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Carvedilol shown to have unique characteristics among beta blockers

Nov 20, 2009 | 4 / 5 (2) | 0

In a new study, researchers report that a class of heart medications called beta-blockers can have a helpful, or harmful, effect on the heart, depending on their molecular activity.

Vaccine being developed to help smokers quit

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Nov 20, 2009 | 4.6 / 5 (5) | 7

(PhysOrg.com) -- Glaxo-SmithKline has joined forces with Nabi Pharmaceuticals to produce a vaccine to help smokers give up their addiction permanently.

Gripes about swine flu vaccine abound

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Nov 20, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

(AP) -- When the nation's swine flu vaccination program began in early October, health officials predicted it was going to be "messy." They were right.

Promising pharmaceutical agents emerge as sports doping products

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Nov 19, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

Researchers from the German Sport University Cologne in Germany found that non-steroidal and tissue-selective anabolic agents such as Selective Androgen Receptor Modulators (SARMs) are being sold on the black market for their ...