Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Malaria combination drug therapy for children

A drug combination of artemisinin-naphthoquine should be considered for the treatment of children with uncomplicated malaria in settings where multiple parasite species cause malaria according to Tim Davis from University ...

Oncology & Cancer

Two-drug combo more effective in treating sarcomas, study shows

Researchers at Moffitt Cancer Center and colleagues at the University of South Florida have found that when given together, a two-drug combination acts synergistically in test animals modeled with sarcoma tumors. They report ...

Oncology & Cancer

New technology spots drugs' early impact on cancer

A new preclinical technology enables researchers to quickly determine if a particular treatment is effective against gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs), providing a boost to animal research and possibly patient care, ...

HIV & AIDS

US approves new once-a-day pill to treat HIV (Update)

A new pill to treat HIV infection—combining two previously approved drugs plus two new ones—has been approved for adults living with the virus that causes AIDS, US regulators said Monday.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Combination drug treatment can cut malaria by 30 percent

Malaria infections among infants can be cut by up to 30 per cent when antimalarial drugs are given intermittently over a 12 month period, a three-year clinical trial in Papua New Guinea has shown.

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