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Tools for more accurate dosage of drugs against HIV/AIDS and malaria

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Mar 06, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A doctoral thesis presented at the Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Sweden, shows that it is possible to describe and quantify the relationships between dose, concentration and effectiveness of several drugs ...





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In vitro fertilization less successful with alternative fertility treatments

Medicine & Health / Other

created Aug 18, 2009 | popularity 2 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Women who are desperately trying to get pregnant might want to avoid complementary and alternative medicine.


New research points to new therapy for hepatitis C treatment

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Dec 09, 2008 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Combination therapies similar to those used for HIV patients may be the best way of treating hepatitis C virus (HCV), say researchers from the University of Leeds.


Chemotherapy plus targeted therapies shows improved survival in advance-stage lung cancer patients

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Nov 13, 2008 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 1

The combination of traditional chemotherapy agents with targeted therapies called monoclonal antibodies showed no safety concerns and improved survival in patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer according to a study ...


Dual treatment for stroke leads to improved recovery rates, reduced mortality

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Nov 12, 2008 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

It appears that stroke patients who receive both intravenous thrombolysis – a minimally invasive treatment that dissolves abnormal blood clots – and endovascular interventions – such as drugs and implanting medical devices ...


Sharing Scarce Flu Vaccine May Be Best: Game Theory Model Shows Hoarding Supplies Isn't Healthiest Choice

Sharing Scarce Flu Vaccine May Be Best: Game Theory Model Shows Hoarding Supplies Isn't Healthiest Choice

Medicine & Health / Research

created Sep 22, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- As manufacturers race to test and deliver an H1N1 influenza vaccine by October, public health officials are working equally feverishly to determine how scarce doses should be allocated.


Study in mice shows mechanisms behind immune responses to brain tumors

Medicine & Health / Research

created Jan 13, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Findings from a study conducted in mice, published in the open access journal PLoS Medicine next week, provide new insights into how an effective immune response to brain tumors could potentially be brought about in humans ...


Largest study compares cholesterol treatment in HIV patients and patients without HIV

Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS

created Mar 02, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A new study in the online issue of Annals of Internal Medicine has found that cholesterol medications can work well among certain HIV patients at risk for cardiovascular disease.


A new weapon in the war against HIV-AIDS: Combined antiviral and targeted chemotherapy

Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS

created Jun 21, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (4) | comments 0

A discovery by a team of Canadian and American researchers could provide new ways to fight HIV-AIDS. According to a new study published in Nature Medicine, HIV-AIDS could be treated through a combination of targeted chemot ...


Childhood anxiety disorders can and should be treated

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created Dec 24, 2008 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Anxiety disorders in children and adolescents should be recognized and treated to prevent educational underachievement and adult substance abuse, anxiety disorders and depression, says a nationally recognized child psychiatrist ...


New technologies gearing up to meet rising demand for vital malaria drugs

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created Nov 19, 2008 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Three emerging technologies have the potential to significantly improve supplies of drugs to combat malaria, according to a report published today.



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