IDWeek 2012 Featured Cutting Edge Research on Prevention and Treatment of …
IDWeek 2012 Featured Cutting Edge Research on Prevention and Treatment of …
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With increasing public concern over influenza, healthcare-associated infections, antibiotic-resistant bacteria and the global spread of new infectious diseases, the first annual IDWeek 2012™ meeting highlighted cutting-edge research, treatment and …
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Combining antiangiogenesis and anti-HER2 drugs may improve survival of …
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By Mass General Thursday, November 1, 2012. See today's … Treatment with drugs that block the pathway controlled by HER2 – trastuzumab (Herceptin) and lapatinib (Tykerb) – suppresses the growth of these tumors and extends patient survival. But these …
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FG Spent Over N400 Million On Tuberculosis in 2012
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Speaking in Kano Friday during the commissioning of Drug Resistant Tuberculosis Treatment Centre and Infectious Disease Hospital in Kano, the minister noted that the collaborative effort by the two tiers of government and international donor agencies …
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Drug showed promise in clearing drug-resistant tuberculosis
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However, most of the patients – 82 percent – experienced side effects while on the treatment, which tempered the findings, the team reported. "That is the bad news," Fauci said. "The somewhat encouraging news is that despite the toxicity, when the drug …
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