Drug Treatment News

TB Immune to Drugs Proves Hard to Detect

TB Immune to Drugs Proves Hard to Detect

Filed under: drug treatment news 2011

… surge in the 1990s, with a 2.2% drop globally in 2011. About 8.7 million got sick and 1.4 million died in 2011, including 430,000 people who were infected with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS and makes individuals more susceptible to tuberculosis …
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Drug Abuse: Another Punjab Study Too Pegged It at 70%

Drug abuse: Another Punjab study too pegged it at 70%

Filed under: drug addiction news articles

The study conducted by Prof RS Verma and Vaishali Misra chose two border tehsils from each district and based their study on interviews and information generated from a sample of more than 1,500 drug addicts. The report stated that of those doing drugs …
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Novartis Drug Gilenya Shows Significant Early Effect on Reducing Brain Volume

Novartis drug Gilenya shows significant early effect on reducing brain volume

Filed under: drug treatment news 2010

Vol.362 No.5, Feb 4, 2010;362:402-415.7.Havrdov¡ E. et al. Clinical outcomes in subgroups of patients with highly action relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis treated with Fingolimod (FTY720): Results from the FREEDOMS and TRANSFORMS phase III …
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Syringe Exchange Wins Praise

syringe exchange wins praise

Filed under: drug treatment news 2011

Genny Fulco, a syringe exchange coordinator, talks with an unidentified drug addict at a mobile needle exchange facility in 2008. According to a report released Friday, more than 2,100 people in the exchange program entered drug treatment in 2011 alone.
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Trojan Horse Drug Therapy Provides New Approach to Treating Breast Cancer

Trojan horse drug therapy provides new approach to treating breast cancer

Filed under: drug treatment news stories

But after her 2009 diagnosis, Tuttle's use of tamoxifen, a drug commonly used to treat breast cancer, inspired medicinal chemist Ulrich Bierbach to develop a targeted therapy that delivers a sneak attack to the disease, similar to a Trojan horse …
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Substance Abuse Among US Military Declared a Public Health Crisis

Substance abuse among US military declared a public health crisis

Filed under: drug addiction news 2008

An IOM report says nearly half of active duty personnel reported binge drinking in the previous month in 2008, and 11% misused prescription medication. By Christine S. Moyer, … The IOM also recommends that physicians check local prescription drug …
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