Chelation for Heart Disease: Study Shows Promise, but Experts Are Divided

Chelation for Heart Disease: Study Shows Promise, but Experts Are Divided

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Chelation therapy involves infusing the bloodstream with agents designed to remove heavy metals such as lead or iron from the bloodstream, and is approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for treating lead poisoning. … find out whether …
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Research and Markets: Global Addiction Disorders Epidemiology and Patient

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Fore Pharma announced the results of its Addiction Disorders patient population study in a new report Global Addiction Disorders Epidemiology and Patient Flow Analysis – 2012'. The report provides insights into Addiction Disorders epidemiology …
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Glaxo, Roche Drugs Help Treat Breast Cancer in Brain

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GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) Plc's breast cancer pill Tykerb, used with Roche Holding AG (ROG)'s drug Xeloda, helped treat the disease's spread to the brain, according to a study. The treatments shrank the size of brain tumors by at least 50 percent in two …
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