People who have a drug-related felony conviction are more likely to face food insecurity than people who have never been arrested. That’s what researchers from SMU (Southern Methodist University) and the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, found after interviewing more…
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Researcher uses fruit for less toxic drug delivery
University of Louisville researchers have found a less toxic way to deliver medicines by using the natural lipids in plants, particularly grapefruit and ginger. The resulting intellectual property portfolio consisting of 12 patent families, invented by Huang-Ge Zhang, Ph.D., of…
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A novel drug target for neonatal and infant heart failure
Researchers have identified a new druggable target for heart failure in neonates and infants, a condition for which there has been no specific treatment. Approximately 60 percent of children born with congenital heart abnormalities will develop overt heart failure within…
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OCD drug improves coronavirus patients' symptoms, study finds
OCD drug improves coronavirus symptoms by stopping body from attacking its own cells and tissues in ‘storms’ that can cause organ failure, study finds Fluvoxamine is a drug commonly used to treat patients with obsessive compulsive disorder or anxiety disorder …
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Drug Combo Offers Long-Term Glycemic Control in T2DM
FRIDAY, Nov. 6, 2020 — For patients with type 2 diabetes and inadequate glycemic control, exenatide once weekly (QW) plus dapagliflozin shows clinically relevant efficacy and is well tolerated over 104 weeks, according to a study published in the October…
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Investigational ALS drug prolongs patient survival in clinical trial
An experimental medication that was recently shown to slow the progression of the neurodegenerative disease amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), or Lou Gehrig’s disease, has now demonstrated the potential to also prolong patient survival. The findings come from a clinical trial…
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Regeneron's Ebola drug gets first-ever FDA approval
Fox News Flash top headlines for October 15 Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what’s clicking on FoxNews.com. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced the first-ever approval of an Ebola drug, which is made of three…
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Hong Kong scientists say anti-microbe drug successful against coronavirus
Credit: CC0 Public Domain An affordable anti-microbial drug used to treat stomach ulcers and bacterial infections has shown promise in combatting the coronavirus in animals, scientists in Hong Kong announced Monday. Researchers set out to explore whether metallodrugs—compounds containing metal…
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What is dexamethasone, the newest drug in Trump’s COVID-19 treatment?
What is dexamethasone and how could it help with coronavirus? Fox News medical contributor Dr. Marc Siegel on the latest coronavirus drug study. The president’s physician says President Trump was treated with a steroid after a drop in oxygen levels…
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Joe Biden Said He’s Proud of His Son For Overcoming His Drug Problem—And the Internet Is Loving It
During Tuesday night’s presidential debate, President Trump said that Joe Biden’s son, Hunter Biden, was dishonorably discharged from the military for cocaine use. Though The Washington Post reports that his discharge was administrative, not dishonorable, Hunter Biden’s struggle with alcohol…
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