Drug Overdose Mortality Rates Highest in United States
FRIDAY, Nov. 16, 2018 — In 2015, the United States had higher drug overdose mortality rates than those of many
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Diabetes drug might also ease heart failure risks
(HealthDay)—The diabetes drug Farxiga might do double-duty for patients, helping to ward off another killer, heart failure, new research shows.
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Among heart attack survivors, drug reduces chances of second heart attack or stroke
In a clinical trial involving 18,924 patients from 57 countries who had suffered a recent heart attack or threatened heart
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High hopes hype for experimental depression drug ketamine
It was launched decades ago as an anesthetic for animals and people, became a potent battlefield pain reliever in Vietnam
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Testing cells for cancer drug resistance
Biophysicists at Ruhr-Universität Bochum (RUB) have demonstrated that Raman microscopy can be used to detect the resistance of tumour cells
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New drug hailed by doctors after it CURES 90% of tuberculosis cases
Doctors hail ‘game changer’ drug after it ‘CURES 90% of patients battling tuberculosis’ in breakthrough trial The treatment for a
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Just the right dose: antiepileptic drug clearance changes during pregnancy
During pregnancy, the numerous physiological changes a woman’s body undergoes can alter the way medications are metabolized, the rate at
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Breast cancer drug could be used to treat life-threatening leukaemia
A recently-approved breast cancer drug could be used to target and treat a life-threatening leukaemia, new research has revealed. Experts
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Assessing health impact of new antimicrobials could encourage further drug development
In a new report, researchers at the University of York have investigated the ways in which the value of new
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Weight loss drug shows positive effect on diabetes
At the 2018 Meeting of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes, Brigham and Women’s Hospital investigators from the
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