News tagged with drug combination

Combined asthma medication therapy shown to reduce attacks

A Henry Ford Hospital study has found that using two types of common asthma medications in combination reduces severe asthma attacks.

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Feb 06, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Ganetespib showed activity in KRAS-mutant NSCLC as monotherapy and in combinations

The investigational drug ganetespib, a synthetic second-generation Hsp90 inhibitor, slowed the growth of cancer cells taken from non-small cell lung cancer tumors with a mutation in the KRAS gene. The drug was even more active ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Jan 11, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study finds superior drug combo for difficult-to-control epilepsy

A combination of two common drugs, lamotrigine and valproate, is more effective in treating difficult-to control epilepsy than other anti-epileptic regimens, according to a University of Washington report to be published ...

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Dec 14, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Drug combination highly effective for newly diagnosed myeloma patients, study finds

(Medical Xpress) -- A three-drug combination treatment for the blood cancer multiple myeloma compares favorably to the best established therapy for newly diagnosed patients, according to a multi-center study led by Andrzej ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Dec 08, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

NIH discontinues tenofovir vaginal gel in 'VOICE' HIV prevention study

A large-scale clinical trial evaluating whether daily use of an antiretroviral-containing oral tablet or vaginal gel can prevent HIV infection in women is being modified because an interim review found that the gel, an investigational ...

Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS

created Nov 28, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

FDA backs Vytorin for kidney disease patients

(AP) -- The Food and Drug Administration says Merck's cholesterol drug Vytorin helps reduce heart attack, stroke and related problems in patients with kidney disease, a potential new use for the blockbuster drug.

Medicine & Health / Medications

created Oct 31, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

'First step' to perfect drug combinations

The researchers found a way of identifying ideal drug combinations from billions of others which would prevent inflammation from occurring.

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Oct 23, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

TARDIS trial seeks new dimension in stroke treatment

People who suffer from acute stroke or Transient Ischaemic Attack (TIA, a mini stroke) could get better treatment in the future thanks to the expansion of a large clinical trial of a new combination of drugs led by researchers ...

Medicine & Health / Cardiology

created Oct 17, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

FDA approves first diabetes-cholesterol combo pill

(AP) -- The first combination pill for the millions of people with the dangerous combination of diabetes and high cholesterol won U.S. approval Friday, offering convenience - and savings - to patients taking multiple pills.

Medicine & Health / Medications

created Oct 07, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Finding pathways to cancer progression may lead to identification of targeted therapies

Researchers are working to discover how genes interact with each other to lead to cancer progression. This research is expected to lead the way toward the discovery of new targeted therapies against breast cancer, according ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Sep 15, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Novel drug combination offers therapeutic promise for hard-to-treat cancers

Researchers at Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH) have identified a new combination of targeted therapies that, together, may treat two aggressive tumor types that until now have not had effective treatments. These findings ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Sep 12, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Dendritic cells in liver protect against acetaminophen toxicity

NYU School of Medicine researchers have discovered that dendritic cells in the liver have a protective role against the toxicity of acetaminophen, the widely used over-the-counter pain reliever and fever reducer for adults ...

Medicine & Health / Research

created Sep 01, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New drug adds to arsenal against AIDS

A new drug, rilpivirine, can add powerfully to the combination of medications used to control HIV for first-time patients, researchers conclude in Friday's issue of The Lancet.

Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS

created Jul 15, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Breakthrough treatment for hurting horses

A new osteoarthritis drug combination trialled by University of Sydney researchers could significantly extend the working life of racing and other performance horses and could potentially benefit humans.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Jun 30, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Scientists develop a fatty 'kryptonite' to defeat multidrug-resistant 'Super bugs'

"Super bugs," which can cause wide-spread disease and may be resistant to most, if not all, conventional antibiotics, still have their weaknesses. A team of Canadian scientists discovered that specific mixtures of antimicrobial ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Jun 16, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Drug combination

Terms ending in "flip" refer to drug combinations involving MDMA (Ecstasy). Substitute the word "trip" and the drug combination involves LSD.

Candy Flip or Candy Trip: MDMA and LSD Flower Flip or Hippie Flip: MDMA and Magic Mushrooms Kitty Flip: MDMA and Ketamine Sugar Flip: MDMA and Cocaine Poppy Flip: MDMA and Opiates Gamma Flip: MDMA and GHB Twilight Flip:MDMA and LSD and Magic Mushrooms Trailer Flip:MDMA and Methamphetamine Many more 'Flip'-combinations are filed under the article Candy_flipping(/Etymology) which was the first MDMA Flip to be recorded as a standardized term.

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