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Receipt of Opioid Use Disorder Treatments Prior to Fatal Overdoses and Comparison to No Treatment

Common Sense for Drug Policy Blog

Receipt of Opioid Use Disorder Treatments Prior to Fatal Overdoses and Comparison to No Treatment "The findings revealed that exposures to MOUD, even if not continued throughout the six-month exposure period was associated with reduced risk of a fatal poisoning compared to non-MOUD forms of treatment and no treatment exposure.

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FDA approves first medication to reduce allergic reactions

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The FDA said that Xolair is intended for repeated use to reduce the risk of allergic reactions and is not approved for the immediate emergency treatment of allergic reactions, including anaphylaxis. Xolair was originally approved in 2003 for the treatment of moderate to severe persistent allergic asthma.

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Heroin Treatment in the UK

Common Sense for Drug Policy Blog

Heroin Treatment in the UK "Heroin Assisted Treatment (HAT) is an alternate treatment modality for people for whom more traditional forms of OST have been ineffective. 2003 ) and strong results from RIOTT indicating improved outcomes for ‘treatment refractory’ people (i.e. 2010 ; van den Brink et al., Moore, H.

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Gamma delta T cells: a rising star in cancer therapy

Drug Target Review

Over the past 25 years, T-cell therapies have gained significant ground in the treatment of cancer. from 2003 to 2006, covering the biotechnology and life-science tools sectors. J Exp Med 198(5):747-755 (2003). Liu Z, Eltoum I-E, Guo B, et al. J Immunol 180(9):6044-6053 (2008). Lamb L, Pereboeva L, Youngblood S, et al.

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FDA Approves Klisyri (tirbanibulin) for the Treatment of Actinic Keratosis on the Face or Scalp

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FDA Approves Klisyri (tirbanibulin) for the Treatment of Actinic Keratosis on the Face or Scalp. NASDAQ: ATNX), a global biopharmaceutical company dedicated to the discovery, development, and commercialization of novel therapies for the treatment of cancer and related conditions, today announced that the U.S. BUFFALO, N.Y.,

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Why genomic healthcare data matters in the development of new therapies 

Drug Discovery World

In April 2003, after its launch in October 1990, the project was completed, generating the first sequence of the human genome. One might argue that this all started getting exciting with the launch of the Human Genome Project, which the National Human Genome Research Institute consider to be one of the greatest scientific feats in history 1.

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CAR-NK cells: promising for cancer therapy

Drug Target Review

Only three of the CAR-NK studies were for the treatment of solid tumours. By themselves, the NK cells showed limited efficacy, but anti-tumour efficacy was observed with co-treatment regimens (eg, monoclonal antibodies, haematopoietic stem cell transplants, whole body irradiation) and multiple dosing (tolerated well by patients).

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