A number of companies are developing minimally invasive devices that produce the weight-reducing effects of a gastric bypass minus the actual surgery.
Brain Cancer Vaccine Extends Survival Rate In Small Trial
A brain cancer vaccine from Immunocellular Therapeutics has yielded positive results in a small Phase I clinical trial.
It’s a Tanning Spray. No, It’s a Surgical Glue.
A compound found in sunless tanning spray may help heal post-surgical wounds.
Vertex Announces Positive Phase III Data for Hepatitis Drug
The New York Times reports that about 75 percent of patients taking telaprevir in combination with existing hepatitis C drugs were essentially cured of the virus, compared to 44 percent on standard therapy alone.
Inhalable Drugs Let Patients Take a Breather from Needles
Earlier this month, a team of researchers led by the University of Colorado at Boulder announced that the inhalable measles vaccine they developed could lead to vaccines for other diseases.
Treatment You Can Stick To
Administering medication transdermally offers several advantages over other methods of drug delivery.
Specialty Pharmacies: Help for Chronic Care Patients
With advances in medical care and drug development allowing those with acute conditions to live longer, it is expected there will be a greater need for specialty pharmacies
Ascites
Medical Devices. The company is a medical devices company that has developed an implantable fluid pump used to treat the detrimental accumulation of serous body fluid, known as ascites. Ascites can arise […]
