of Drug Diversion Investigators on Friday announced a new initiative in the war on methamphetamine; the National Precursor Log Exchange , a multistate electronic tracking program that enforces purchase limitations of the decongestant pseudoephedrine in real-time at the point of sale.
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Venezuela aims to annul patents for antibiotic
Venezuela's trade minister says the government plans to annul the pharmaceutical patents for an antibiotic produced by Bayer HealthCare.
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Feds bust Palm Beach County drug ring
At least 20 people were indicted on drug selling charges in an operation that reportedly ran from January 2006 to Oct.
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'Big Brother' winner seeks bail in Mass. drug case
Adam Jasinski was charged last month with attempting to sell 2,000 pills of oxycodone, which is the main active ingredient in OxyContin and other painkillers and can produce a heroin-like high if crushed and then swallowed, snorted or injected.
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Mutation found in swine flu virus: WHO
However, it stressed that the mutation did not appear to cause a more contagious or more dangerous form of A influenza and that some similar cases observed elsewhere had been mild.
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Pain drug morphine may accelerate cancer growth
Evidence is mounting that morphine, commonly used to manage pain, may accelerate cancer growth, but a newly-approved drug that blocks its side effects could also keep tumors from spreading, U.S. researchers said on Wednesday.
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Drug resistant swine flu hits UK
Health officials say a Tamiflu-resistant strain of swine flu has spread between hospital patients.
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Study: Folic acid can give you cancer?
A new study is causing major concern about the use of folic acid and B12 supplements.
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Common pain relief medication may encourage cancer growth
Although morphine has been the gold-standard treatment for postoperative and chronic cancer pain for two centuries, a growing body of evidence is showing that opiate-based painkillers can stimulate the growth and spread of cancer cells.
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Results From Two Phase II Trials Add To Understanding Of...
November 19, 2009 Ticagrelor data presented at the American Heart Association Scientific Sessions Orlando, FL /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ --AstraZeneca today announced the results of the phase II studies, ONSET/OFFSET and RESPOND for ticagrelor ) at the annual American Heart Association Scientific Sessions in Orlando, FL, with ONSET/OFFSET study results ...
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Scripps research scientists find new link between...
November 19, 2009 A-A team led by scientists at The Scripps Research Institute have discovered a direct link between insulin - a hormone long associated with metabolism and metabolic disorders such as diabetes - and core body temperature.
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Winning bedtime battles: how to help your kids sleep Putting kids to bed can be a real nightmare for parents.
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