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Drug industry, nonprofits join forces to fight world's neglected diseases

Chemistry / Other

created Nov 11, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Drug companies and nonprofit organizations are joining forces to develop new drugs and vaccines to target so-called "neglected" diseases that claim millions of lives in the developing world each year. Those hard-to-treat ...


Can the relationship between doctors and drug companies ever be a healthy one?

Medicine & Health / Other

created Jul 21, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Should the financial ties between doctors and drug companies be completely cut, or are healthy alliances between the two possible with the common aim of improving human health? A debate in this week's PLoS Medicine discus ...


Moves to make more prescription drugs available over the counter won't help patients or doctors

Medicine & Health / Medications

created Jan 14, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Government plans to make certain prescription-only drugs for common problems available over the counter have overwhelmingly been given the thumbs down by healthcare professionals, reveals a survey of readers of the influential ...


Drug marketing techniques may be risking patient safety

Medicine & Health / Health

created Dec 03, 2008 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

With new drugs being reviewed by regulatory agencies and then released onto the market faster than ever before, patients' safety is being compromised, warns a study published on bmj.com today.





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Drug industry embraces new business strategies after tough year

Drug industry embraces new business strategies after tough year

Chemistry / Other

created Dec 09, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

As they pop the champagne corks to celebrate New Year's Eve, drug industry executives will likely be glad to put 2009 behind them. That's because pharmaceutical companies who make top-selling drugs for heart ...


Gene Hijacked By HIV Ancestor Suggests New Way to Block Viral Reproduction

Gene Hijacked By HIV Ancestor Suggests New Way to Block Viral Reproduction

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Dec 07, 2009 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (7) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- An ancestor of the AIDS virus hijacked an entire gene, perhaps from some prehistoric cat it had infected, a gene that makes it much better able to infect humans, according to a study published ...


Google, other Silicon Valley firms nurture app developers

Technology / Internet

created Dec 03, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

They crowd the lobby of Google's Building 43 one evening a month, waiting to climb the wide stairway under a mock-up of the world's first private spacecraft, SpaceShipOne, prepared to delve deep into the Internet giant's ...


Is it right for drug companies to carry out their own clinical trials?

Medicine & Health / Other

created Nov 30, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

In BMJ today two experts debate whether the conflict of interest is unacceptable when drug companies carry out clinical trials on their own medicines.


Discovery leads to effective treatment of painful skin condition

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Nov 24, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Researchers at Huntsman Cancer Institute, in collaboration with a worldwide group of physicians and scientists, have discovered a remarkable treatment for a rare, yet debilitating, skin condition.


Diabetes surgery summit consensus lays foundation for new field of medicine

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Nov 24, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

A first-of-its-kind consensus statement on diabetes surgery is published online today in the Annals of Surgery. The report illustrates the findings of the first international consensus conference -- Diabetes Surgery Summit ...


Drug ads ineffective for boosting sales, could cost taxpayers: study

Medicine & Health / Health

created Nov 23, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

US Taxpayers may be on the hook for the high cost of drug advertising that does little to boost sales, according to a new study led by a University of British Columbia health policy researcher.


Systems biology approach provides insulin resistance insights

Systems biology approach provides insulin resistance insights

Medicine & Health / Research

created Nov 23, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Researchers from the University of California, San Diego recently offered the sharpest-yet picture of how core biochemical pathways in skeletal muscle cells and fat cells are altered in people who suffer from ...


High blood pressure easy to miss in children with kidney disease

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Nov 20, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Spot blood pressure readings in children with chronic kidney disease often fail to detect hypertension - even during doctor's office visits — increasing a child's risk for serious heart problems, according to research from ...


The court will now call its expert witness: the brain

The court will now call its expert witness: the brain

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Nov 20, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Will advances in neuroscience make the justice system more accurate and unbiased? Or could brain-based testing wrongly condemn some and trample the civil liberties of others? The new field ...



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