Antihistamine could be used as a cheaper hepatitis C therapy, study suggests

RESEARCH TESTING ESTABLISHED FDA-APPROVED DRUGS FIND THAT AN ANTIHISTAMINE COULD HAVE EFFICACY AGAINST HEPATITIS C. An anti-allergy treatment is effective in treating hepatitis C virus (HCV), a study has found, raising hopes of an affordable weapon in the fight against the virus. The antihistamine, chlorcyclizine hydrochloride, prevents an early stage of HCV infection,...

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Hepatitis C: latest advances in therapy

The availability of new protease inhibitors is revolutionising treatment of hepatitis C virus infection. Hepatitis C is a global health problem, with an estimated 185 million people infected with the virus worldwide, with three to four million new infections each year. This is an estimated figure based on available prevalence data and supported by the World Health...

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Study: Aspirin Reduces Cancer Risk

The largest and longest study of long-term, regular aspirin use finds that the drug may lead to a modestly reduced risk for some types of gastrointestinal cancers. Regularly taking aspirin for years may protect users people from some types of gastrointestinal (GI) cancers, especially colorectal cancer, according to Harvard researchers presenting their work yesterday...

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Drugs that activate brain stem cells may reverse multiple sclerosis

Washington, DC – Two drugs already on the market – an antifungal and a steroid – may potentially take on new roles as treatments for multiple sclerosis. According to a study published in Nature today, researchers discovered that these drugs may activate stem cells in the brain to stimulate myelin producing cells and repair white matter, which is damaged in...

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Previously unknown effect of vitamin A identified

Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have identified a previously unknown effect of vitamin A in human embryonic development. Their findings show that vitamin A affects the formation of blood cells. The signal molecule, retinoic acid, is a product of vitamin A which helps to instruct how different types of tissue are to be formed in the growing embryo....

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