How to prevent tick bites: Five expert tips for summer safety
It's officially summer, a time for barbecues, the beach—and protecting yourself against the teeny, tiny black-legged deer ticks that cause most Lyme disease cases.
Jun 23, 2025
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Organic Chemicals: News and Research on Benzamides
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Mosquito, tick or flea? How to avoid, identify and treat insect bites this summer
As the weather warms up, few of us can resist a nice evening walk through the park, or a trip to the countryside to immerse ourselves in natural surroundings.
Jun 18, 2025
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AI-powered tool set to transform type 1 diabetes diagnosis and treatment
Western Sydney University researchers have led a global team to pioneer a new AI-powered tool to assess the risk of developing type 1 diabetes (T1D) and predict treatment responses, potentially changing how the disease is ...
Jun 6, 2025
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'Tis the season for ticks and mosquitoes—a medical entomologist talks about these pests and how to avoid them
As the weather warms and people begin to spend more time outside, ticks and mosquitoes will do the same. While these pests are annoying, even more than that, they can be a threat to our health.
May 5, 2025
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How a duty to spend wisely on worker benefits could loosen PBMs' grip on drug prices
Ann Lewandowski knows all about pharmacy benefit managers, or PBMs, the companies that shape the U.S. drug market. Her job, as a policy advocate at drugmaker Johnson & Johnson, was to tell patient and physician groups about ...
Dec 31, 2024
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Kinder chemo: New regimen offers hope for Hodgkin lymphoma patients
A simple change to the chemotherapy regimen for people with Hodgkin lymphoma could reduce the long-term health impacts that can result from treatment, according to researchers in Cambridge. The findings could lead to the ...
Dec 12, 2024
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Inhibiting specific protein action could lead to precision therapy for some patients with drug-resistant leukemia
Scientists from Duke-NUS Medical School and their collaborators have identified an inherited genetic variation prevalent among East Asians that contributes to drug resistance, driving the aggressive growth of cancer cells ...
Nov 7, 2024
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Metformin for rare skin cancer treatment: Research shows drug's unique ability to impact immune pathways
Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans (DFSP) is a rare skin sarcoma known for its high recurrence rates, making treatment particularly challenging. While surgery remains the standard option, it often leads to scarring and other ...
Oct 22, 2024
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Survey suggests employers haven't a clue how their drug benefits are managed
Most employers have little idea what the pharmacy benefit managers they hire do with the money they exchange for the medications used by their employees, according to a KFF survey.
Oct 14, 2024
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Discovery of key gene offers new hope in treating chronic myeloid leukemia
A key gene that could enhance the treatment success rates of chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) has been discovered by researchers.
Oct 7, 2024
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