Mayo Clinic researchers have found that a new, shorter treatment for patients with HPV-associated oropharynx cancer leads to excellent disease control and fewer side effects, compared to standard treatment. The new treatment employs minimally invasive surgery and half the standard…
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Study findings may lead to new treatments to fight deadly C. difficile infections
A University of California, Irvine-led study suggests that the glucosyltransferase domain (GTD) is an ideal molecular target for therapeutic interventions for Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI). These findings may lead to new treatments to fight this deadly disease. Based on their…
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Blooms the Chemist Metformin XR
NOTICE: This Consumer Medicine Information (CMI) is intended for persons living in Australia. BLOOMS THE CHEMIST METFORMIN XR Contains the active ingredient metformin hydrochloride Consumer Medicine Information What is in this leaflet This leaflet answers some common questions about this…
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Health Highlights: Oct. 28, 2020
Pfizer to Seek Emergency Authorization for COVID-19 Vaccine In November, Pfizer plans to ask the U. S. Food and Drug Administration for emergency authorization for its COVID-19 vaccine after safety milestones are achieved, CBS News reported Tuesday. Pfizer said its…
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Health Highlights: Oct. 22, 2020
Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by the editors of HealthDay: Mouthwash Will Not Save You From COVID-19 Regardless of what you may have heard, mouthwash won’t protect you from COVID-19, experts say. A…
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Oct, Nov to be ‘tougher’ with more coronavirus deaths: WHO Europe
The World Health Organization expects Europe to see a rise in the daily number of COVID-19 deaths in October and November, the head of the body’s European branch told AFP on Monday. “It’s going to get tougher. In October, November,…
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