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Thalidomide: Solving The 50-Year-Old Puzzle
18 November 2009
Research into the controversial drug thalidomide reveals that the mechanism through which the drug causes limb defects is the same process which causes it to damage internal organs and other tissues...
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Subset Data From Two Randomized Phase 3 Trials Show TYSABRI Significantly Reduces Rates Of Hospitalization In Patients With Crohn's Disease
28 October 2009
Elan Corporation, plc (NYSE: ELN) and Biogen Idec (NASDAQ: BIIB) announced data showing that treatment with TYSABRI® (natalizumab) significantly reduced the rate of hospitalization compared with placebo in patients with...
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Probiotic Found To Be Effective Treatment For Colitis In Mice
26 October 2009
The probiotic, Bacillus polyfermenticus, can help mice recover from colitis, a new study has found. Mice treated with B. polyfermenticus during the non-inflammatory period of the disease had reduced rectal bleeding, their...
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