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Clients Got HIV Through 'Vampire Facial' Microneedling Treatments

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FRIDAY, April 26, 2024 (HealthDay) -- Between 2018 and the spring of 2023, a cluster of clients who had gotten 'vampire facial' microneedling skin treatments at a New Mexico spa were diagnosed with HIV, probably via poorly cleaned instruments, a new.

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New avenues for rare disease treatment

Drug Target Review

Most of these conditions are genetic in origin and the majority have no effective treatment. That includes countless rare peripheral diseases, including many for which there are currently no treatments. Boosting autophagy won’t be the only road to new treatments for rare genetic diseases but it is a vital one to take.

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Advancing CAR-T therapy: how CD5 modulation is shaping cancer treatment

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However, these treatments will eventually fail for the majority of patients, so there is a strong need for better CAR therapies. How might the CD5 knockout approach impact the treatment of other types of cancers beyond T-cell lymphoma?

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Swissmedic approves Buvidal for the treatment of opioid dependence

The Pharma Data

18, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Camurus AB (NASDAQ STO: CAMX) announced today that the Swiss agency for therapeutic products, Swissmedic, has approved weekly and monthly Buvidal ® prolonged release buprenorphine for the treatment of opioid dependence in adults and adolescents from 16 years of age. LUND, Sweden , Dec. About Buvidal.

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CBD Research: A Dive into the Regulations of Cannabis Research

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The 2018 Farm Bill. The 2018 Farm Bill removed hemp from the Controlled Substance Act. Importantly, the 2018 Farm Bill preserved FDA authority to regulate products with cannabis or cannabis-derived compounds under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic (FD&C) Act and Section 351 of the Public Health Service Act.

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Therapeutic peptide developed for triple-negative breast cancer

Drug Target Review

These findings offer a novel strategy for developing targeted treatments for triple-negative breast cancer, which currently has no approved options. The peptide in development is based on a 2018 Cleveland Clinic discovery and serves as a proof-of-concept for this type of drug for triple-negative breast cancer. Available from: [link]

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Nurse Practitioners Key to Opioid Treatment in Rural U.S.: Study

The Pharma Data

26, 2020 — In isolated areas of the United States, nurse practitioners are filling an important role in helping people access treatment for opioid addiction, according to a Washington State University (WSU) study. By late 2018, nurse practitioners were writing nearly 20% of buprenorphine prescriptions in rural Oregon, the study found.

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