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    Novel chemotherapeutic agent: • “Chemotherapeutic agents” are the drug which used to inhibit or kill microorganisms without affecting host body cells. Cancer chemotherapeutic agents New Drugs for Breast Cancer Treatment: 1. Herceptin:  Type of drug: Monoclonal antibody A class of drugs developed to work alone or together with chemotherapy to seek out and attack specific cancer cells.  Mechanism: Herceptin attaches itself to a protein called HER2 that is found on the surface of 20 to 25 percent

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    my father was officially diagnosed cancer free. What should have been a joyous occasion had instead become a fight for life. Radiation had damaged most of the muscles in his throat and the one hundred, or so, scopes that had been done had introduced drug resistant viruses into his system. Each year a simple cold would knock him out of commission for weeks, however the year 2010 was different. Common colds became pneumonia and pneumonia meant extended hospital stays. With each stay his body deteriorated

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    In today’s world the act of drug and medical testing on animals has become very common. It has also grown at a great rate over the last few decades “Dr Laura water, science festival 2012” accompanied with rising questions and arguments which include types of testing methods that are most likely to identify drugs that are unsafe for humans, demerits of drug and medical testing on animals and Lastly whether animal experiments are useful. This essay will discuss the arguments, questions and problems

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    Theophylline Therapy Abstract: theophylline has been used since ages in the treatment of asthma and remains the most widely prescribed anti-asthma drug worldwide, although the progress of newer anti-asthma medications, especially inhaled steroids, has resulted in declining use of theophylline in modern countries. Theophylline is basically a bronchodilator, but it is progressively more acknowledged that theophylline has other anti-asthma activities, which may be more important. Theophylline, even

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    or a friend? Have you ever wished there was a magic pill that could cure Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD) and Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome (AWS)? Researchers have discovered medications that could cure this disorder. In the article “Baclofen in the Treatment of Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome: A Comparative Study vs Diazepam”, authors Giovanni Addolorato, MD, Lorenzo Leggio, MD, Ludovico Abenavoli, MD, Roberta Agabio, MD, Fabio Caputo, MD, Esmeralda Capristo, MD, Giancarlo Colombo, PhD, Gian Luigi Gessa

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    Twelve step programs are commonly used in drug and alcohol treatment. Alcoholics Anonymous and Narcotics Anonymous both utilize the twelve steps, along with many other treatment centers. The twelve steps are used as a tool to stay sober and overcome addictions to substance abuse. The first step involves admitting one is powerless over the drug. It also involves admitting that due to the drug, one is no longer in control of his or her life. The second step is coming to the belief that there is a greater

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    Informed Consent Phase 2 clinical investigations for Methonib an investigational drug for treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis Introduction: Drug Methonib (Melotreate SR Molactinib IR) bi-layered tablet (Kalyan Mannava, 2014) is currently under investigation for use in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis. This drug is used to treat moderate to severe rheumatoid arthritis in adults. Qualified investigator: ____________________ Sub- Investigator: ________________________ Sponsor (company, 2009): Dynamos

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    cancer being so common today, there needs to be an effective and relatively fast treatment plan to cure the victims of cancer without causing more harm to them. Extensive research and analysis is critical to determine the best method of treatment. Cancer can be fatal but recent advancement and better understanding of the disease has produced major triumph in overcoming the ailment. Aside from

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    Gene therapy is processes of transferring DNA in to a drug as a treatment for certain diseases. Gene therapy was for discovered in the mid 1970’s and it is simply developing a therapeutic form of DNA and putting it into a patient’s cells. In other words this experimental technique in other words uses genes as a treatment or as a prevention to certain diseases. The why this works is that genes are passed down through inheritance. Meaning they go from a parent to its child and then to the child’s child

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    Drug treatment centers have skilled staffs that are experts or specialists in drug treatment. These people shoulder a great deal of responsibility because their patients need to be carefully handled in the center and treated in a holistic way. Drug treatment programs should be well designed and flexible so that the patients are not embarrassed or feel guilty that they have done something wrong. Remember that no one wants to become a victim to vice. It is just that they are not aware of the consequences

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