BMC to Open Its Drug Store in Mumbai
BMC to open its drug store in Mumbai
Filed under: drug treatment news 2012
Over the past three years, patients seeking treatment for multi-drug resistant (MDR) strain of TB has risen by up to a whopping twenty times. In 2010, there were only 53 MDR patients registered with the BMC, in 2012 the number swelled up to 1,600 …
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Pitt Cancer Institute finds new targets for drugs to defeat aggressive brain tumor
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13, 2012 – University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute (UPCI) researchers have identified over 125 genetic components in a chemotherapy-resistant, brain tumor-derived cell line, which could offer new hope for drug treatment to destroy the cancer cells.
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5 of Last Week's Biggest Winners
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Celldex Therapeutics climbed after releasing encouraging phase 2 clinical trial data for its promising drug candidate as a treatment for breast cancer. Alpha Natural Resources is one of the country's largest coal producers. This has been a difficult …
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5 of Last Week's Biggest Losers
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Source: Barron's. Ariad Pharmaceuticals stumbled despite receiving Food and Drug Administration approval for its treatment of a rare blood-borne and bone marrow cancer. The problem is that investors were already banking on regulatory approval, and that …
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