Antibiotic May Stave Off Parkinson's
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MONDAY, Nov. 29 (HealthDayNews) -- The antibiotic rifampicin showS promise as a potential treatment for Parkinson's disease, according to results of test tube research by scientists at the University of California, Santa Cruz.
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An experimental drug called safinamide improves movement in patients with early Parkinson's disease, researchers report.
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A gene encoding a protein that appears to be a biological switch has been linked to a form of Parkinson&#39;s disease and could provide insight into halting molecular events that spur the illness.
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Tobacco may have at least one virtue -- that of providing some protection against the onset of Parkinson's disease, according to a new Swedish study.
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Preventive antiobiotic treatment for urinary tract infections in children may make subsequent infections more likely to be resistant to drugs, a new study suggests.
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NEW YORK  - An experimental drug called  safinamide improves movement in patients with early Parkinson's  disease, researchers report.
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An antibiotic could treat TB much faster than current drugs and beat problems of resistance, researchers hope.
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WASHINGTON - An antibiotic that shuts down the power source of the tuberculosis bacteria may become the first new drug enlisted in 40 years to fight the disease.
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Antibiotic-resistant bacteria have a sonar-like system that enables them to zero in on and destroy other bacteria or normal cells, says a study in the Dec. 24 issue of the journal Science.
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Adding antibiotics to standard drug therapy may slow down the progress of multiple sclerosis, research suggests.
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A new antibiotic shows promise, thus far in mice, for treating tuberculosis much faster than current drugs do, scientists report. Additional evidence indicates that the antibiotic may work against multidrug-resistant strains of the tuberculosis bug.
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A drug tested on lab mice slows and may even halt the progress of Parkinson&#39;s, offering the brightest pharmacological hope in decades of rolling back this tragic disease, US researchers report on Sunday.
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A drug commonly used to treat high-blood pressure may slow or even halt the development of Parkinson's.
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A bacterium closely related to bugs that cause gangrene, tetanus and food poisoning could help to beat cancer.
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A new study suggests that the cholesterol-lowering drug Zocor may also help ward off Alzheimer's and Parkinson's.
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A drug widely prescribed to treat symptoms of Parkinson&#39;s disease does not hasten the progression of the illness as some had feared, and it might even slow it down, a study suggests.
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A Japanese medical team has found that a form of antibiotic could prevent cancer patients from losing hair during chemotherapy, a doctor involved in the research said Monday.