Archive: 08/06/2012
Researchers developing drug to combat west nile virus, other related viruses
(Medical Xpress) -- Professors at Colorado State University and the University of Northern Colorado are developing a drug that can stop replication of West Nile, dengue and yellow fever viruses that continue to plague two-thirds ...
Jun 8, 2012
McGill discovery: Alzheimer's drugs make bones stronger
(Medical Xpress) -- The drugs commonly used to treat memory loss in Alzheimers patients can make bones stronger, according to a recent study led by Faleh Tamimi, assistant professor at McGill University's Faculty of ...
Jun 8, 2012
Cystic fibrosis breakthrough reveals why females fare worse than males
(Medical Xpress) -- Cystic Fibrosis (CF) is the most common life-threatening inherited disease in Ireland with the highest incidence of this disease globally seen on this island. Females with CF have a poorer outcome as a ...
Jun 8, 2012
US House votes to repeal tax on medical devices
The US House of Representatives ignored a White House veto threat and voted Thursday to repeal a tax on medical devices, an element of President Barack Obama's health care law which Republicans say kills jobs and hinders ...
Jun 8, 2012