The right combination
Article Abstract:
CombinatoRx, a young biotech company in Boston, Massachusetts, is making its mark by adopting a very different approach to test a drug combination on cancerous cells instead of the pain sticking process of developing new drugs. The current phase I and II clinical trials are testing combinations against rheumatoid arthritis, psoriasis, asthma and metastatic cancers, where they have paired the anticlotting agent dipyridamole with the steroid prednisolone to treat rheumatoid arthritis.
Publication Name: Nature
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0028-0836
Year: 2006
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The safety catch
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The controversy regarding the painkillers known as COX-2 inhibitors, which has caused many deaths due to heart attacks, is reported. The US Food and Drug Administration experts would make their assessments against mounting evidence that the drugs caused heart attacks and strokes.
Publication Name: Nature
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0028-0836
Year: 2005
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State of the donation
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Private foundations and wealthy philanthropists are playing a major role in funding the biomedical research on a major scale. The benefits and drawbacks of these philanthropic supported research works are discussed.
Publication Name: Nature
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0028-0836
Year: 2007
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