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New gene found for a deadly childhood cancer offers possibility of targeted drug therapy

July 26, 2019 A, cancer, Childhood, deadly, drug, for, found, gene, New, of, offers, possibility, targeted, therapy

Neuroblastoma accounts for 15% of total childhood cancer deaths. The survival rate of high-risk neuroblastoma patients is 50%. For the

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The opioid crisis: Drug overdose deaths are down for the first time in 30 years

July 22, 2019 30, Are, crisis, deaths, Down, drug, First, for, in, Opioid, overdose:, the, Time, years

Drug overdoses cause more deaths in the U.S. than gun violence, car accidents, or H.I.V. did when they reached their

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Krokodil, the Russian ‘flesh-eating’ drug, makes a rare appearance in Australia

June 20, 2019 'flesh-eating', A, appearance, Australia, drug, in, Krokodil, makes, Rare, Russian, the

A young man recently turned up at a rural drug and alcohol service in New South Wales seeking help because

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Immunotherapy drug shows potential to cure advanced lung cancer

June 13, 2019 Advanced, cancer, cure, drug, Immunotherapy, lung, potential, shows, to

In a new study including Yale Cancer Center and Smilow Cancer Hospital researchers, the cancer immunotherapy drug pembrolizumab (Keytruda), increased

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Will poppy seeds really show up on a drug test?

June 10, 2019 A, drug, on, poppy, Really, Seeds, show, test, up, will

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Choosing the right drug to fight cancer

June 4, 2019 cancer, Choosing, drug, fight, right, the, to

Canadian researchers have discovered a molecular indicator of a mechanism that drives cancer progression, giving doctors the possibility of using

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HIV prevention drug can curb the epidemic for high-risk groups in India

May 10, 2019 Can, curb, drug, epidemic, for, groups, high-risk, HIV, in, India, prevention, the

Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), a combination drug used to prevent HIV infection, has already gained significant traction in the U.S. and

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Drug used to control cholesterol found effective against cancer-associated cachexia

March 20, 2019 against, cachexia, cancer-associated, Cholesterol, Control, drug, effective, found, to, Used

Brazilian researchers have discovered that a drug regularly prescribed to control cholesterol can also be used to treat cachexia, or

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Two sudden deaths linked to anti-depression pills

March 16, 2019 Anti, common, deaths, depressant, drug, Linked, sudden, two

Family fears one of UK’s most most commonly prescribed anti-depressant drugs stopped their 24-year-old son’s heart beating amid concerns it

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Promising new drug shows potential to stop progression of sepsis

March 7, 2019 drug, New, of, potential, progression, promising, sepsis, shows, Stop, to

Research into a new breakthrough therapy in the fight against sepsis has shown that the drug has potential to stop

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