Gut Bacteria To Be A Potential Drug Target in Huntington’s Patients
Gut microbiome plays a vital role in patients with Huntington's disease. Some of the gut measures are associated with disease symptoms, such as impaired movements and thinking. The findings, published…
New Antiviral Drug Cocktail Safe and Effective In Treating Hep-C During Pregnancy
Among pregnant women, the antiviral drug cocktail ledipasvir/sofosbuvir resulted in 100% hepatitis C cure rate, revealed study published today in The Lancet Microbe. None of their babies contracted the virus and they…
Gum Disease Associated With Increased Risk of Esophageal and Gastric Cancer
Highlights : There is a link between gum disease and esophageal and gastric cancerNitrate causing bacteria and ‘red complex’ periodontal pathogens may be responsible for the linkHistory of periodontal disease…
World Hepatitis Day on 28th July: Significance, theme and history
On the occasion of World Hepatitis Day on 28th July, let us see what makes this day so special and what its significance is. The world celebrates World Hepatitis Day…
Terlipressin Squeaks by FDA Review for Hepatorenal Syndrome 1
The US Food and Drug Administration's (FDA's) Cardiovascular and Renal Drugs Advisory Committee narrowly recommended, by an 8-7 vote, that the agency grant marketing approval to terlipressin for the treatment…