The News InternationalOral steroid doesn't clear up sinus infectionsFox News"With a nose spray, the nasal discharge might prevent getting the steroids in the nasal sinuses, so we thought that administering these (systemic) corticosteroids migh…
Research points to potentially cheaper targeted cancer treatment – Cancer Research UK
Cancer Research UKResearch points to potentially cheaper targeted cancer treatmentCancer Research UKSirolimus, a cheap and widely available drug used to treat transplant patients, is suitable for further testing to treat cancer when combined with grape…
Grapefruit Juice Could Lower Cancer Medication – Counsel & Heal
Counsel & HealGrapefruit Juice Could Lower Cancer MedicationCounsel & HealResearchers said the results show that eight ounces a day of grapefruit juice can slow the body's metabolism of a drug called sirolimus, which has been approved for transplan…
Grapefruit juice shown to boost drug's anti-cancer properties
A new study has revealed patients taking a drug called sirolimus receive more of its anti-cancer benefits if they drink a glass of grapefruit juice every day along with the drug
Galectin plans clinical trials in first quarter 2013 – Mass High Tech
eYugoslavia.comGalectin plans clinical trials in first quarter 2013Mass High TechThe company has selected GR-MD-02, a novel galectin inhibitor, as its lead candidate for NASH, a disease affecting 9 to 15 million Americans, with the only treatment being…
Grapefruit juice shown to boost drug's anti-cancer properties – Fox News
ABC NewsGrapefruit juice shown to boost drug's anti-cancer propertiesFox NewsSirolimus, a drug typically used by transplant patients to prevent rejection, has been found in previous studies to have anti-cancer properties as well. While it's not…
Steroids Won't Ease Most Sinusitis Attacks, Study Finds – U.S. News & World Report
Steroids Won't Ease Most Sinusitis Attacks, Study FindsU.S. News & World ReportBy Alan Mozes HealthDay Reporter. TUESDAY, Aug. 7 (HealthDay News) — Despite their increasing popularity as a treatment for sinusitis, corticosteroids do not seem to ea…
Study uses stem cells to boost red blood cell production – Medical Xpress
Study uses stem cells to boost red blood cell productionMedical XpressResearchers find way to help donor adult blood stem cells overcome transplant rejection created Aug 04, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0; New research sheds light on how …
Local Gastroenterologists First in South Florida to Offer Fecal Transplant
CORAL SPRINGS, Fla., Aug. 7, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — Digestive CARE™, a medical group of 52 gastroenterologists in Broward and Palm Beach County, today announced that they are the first gastroenterology group …
Donor Obesity Ups Risk of Poor Pediatric Transplant Outcome – Doctors Lounge
New York TimesDonor Obesity Ups Risk of Poor Pediatric Transplant OutcomeDoctors LoungeSevere obesity, but not overweight, in adult donors is a risk factor for graft loss and mortality in pediatric liver transplant recipients, according to a study publ…