Drugs used in the treatment of one type of dementia can actually worsen other forms of dementia.
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Ms Ross is on a strong drug which is also used in the treatment of cancer, and hopes eventually a treatment will be found which is milder.
However, the radioactive antibodies used in the new treatment were able to starve the tumour of this supply too.
In addition, cost or side effects could play an important role in how the drugs are used in treatment, if they're approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
The best part, she says, is that such a drug already exists, is known to be safe, and is already used in humans for the treatment of depression and anxiety.
But he likes the idea that SurModics has a couple of potential blockbuster polymers, used in conjunction with drugs for the treatment of macular degeneration and diabetes, in development--and the fact that its stock is up 42% in the last two years.
These stem cells are important to study many diseases, but in the future they may also be used to as a treatment in their own right.
That has made tamoxifen, sold by AstraZeneca (nyse: AZN - news - people ) as Nolvadex, one of the most used drugs in cancer treatment.
In 1899, Percy Julian, the inventor associated with the production of synthetic progesterone, advances in the production of cortisone, a better drug for the treatment of glaucoma and a chemical foam used to fight petroleum fires, was born in Montgomery, Alabama.
With Labour, more of the capacity in the private sector will be used to benefit the whole NHS, with treatment free at the point of use and always on the basis of clinical need.
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The health secretary asked Sir Bruce to look at the regulation and safety of products used in cosmetic surgery and the care given to patients both during and after their treatment.
Mr Taub speculated that the tiny chip could be used to identify drugs and spot fake pharmaceuticals, or in hospitals to log all the treatment a patient has received.
Even today, the bacteriophage is used as standard treatment in parts of Eastern Europe for bacterial infections from gangrene to strep throat.
The GPs in the study said they used placebos either because patients requested treatment or to reassure patients.
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The team said that a staff member with diabetes used the drug, which in injectable form can be a treatment for that condition.
The results of a study released Wednesday by ImClone showed that Erbitux, mainly used to treat colon cancer, would also be effective in the treatment of head and neck cancer.
MEPs used the debate to condemn the treatment of jailed opposition leader treatment Yulia Tymoshenko, who went on hunger strike in April after accusing prison staff of beating her during an attempt to move her to hospital.
Used in a 24-week treatment regimen, telaprevir helped drive away the virus in 61% and 65% of patients, respectively, in two midstage trials when combined with standard treatment.
However, he stressed that the findings would need to replicated before they could be used in patient treatment.
Another method, used mainly in Pennsylvania, is to simply use treatment facilities to clean up the fracking wastewater before it heads into local rivers and streams.
It said the findings should be used to address a postcode lottery in alcohol counselling and treatment services across England.
Identix Pharmaceuticals slumped 10% after unfavorable ruling by U.S. Patent and Trademark Office ruled against the company regarding its patent applications for certain compounds used in its hepatitis C treatment.
In the meantime, the NHS in Cornwall said emergency dentistry was still available in the county and that money earmarked for White Rose surgery would be used to provide treatment.
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The NovoTTF-100A System is not intended to be used in combination with other cancer treatment.
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Treatment-as-prevention raises questions about how ARVs should be used in the future.
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The report used four mortality rate measures, including deaths after treatment and deaths in hospital care, to show which centres had a higher or lower rate than expected.
But, according to Wyeth, the FDA said in a "not approvable" letter to the company that the drug is not effective enough to be used in patients who need short-term treatment.
John was encouraged by the fact that the first man to be civilly committed he had molested four boys, used child pornography, and made obscene phone calls had moved through the treatment program in eighteen months.
The original catheter-based treatment balloon angioplasty is still used hundreds of thousands of times each year in the U.S. alone.
Some doctors had reported positive results using ribavirin, an anti-viral medicine used mostly against hepatitis C, as a treatment for SARS patients who had been worst-hit by the disease in Hong Kong and elsewhere.
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