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Single molecule fights heart disease on two fronts

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Aug 212013
 

 

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Could antioxidant that also inhibits cholesterol biosynthesis be more effective than statins?
Researchers in Israel have identified an antioxidant that can lower cholesterol levels as well as eliminating free radicals. This compound could be a promising alternative to statins, the most prescribed cholesterol-lowering drugs in the world.

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Indian U-turn on diabetes drug ban

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Aug 212013
 

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Pioglitazone increases the body’s sensitivity to insulin

Suspension of cheap and popular medicine reversed but will now come with new safety warnings

http://www.rsc.org/chemistryworld/2013/08/india-u-turn-diabetes-pioglitazone-drug-ban

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Roche’s new skin cancer drug now available in UK

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Aug 212013
 

AUGUST 20, 2013

Roche's new skin cancer drug now available in UK

UK patients with a certain type of skin cancer can now get access to Roche’s once-daily pill Erivedge following its launch in the country.

Erivedge(vismodegib)胶囊

Erivedge (vismodegib) is the first medicine available in the UK for the treatment of patients with symptomatic metastatic basal cell carcinoma (BCC) or locally advanced BCC that is unsuitable for surgery or radiotherapy.

http://www.pharmatimes.com/Article/13-08-20/Roche_s_new_skin_cancer_drug_now_available_in_UK.aspx

 

Erivedge(vismodegib)胶囊

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