Drug Development Lags for Neglected Diseases
http://www.voanews.com/content/drug-development-lags-for-neglected-diseases/1776184.html
Of the 850 new drugs and vaccines approved for all diseases over the past decade, only 37 were for so-called neglected diseases: malaria, TB, chagas, sleeping sickness and other diseases of poverty. A new study published in The Lancet Global Health ...
Roche CEO does not rule out move into rare diseases
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/10/23/us-roche-strategy-rare-idUSBRE99M07320131023
PARIS (Reuters) - The chief executive of Roche did not rule out a move into treatments for rare diseases on Wednesday, saying the Swiss drugmaker would go where it could address unmet medical needs, even for very small numbers of patients. There has ...
Diseases without diagnoses are the focus of new UAB program looking to solve ...
http://blog.al.com/spotnews/2013/10/diseases_without_diagnoses_is.html
The Undiagnosed Diseases Program will be led by Dr. Bruce Korf, professor and chair of the UAB Department of Genetics, and it will seek to make a diagnosis on cases previously undiagnosed despite extensive efforts. "Undiagnosed diseases present a ...
Fight Inflammation And Fight The Diseases Of Aging
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/10/23/inflammation_n_4149387.html
The thing that's causing your achy joints and swollen feet on the outside, is also wreaking havoc on your insides. Researchers at the Yale School of Medicine have singled out inflammation as the common factor in a number of age-related diseases ...
Yeast, Human Stem Cells Drive Discovery of New Parkinson's Disease Drug ...
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/10/131024143136.htm
Oct. 24, 2013 ? Using a discovery platform whose components range from yeast cells to human stem cells, Whitehead Institute scientists have identified a novel Parkinson's disease drug target and a compound capable of repairing neurons derived from ...
UAB launches undiagnosed diseases program
http://www.bizjournals.com/birmingham/news/2013/10/22/uab-launches-undiagnosed-diseases.html
The University of Alabama at Birmingham is launching the Undiagnosed Disease Program, to study conditions in which no diagnosis has been made despite extensive efforts by physicians. Yann Ranaivo: Reporter- Birmingham Business Journal: Email ...
Bacteria in the gut may hold key to many diseases
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-204_162-57608072/bacteria-in-the-gut-may-hold-key-to-many-diseases/
What if there was a pill that could restore the natural balance of bacteria in your gut and treat not only digestive ailments but other diseases as well? Medical researchers are just beginning to scratch the surface of this science, explains Dr ...
Cutting Saturated Fatty Acids does not reduce Risk of Heart Diseases
http://topnews.us/content/258069-cutting-saturated-fatty-acids-does-not-reduce-risk-heart-diseases
A top cardiologist has revealed that reducing the consumption of saturated fatty acids does not cut the risk of developing heart diseases. Well, it has undermined the four decades of medical wisdom. Dr. Aseem Amphora said that fatty foods can instead ...
