Fortune Tellers, Cards and Genetics: Edv?ns Miklaševi?s at TEDxRiga – Doctor of Biology Edv?ns Miklaševi?s has dedicated his work and attention to cancer and gene research, working as a lecturer and the head of CL molecular bio…

 

Malaria drug as effective in low doses

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"Mass malaria treatment campaigns must focus on ensuring that full dosing of artemisinin combination therapy is achieved. To this end, we will all welcome a safe and highly effective single-dose treatment that can be combined with one dose of …
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Fecal transplant is cost effective for treating recurrent C. difficile

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SAN DIEGO – Fecal microbiota transplantation by colonoscopy is cost-effective when used as the initial treatment for recurrent Clostridium difficile infection, new data show. A team led by Dr. Gauree Konijeti, a gastroenterology fellow at Massachusetts …
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Fresh and Fit: Feeling SAD?

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This may be effective for the "off-days" that everyone experiences every now and then, but symptoms of this season-linked depression are often too overwhelming to manage without some kind of treatment. Symptoms of SAD are similar to general depression …
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Balky Payors Undermine Spinal Cord Stimulation Cost-Effectiveness

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“SCS is a cost-effective treatment for certain neuropathic pain patients, but it has a high up-front cost and takes longer to pay off than the time frame payors are concerned with,” Richard North, MD, professor of neurosurgery, anesthesiology and …
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