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Researchers have analysed the genome of scientist Stephen Quake to show which diseases he is prone to, and which he is protected from enlarge An apparently healthy man has become the first person in the world to be prescribed a medicine based on an analysis of his genome, the entire set of genes that he inherited from his parents.
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(click on the author link above to see full post)Molecular Partners progresses DARPin into first-in-humans clinical studiesPipelineReview.com (press release)Molecular Partners has enrolled the first cohorts of patients in two separate Phase I trials in wet age-related macular degeneration (wet AMD) and diabetic …
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(click on the author link above to see full post)A Year in the Life of an Advisory Board MemberFast CompanyAge-related macular degeneration may become one of the primary diseases of the future. Macular degeneration is the leading cause of blindness for adults …
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(click on the author link above to see full post)Drugs can affect older people differently, causing dangerous adverse effects that could cause serious injury or even death. The American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) has just released its new book, Fundamental Geriatric Pharmacology: An Evidence-Based Approach, by Lisa C. Hutchison, Pharm.D., MPH, FCCP, BCPS and Rebecca B. Sleeper, Pharm.D., FASCP, BCPS…
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(click on the author link above to see full post)Researchers have analysed the genome of scientist Stephen Quake to show which diseases he is prone to, and which he is protected from enlarge An apparently healthy man has become the first person in the world to be prescribed a medicine based on an analysis of his genome, the entire set of genes that he inherited from his parents.
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(click on the author link above to see full post)How Long do Results Last? If you have been noticing blurriness in book print and have been holding restaurant menus further away to see them clearly, and if you are aged 40 or more, you are noticing presbyopia.
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(click on the author link above to see full post)New Treatment for Diabetic Eye DiseaseAbout.com: HealthA new study finds that people with diabetic retinopathy can benefit from a medication first developed to combat age-related macular degeneration (AMD). …
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(click on the author link above to see full post)The P.E.I. government announced Friday it is adding 10 drugs to the provincial drug coverage program.
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(click on the author link above to see full post)The P.E.I. government is expanding the list of drugs it pays for. Ten new medications will be added, increasing the costs to the drug formulary by $1.3 million That includes six high-cost drugs: Lucentis , for wet age-related macular degeneration; Avastin , for the treatment of metastatic colorectal cancer; Remicade , for ankylosing spondylitis; …
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(click on the author link above to see full post)Medical breakthroughs from using existing drugs in new ways await discoverya ‘if manufacturers have an incentive to pursue them.
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