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The GlaxoSmithKline-sponsored study found that deaths from cervical cancer would drop by 76% with 100% coverage. Cases of cancers in the vulva and vagina could also be reduced

The European Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) has responded unenthusiastically, despite Tarceva being the first treatment for many years to have shown significant survival benefits

The trial will evaluate the safety, tolerability and pharmacokinetics of the oral treatment in 30 healthy adult male and female volunteers at one center. The drug is a

The two previously known types of sleep apnea are obstructive sleep apnea and central sleep apnea. In obstructive sleep apnea, the more common form, the throat muscles relax

The drugs, known as CDK inhibitors, can destroy the inflammatory cells that cause the tissue damage and scarring that leads to organ failure and joint pain. These drugs

These findings, which appear in The FASEB Journal, gave some indications as to which compounds may be responsible for causing key brain cells called neurons to regenerate and

The George Institute argues that drugs for neglected diseases are increasingly being developed partly due to the use of public-private partnership (PPP) mechanisms that spread the financial and

This first pooled analysis from phase II/III studies was presented by Novartis at the World Congress of Cardiology in Barcelona, Spain. Pooled data were available from over 7,000

Plasmodium falciparium is particularly dangerous for pregnant women, as it infects the placenta and is usually fatal for the mother and the fetus. This, combined with the often