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New drug blocks pancreatic cancer growth in mice, study finds

September 25, 2018 blocks, cancer, drug, finds, growth, in, mice, New, pancreatic, study

A newly developed drug can prevent the most common type of pancreatic cancer from growing and spreading in laboratory mice,

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Call for pill testing part of national strategy to reduce drug harm

September 24, 2018 call, drug, for, harm, national, of, part, Pill, reduce, strategy, testing, to

Former Australian Federal Police commissioner Mick Palmer will join drug law reform campaigner Matt Noffs at the National Press Club

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Drug shows promise in slowing multiple sclerosis

September 6, 2018 drug, in, multiple, promise, sclerosis, shows, slowing

Research appearing in the New England Journal of Medicine could herald a new treatment approach for individuals with multiple sclerosis

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Deaths caused by drug-resistant infections are ‘hidden by the NHS’

September 5, 2018 Caused, chief, deaths, drug, hiding, infections, medical, NHS, officer, resistant, warns

NHS is ‘hiding’ deaths caused by drug-resistant infections, Chief Medical Officer warns NHS is hiding the true scale of deaths

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Prescription Drug Monitoring Program May Not Cut Opioid Use

August 27, 2018 cut, drug, may, monitoring, not, Opioid, Prescription?, program, Use

MONDAY, Aug. 27, 2018 — Implementation of a mandatory prescription drug monitoring program (PDMP) does not necessarily reduce the overall

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Prescription drug monitoring program may not cut opioid use

August 27, 2018 cut, drug, may, monitoring, not, Opioid, Prescription?, program, Use

(HealthDay)—Implementation of a mandatory prescription drug monitoring program (PDMP) does not necessarily reduce the overall rate of opioid prescribing or

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Drug reduces deaths and hospitalizations from underdiagnosed form of heart failure

August 27, 2018 and, deaths, drug, failure, form, From, heart, hospitalizations, of, reduces, underdiagnosed

A phase three clinical trial has shown that a drug called tafamidis significantly reduces deaths and hospitalizations in patients with

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New nusinersen drug delivery method identified for spinal muscular atrophy patients

August 24, 2018 atrophy, delivery, drug, for, identified, method, muscular, New, nusinersen, patients, spinal

STRASBURG, PA- A new report has identified an alternative method to deliver nusinersen to patients with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA)

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Growing drug resistance will lead to long-term harm

August 20, 2018 drug, Growing, harm, lead, long-term, resistance, to, will

Drugs that fight many common infectious diseases are becoming less effective because of increased antibiotic resistance, a direct consequence of

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New drug that saves ‘at risk’ youngsters from heart attacks

August 19, 2018 attacks, drug, heart, New, risk, saves, youngsters

New drug that saves ‘at risk’ youngsters from heart attacks New drug that saves ‘at risk’ youngsters from heart attacks