Grapefruit Juice May Give Boost to Cancer Treatment: StudyU.S. News & World ReportSirolimus (Rapamune) is an immunosuppressant and not approved as a cancer drug. Its primary use is to prevent rejection after kidney transplants. It is also used as a tre…
Vilasrao Deshmukh still critical, no liver transplant – Times of India
NDTVVilasrao Deshmukh still critical, no liver transplantTimes of IndiaIndiatimes|The Times of India|The Economic Times|. More. More … Doctors at Chennai's Global Hospitals are treating the 67-year-old minister for hepatocellular carcinoma, a for…
Grapefruit Juice Could Help Cancer Patients Save Money
Doctors have warned patients about drug interactions with grapefruit juice for years, but it turns out the tart drink might actually interact with certain drugs in a good way, reducing dosages and, therefore, costs and side effects, a new study shows. …
Grapefruit Juice Could Help Cancer Patients Save Money – ABC News (blog)
ABC News (blog)Grapefruit Juice Could Help Cancer Patients Save MoneyABC News (blog)Researchers at the University of Chicago medicine wanted to test sirolimus, a transplant drug, on cancer patients, but they knew only small amounts of the drug – 14 p…
Oral steroid doesn't clear up sinus infections – Fox News
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…