New HIV Cases Falling in Some Poor Nations, but Treatment Still Lags
New HIV Cases Falling in Some Poor Nations, but Treatment Still Lags
Filed under: drug treatment news 2010
As more people get life-sustaining antiretroviral treatment, the number of people living with H.I.V. grows. Globally, the number of people on antiretroviral drugs reached 8 million, up from 6.6 million in 2010. However, an additional 7 million are sick …
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Pills prove a prescription for addiction
Filed under: drug treatment news 2010
Only one-third involved heroin. Preliminary figures suggest there were 612 such deaths in 2009, a 22 per cent increase from 2008, and 705 in 2010, a 15 per cent increase. Dr Mike McDonough, the head of addiction medicine at Melbourne's Western Hospital …
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Sanofi's Aubagio Gets Australian Nod – Analyst Blog
Filed under: drug treatment news 2010
On September 12, 2012, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Aubagio as a once-daily treatment for patients with RMS. Aubagio is currently under regulatory review in the EU with a final decision expected in the first quarter of 2013.
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