Oncology & Cancer
Tumor-specific therapy targets ovarian cancer
Nami Therapeutics Corporation, which gets its name from the Mandarin word for "nano," is committed to using nanotechnologies to make big advances in cancer therapy.
Nov 6, 2019
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Health
A gentler technique for artificial respiration
In intensive care wards, artificial respiration is often used as a last resort to save a patient's life. Unfortunately, however, it brings with it the risk of acute or chronic lung damage, particularly if the ventilator is ...
Nov 4, 2019
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Medications
Watchdog finds DEA was 'slow to respond' to opioid epidemic
The Drug Enforcement Administration was "slow to respond" as America grappled with a rising opioid epidemic, the Justice Department's inspector general said in a report Tuesday that faulted the agency for cutting back use ...
Oct 1, 2019
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Health
India's government approves ban on e-cigarettes
India's government on Wednesday decided to ban e-cigarettes, expressing concern at the alarming rate at which vaping is becoming popular among the country's youth and causing breathing illnesses.
Sep 18, 2019
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Cardiology
US finds contaminant in popular heartburn drug
U.S. health officials said Friday they are investigating low levels of a potentially dangerous contaminant in the popular heartburn medication Zantac and related generic drugs.
Sep 13, 2019
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Medications
Why a plan to lower prescription drug prices should not be piecemeal
Demand for prescription medications in the U.S. is at an all time high, given that 50% of adults have at least one chronic condition, and 25% have two or more. Sixty percent of the population, and 90% of Medicare beneficiaries ...
Sep 11, 2019
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Health
Supermarkets put junk food on special twice as often as healthy food, and that's a problem
Half-price chips, "two for one" chocolates, "buy one get one free" soft drinks: Australian supermarkets make it very easy for us to fill our trolleys with junk food.
Aug 16, 2019
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Health
America's packaged food supply is ultra-processed
Americans are overexposed to products that are high in energy, saturated fat, sugar and salt, according to a new Northwestern Medicine study that reports the United States packaged food and beverage supply in 2018 was ultra-processed ...
Jul 25, 2019
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Health
Health impairment through carbofuran in red chili unlikely
Carbofuran is a plant protection product which can be used against certain insects, mites, ticks and nematodes. On the basis of the amount of the carbofuran residues and estimated dietary intake of red chilies, exceeding ...
Jul 16, 2019
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Medications
Dupixent approved for chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps
Dupixent (dupilumab) has been approved to treat nasal polyps in adults with chronic rhinosinusitis, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced today.
Jun 27, 2019
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