'Lazarus drug' for AIDS brings hope to South Africa

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You test, you treat and you get better, end of story," Mahomed said. But it hasn't always been that way. In the 1990s South Africa's problem was compounded by years of misinformation by President Thabo Mbeki, who questioned the link between HIV and …
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Alzheimer's treatment research disappoints

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It has been a frustrating year — a depressing decade, in fact — for people hoping for breakthroughs in the field of Alzheimer's research and treatment. Two pharmaceutical giants invested hundreds of millions of dollars in an intravenous drug …
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Business Highlights

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DEERFIELD, Ill. (AP) – Drug and medical device maker Baxter International plans to buy the privately held Swedish company Gambro AB for about $ 2.76 billion to broaden its dialysis product portfolio. Gambro makes dialysis products for patients with …
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Is it worth taking Tamiflu for influenza? Ask Dr. H Mitchell Hecht

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A: Even if the anti-viral treatment for flu works as stated, it only reduces the duration of flu symptoms in adults (ages 18-65) by an average of 1.3 days; by just one day in folks older than the age of 65; and by roughly 36 hours in children. So the …
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