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Another manufacturer blocks drug for execution use

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Most states have retained the three-drug method but turned to pentobarbital, a barbiturate used to treat anxiety and convulsive disorders such as epilepsy, as a replacement for sodium thiopental. Pentobarbital supplies also … Richard Dieter …… Continue reading

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Tuesday's Sports in Brief

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Gillispie, in a text message to The Associated Press, said he would be treated for high blood pressure "amongst other things," at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn. Texas Tech spokesman Blayne Beal said Gillispie told athletic director Kirby… Continue reading

Institute Marks 50 Years of Mending Hearts

Institute marks 50 years of mending hearts

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When that enzyme is inhibited, the cardio-toxic effects of the drug are prevented. With more than 600,000 Texas women living with cardiovascular disease and millions of others at risk, we are closing the gap in women's heart… Continue reading

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Pint-size microRNAs show promise against weighty problem, researchers say

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(Medical Xpress)—Tiny strands of RNA affect how our cells burn fat and sugar—a finding that gives biologists a place to start in the quest for therapies to treat obesity and related health problems, said scientists… Continue reading

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Dysphoric Mania: What Is The Condition James Holmes Asked About Weeks

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… who is the director of research at the University of Texas Harris County Psychiatric Center and professor and vice-chairman of research of the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at… Continue reading

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Computational analysis identifies drugs to treat drug-resistant breast cancer

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… of cancer cells can often be impaired by treatment with drugs that interfere with the actions of one or more oncogenes," said Prahlad Ram, the senior author of the study and Professor… Continue reading

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ASCO: Trial Findings Suggest Role for Sapacitabine as Second-Line Treatment

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"MDS patients have a poor outcome after treatment failures with front-line therapies,” said lead investigator Hagop Kantarjian, MD, the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston. “Effective therapies are urgently needed for… Continue reading

Researchers Present Findings on Chronic Myeloid Leukemia Treatment Patterns

Researchers Present Findings on Chronic Myeloid Leukemia Treatment Patterns

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BOSTON, Jun 01, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) — A study focusing on outcomes involving imatinib (IM), the most commonly used drug in treating chronic myeloid leukemia (CML), is to be presented at the Annual American… Continue reading

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Pharmacyclics Announces Oral Presentations of Ibrutinib (PCI-32765) at the

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… Ibrutinib (PCI-32765) is Highly Active and Tolerable in Relapsed or Refractory and Treatment Naive Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Patients, Updated Results of a Phase Ib/II Study. Dr. Susan M. O'Brien et al. MD… Continue reading

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Bio-Path Holdings Reports First Quarter 2012 Operational and Financial Results

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The trial is being conducted at the MD Anderson Cancer Center. The drug was well tolerated with no treatment-related serious adverse events reported and data continues to suggest some possible anti-leukemia activity. In addition,… Continue reading