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Brazil implant maker in eye of global storm
Brazil's Silimed, the third-biggest manufacturer of silicon breast implants in the world, has suddenly found itself in the eye of a global firestorm.
Jan 21, 2012
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Medications
Topical gel for erectile dysfunction gets FDA approval for over-the-counter sale
Men with erectile dysfunction will now have the option of using a topical gel to treat the condition.
Jun 13, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Experimental gel could prevent genital herpes infection
(HealthDay)—A drug applied as a vaginal gel may substantially cut women's risk of contracting genital herpes, a common and incurable sexually transmitted infection.
Aug 6, 2015
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German firm denies wrongdoing in breast implant scandal
German chemicals distributor Brenntag denied Friday any wrongdoing in the health scandal surrounding French-made breast implants.
Jan 13, 2012
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Oncology & Cancer
Medication delivered in a gel stops brain tumors in mice. Could it offer hope for humans?
Medication delivered by a novel gel cured 100% of mice with an aggressive brain cancer, a striking result that offers new hope for patients diagnosed with glioblastoma, one of the deadliest and most common brain tumors in ...
Apr 24, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
Uprooting cancer: Hydrogel rapidly reverts cancer cells back to cancer stem cells
A hydrogel developed at Hokkaido University successfully reverted cancer cells back to cancer stem cells within 24 hours in six different human cancer types. This could lead to the development of anti-cancer stem cell drugs ...
Mar 29, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
New drug now available for actinic keratosis
A new topical gel now available by prescription significantly decreases the amount of time needed to treat actinic keratosis, a skin condition that is a common precursor to skin cancer, according to a multi-center trial led ...
Mar 14, 2012
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Medical research
Gel to improve development of an arteriovenous fistula holds promise for kidney-dialysis patient care
More than 600,000 people in the United States have end-stage kidney disease, and about 450,000 are kept alive through chronic hemodialysis to remove waste products from their blood.
Dec 13, 2021
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Neuroscience
A better brain implant: Slim electrode cozies up to single neurons
(Medical Xpress)—A thin, flexible electrode developed at the University of Michigan is 10 times smaller than the nearest competition and could make long-term measurements of neural activity practical at last.
Nov 11, 2012
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Medical research
Next generation wound gel treats and prevents infections
Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have developed a new hydrogel based on the body's natural peptide defense. It has been shown to prevent and treat infections in wounds. The formulation kills multi-resistant bacteria, ...
Jan 8, 2020
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