Vinegar May Be Cheap, Safe Way to Kill TB Germ

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Scientists say common vinegar may be an inexpensive, non-toxic and effective way to kill increasingly drug-resistant mycobacteria — including the germ that causes tuberculosis. Although researchers often use chlorine bleach to clean tuberculosis …
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Lilly diabetes drug meets late-stage goal

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Type 2 is the most common form of diabetes, a chronic disease that occurs when the body doesn't properly produce or use the hormone insulin. Diabetes treatments represent a large slice of Lilly's product portfolio, which includes the insulins Humalog …
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Inside the real Dallas Buyers Club

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Although progress had been made in the treatment, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), which regulates pharmaceutical drugs in the United States, was accused by some people with AIDS of being too slow to sanction the use of medicine they believed …
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