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Medicines under generic name can be cheaper
The selling of most drugs under a trade or brand names raising a controversy of variance in drug prices which produces of the same active ingredient.
Elastase-Induced Intracranial Aneurysms in Hypertensive Mice [Scientific Contributions]
From the Department of Anesthesia and Perioperative Care and Center for Cerebrovascular Research , University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, Calif.
Doctors Kill Parasitic Worms By Poisoning the Bacteria in Their Innards
In some African villages, nearly everyone is infected with Mansonella perstans , a parasitic worm that's remarkably hard to kill.
New Combination Therapy Looks Promising Against Ulcer Bacteria
Helicobater pylori, a bacteria implicated in peptic ulcers and gastritis, was eradicated in 95 percent patients who took a 7-day course of combination therapy with levofloxacin, omeprazole, nitazoxanide and doxycycline compared to eradication in only 80.9 percent of patients on lansoprazole, amoxicillin and clarithromycin for seven days.
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Nearly 100 deaths from leptospirosis
MANILA The number of leptospirosis cases and deaths continued to rise in Metro Manila and southern Tagalog region as floodwaters from the back-to-back storms have yet to subside.
Drugs for Malaria Prevention in Travelers Compared
Atovaquone-proguanil and doxycycline found to be better tolerated than other approaches By Eric Metcalf MONDAY, Oct.
What can help the rosacea I've developed?
What can help the rosacea I've developed? I am a 65-year-old nurse who has developed rosacea.
Dr. Gott: Lyme disease diagnosis dismissed
Dear Dr. Gott: A while ago, you responded to a 16-year-old girl who suffered with daily headaches.
Two Malaria Drugs for Travelers Have Fewer Side Effects
A new review of existing research finds that a combination drug and the common antibiotic doxycycline allow travelers to fend off malaria with the fewest side effects in areas where the parasite is resistant to a widely accepted preventive treatment.
Two Anti-Malaria Drugs Have Fewer Side Effects
Two drugs used to prevent malaria in travelers appear to have a lower risk of side effects than a third commonly prescribed medication, according to a research review published Tuesday.
At controlled-release levels, there is no anti-biotic action, it does not kill bacteria.
The Top 5 Antibiotics for Treating Sinus Infections
A sinus infection is an inflammation of your sinuses, usually characterized by a headache, facial pain, discolored mucus, and other symptoms.
Treatment of Lyme Disease with Antibiotics
Lyme disease is a multisystem inflammatory disease caused by organism Borrelia, which is spread by the bite of infected tick called Ixodes scapularis.
New Antibiotic Shows Promise In Fighting Malaria
The researchers from the Medical University of Vienna, Austria; Malaria Research Initiative Bandarban, Bangladesh; and the International Center for Diarrheal Disease Research, Dhaka, Bangladesh report their findings in the September 2009 issue of the journal Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy .
Tips from the Journals of the American Society for Microbiology
A new study suggests that tigecycline, the first member of a new class of antibiotics, shows significant antimalarial activity on its own and may also be effective against multi drug-resistant malaria when administered in combination with traditional antimalarial drugs.
Giant Eagle To Offer Free Antibiotics 1 hr ago
O'HARA, Pa. -- Giant Eagle plans to offer 10 commonly prescribed antibiotics available free of charge in the stores' pharmacies beginning Thursday.
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Side effcets other than those listed here may also doxycycline eye problems, occur.
Women are sought for drug trial
Women are being recruited for a drug trial to prevent menstrual bleeding while on continuous birth control pills.
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