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Separate paths lead to promising cholesterol drug
by on Aug.27, 2011, under Health and Fitness
Discovery of one of the most promising cholesterol fighters in decades began in 1999 with Catherine Boileau, a Paris scientist who was seeking a genetic reason why 19 members of two French families she was studying had sky-high levels of "bad…
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Some tumors may resist promising lung cancer drug
by on Oct.28, 2010, under Health and Fitness
A promising cancer pill that could help as many as 5 percent of people with the most common type of lung cancer helps most patients treated but may be vulnerable to resistant tumors, researchers reported on Wednesday.
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New Drug Promising for Advanced Thyroid Cancer
by on Sep.18, 2010, under Health and Fitness
FRIDAY, Sept. 17 (HealthDay News) — A targeted drug called
pazopanib could prove effective against difficult-to-treat cases of
thyroid cancer cases, researchers say.
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Israeli researchers develop promising new HIV treatment
by on Sep.03, 2010, under Health and Fitness
Israeli researchers have developed a new treatment for HIV that kills human cells infected with the virus and could lead to a breakthrough in treating AIDS, the Haaretz newspaper said on Friday.
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