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The
Low-down on Gefitinib
With the rising incidence of lung cancer there is an unmet
need to provide effective therapy for advanced lung cancer
that does not have the toxicity burden of conventional chemotherapy
and radiotherapy. Divya Pamnani reviews Gefitinib as a treatment
option for lung cancer, in addition to evaluating the research
backing it up
Carotid
artery distension predicts coronary events
Ultrasound imaging is a simple, noninvasive way to detect
distension of the carotid arteries, French researchers reported
in the issue of Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular
Biology
Nerve
cells grown from new-style stem cells
Ordinary skin cells taken from patients with a fatal and incurable
nerve disease have been transformed into nerve cells in a
first step toward treating them, US researchers reported
Better
to Best
The newly launched once-daily dispersible oral iron chelator
is billed to provide much needed relief to thalassaemia patients.
But patients still need to monitor kidney functions, among
other parameters. Suja Nair finds out details
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