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Repurposed drug shows improved results with combined therapy for triple-ne
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 16 (ANI): A drug used to treat cardiac failure has shown promising results in treating triple-negative breast cancer, according to Houston Methodist researchers who released results this week on a new combined therapy with the potential to improve outcomes for these
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Repurposed drugs present new strategy for treating COVID-19: Study
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], July 8 (ANI): A joint research group from KAIST (Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology) and Institut Pasteur Korea has identified repurposed drugs for COVID-19 treatment through virtual screening and cell-based assays.
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Researchers develop new system for identifying drugs to repurpose in fight
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], February 16 (ANI): A study led by researchers of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology has developed a system to identify drugs that might be repurposed to fight the coronavirus in elderly patients.
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Anti-depressant repurposed may treat childhood cancer: Study
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 6 (ANI): A new study has found that a commonly prescribed anti-depressant may halt the growth of a type of cancer known as childhood sarcoma, at least in mice and laboratory cell experiments.
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Four drugs for COVID-19 appear to have little or no effect on reducing mor
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 17 (ANI): The interim analysis of WHO's Solidarity Trial has revealed that 4 repurposed drugs for COVID-19--remdesivir, hydroxychloroquine, lopinavir/ritonavir and interferon regimens-- appeared to have little or no effect on reducing mortality, initiation of venti
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Four repurposed drugs have no effect on reducing mortality in COVID-19 cas
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 16 (ANI): The interim analysis of World Health Organisation (WHO)'s Solidarity Trial has revealed that four repurposed drugs for COVID-19--remdesivir, hydroxychloroquine, lopinavir/ritonavir and interferon regimens appeared to have little or no effect on reducing m
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Struggling US manufacturers switch production lines to face masks
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [USA], Aug 6 (ANI): With about half of US states requiring that masks be worn in public and most large retailers and grocery stores mandating them in their stores, masks are not just helping keep coronavirus at bay but also providing a financial lifeline to many small businesses t
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Decided not to deny health workers HCQ based on risk-benefit analysis: ICM
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 26 (ANI): Noting that a lot of drugs are being repurposed for treatment of COVID-19, ICMR Director-General Dr Balram Bhargava on Tuesday said that prophylactic use of Hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) for health care workers had been recommended on the basis of risk-benefit a
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Cancer drug could be repurposed to treat brain aneurysms
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Washington DC [USA], May 19 (ANI): Drugs used for the treatment of cancer patients can also be used to treat brain aneurysms, claims a study.
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Know how anti-malaria drugs help in treating cancer
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Nov 16 (ANI): According to previous researches, anti-malaria drugs known as chloroquines were repurposed to treat cancer for decades, but until now no one knew exactly what the chloroquines were targeting when they attack a tumor.
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Saddam Hussein's 30 million dollars yacht repurposed as a hotel
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Basra [Iraq], May 24 (ANI): Deposed Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein's 30 million dollars, 270-foot presidential yacht, named the Basrah Breeze, will now operate as a hotel facility for Iraqi maritime pilots shipping in and out of Basra.
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