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Jan 3rd 2009Drug InformationBlood
A team of scientists from the US and China have discovered that grape-seed extract kills laboratory leukemia cells by making them commit suicide, thus showing the potential value of natural compounds in the treatment of cancer.
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Jan 3rd 2009Drug InformationBlood
Researchers from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) have determined the optimal dose-management strategy to derive maximal benefit from warfarin therapy and improve patient outcomes. Results of the study appear online in the December 2008 issue of the Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis. Warfarin is highly effective to prevent strokes, treat venous thromboembolism and for other conditions.
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Jan 3rd 2009Drug InformationBlood
A program that targets predominantly black churches in St. Louis appears to have increased blood donations to help fight sickle cell disease, particularly from first-time donors, the AP/Columbia Missourian reports.
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