News tagged with oral delivery
Scientists identify Buphenyl as a possible drug for Alzheimer's disease
(Medical Xpress)—Buphenyl, an FDA-approved medication for hyperammonemia, may protect memory and prevent the progression of Alzheimer's disease. Hyperammonemia is a life-threatening condition that can affect patients at ...
Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Mar 11, 2013 |
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Oral breast cancer vaccine may offer new prevention tool
(Medical Xpress)—A new oral vaccine that produces a novel two-pronged immune system attack on cancer cells could be effective in preventing breast cancer recurrence, according to findings from a collaborative ...
Cancer
Jan 18, 2013 |
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Innovative method to deliver THC: Transmucosal patch increases drug's absorption
(Medical Xpress)—An innovative delivery method for tetrahydrocannabinol, the main psychoactive constituent of Cannabis, is being developed at the University of Mississippi.
Medications
Dec 20, 2012 |
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Use of more costly diabetes medications varies widely
(HealthDay)—Even within an integrated Veterans Affairs (VA) system with a uniform national formulary and established criteria for drug use, there is substantial variation in the use of thiazolidinediones ...
Diabetes
Oct 12, 2012 |
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Chew gum, lose weight
Most people understand that serious weight loss requires changing attitudes toward what they eat and how often they exercise. But, what if the process could be aided by simply chewing a stick of gum after meals? That's the ...
Medical research
Nov 21, 2011 |
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