Tag: drug
Repurposed dietary supplement tackles schizophrenia in mice
Scientists at the University of Tokyo, Japan, have chanced upon a dietary supplement that appears to treat mice with a genetic mutation that causes schizophrenia. The drug known as betaine – originally intended to treat those with an inherited metabolic […]
Tomatoes offer natural alternative to Parkinson’s disease drug
UK scientists have demonstrated the use of tomatoes to compensate for the depleted supply of the neurochemical dopamine in Parkinson’s disease patients. Known as Levodopa or L-DOPA, the amino acid precursor has been the gold standard therapy for Parkinson’s disease […]
“Landmark” drug is first to work in primary progressive multiple sclerosis
A “landmark” drug that alters the human immune system to treat multiple sclerosis (MS) has been found to be the first drug shown to work in the primary progressive form of the disease in trials. The drug, called ocrelizumab, is […]
Free Drugs for All starting October
INDIA – Starting October, medicines will be available free to everyone who needs them. The Indian government has received 100 crore rupees (1 billion rupees, or around US$17.5 million) from the Planning Commission to finance the supply of free medicines […]
Fake Avastin contained several chemicals, no drug
WASHINGTON — Counterfeit versions of the popular cancer drug Avastin obtained by European regulators contain a variety of chemicals, but not the active ingredient found in the genuine drug, according to drug maker Roche. The Swiss company said in a […]
New chemo drug for prostate cancer available in Singapore
SINGAPORE – A new chemotherapy drug for men suffering from advanced prostate cancer is now available in Singapore. The drug, Jevtana, is the first to be approved for such treatment by Singapore’s Health Sciences Authority and the US Food and […]
