Ulcerative Colitis Drug Market “To Double Over Next Decade"
Ulcerative colitis drug market “to double over next decade"
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Sales of drugs to treat ulcerative colitis in seven major markets are set to double over the next decade, reaching $ 3.7 billion by 2021, according new research. This fast growth will be primarily driven by two premium-priced tumour necrosis factor …
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Stem Cell Showdown: Celltex vs. the FDA
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If the cells are more than minimally manipulated in the lab, they're considered a drug. RNL says the new cells are always identical copies of those it harvests from a patient, which makes them a treatment, not a drug. The FDA and many in the scientific …
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Medical cannabis and beyond
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From 1621, when Oxford scholar Robert Burton recommended cannabis for the treatment of depression, through the next three centuries, medical journals prescribed it for a wide array of ailments. In 1839, British East India … Nixon sought to prove …
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Stomach sucker patent brings yuck factor to dieting
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It's a stomach-turning idea – but an invention detailed in a US patent application published by Aspire Bariatrics of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, nevertheless holds out the hope of a treatment for morbid obesity without the invasive surgery and …
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