U.N. Says an End to AIDS in Sight
U.N. says an end to AIDS in sight
Filed under: drug treatment news 2011
Some 8 million people were being treated with AIDS drugs by the end of 2011, a 20-fold increase since 2003. The United Nations has set a target to raise that to 15 million people by 2015. "Scaling up HIV treatment to 15 million people … is feasible …
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Zalicus Q3 net loss increases
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Nov 27, 2012 (Datamonitor via COMTEX) — Zalicus Inc, a biopharmaceutical company which develops drug for treatment of pain and inflammation, has reported that net loss for the third quarter ended September 30, 2012 was $ 12.17 million, or $ 0.1 loss per …
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Studies examine whether therapies for heart failure are associated with …
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"Aldosterone antagonist therapy [a diuretic drug] for heart failure and reduced ejection fraction [a measure of how well the left ventricle of the heart pumps with each contraction] has been highly efficacious in randomized trials. However, questions …
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Family Seeks Reform of State Law Governing Methadone Clincs Following Fatal …
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Rob DiCocco's cell phone rang just after 10 a.m. on the morning of July 21, 2011. His father's number displayed on the screen. DiCocco knew his mother, Carolyn, often used her husband's phone …. She would plead guilty to the latter charge, receiving …
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