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…
Grapefruit juice lets patients take lower dose of cancer drug
( University of Chicago Medical Center ) A glass a day of grapefruit juice lets patients derive the same benefits from an anti-cancer drug as they would get from more than three times as much of the drug by itself. The combination could help patients a…
Grapefruit juice lowers dose, cost, of cancer med sirolimus: Study – North County Times (blog)
Grapefruit juice lowers dose, cost, of cancer med sirolimus: StudyNorth County Times (blog)Grapefruit juice lowers dose, cost, of cancer med sirolimus: Study. Print Email. 2012-08-07T10:00:00Z 2012-08-07T10:20:06Z Grapefruit juice lowers dose, cost, of…
Grapefruit Juice Improves Cancer Medication, Study Suggests – LiveScience.com
Grapefruit Juice Improves Cancer Medication, Study SuggestsLiveScience.comResearchers at University of Chicago Medicine found that a glass of grapefruit juice so improved the body's uptake of a potent drug called sirolimus that they could cut the d…
Corticosteroids not effective for treating acute sinusitis – Medical Xpress
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