Generic drug developer Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. said Friday the Food and Drug Administration approved the company’s generic version of Pfizer Inc.’s Norvasc treatment for hypertension and angina.
The generic approval covers amlodipine besylate tablets in 2.5-milligram, 5-milligram and 10-milligram doses.
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U.S. researchers have patented a strategy for developing a human vaccine to prevent Human cytomegalovirus infection and disease.
Cytomegalovirus, or CMV, is a type of herpes virus that’s the leading viral cause of birth defects and a serious problem in patients with compromised immune systems. The body’s natural immunity doesn’t protect against infection by the virus, […]
Q. I’m a 47-year-old man and my wife is 49. We got married four years ago. Two days ago, she came back from the doctor and told me she has genital herpes. I am floored. She said she just found out. She said she must have contracted it years ago and never had an outbreak […]
The DNA damage response normally fixes DNA errors caused by radiation or other environmental factors, or mistakes accidentally introduced when cells copy their genetic material prior to dividing.
In the murine (or mouse-infecting) herpes virus they studied, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis identified a protein that can trick the mouse cell […]
Therapy with valacyclovir (Valtrex, GlaxoSmithKline), started within three months of infection with either herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) or HSV type 2 (HSV-2), reduces the rate of symptomatic outbreaks compared with placebo, Seattle investigators report in the Journal of Sexually Transmitted Diseases.
However, the response rate to valacyclovir in this study was somewhat lower than […]
Hansa, whose Thai name meant “Supreme Happiness,” left Seattle supremely sad Friday after her sudden death during the night.
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Rats with erectile dysfunction, or ED, that were injected with a gene therapy vector containing either of two nerve growth factors were able to regain normal function after four weeks, according to a study conducted by University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine researchers. These findings are being presented at the 10th annual meeting of the […]
Orange County, Calif.-area dentists Dr. Nick Salvati and Dr. Pooneh Sabo, and head/neck cancer surgery specialist Dr. William B. Armstrong offer their insight on a few common conditions.
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