Drug to fight blindness passes test
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WASHINGTON -- A drug that attacks a major cause of blindness passed a key hurdle Friday as the government&#39;s scientific advisers decided that it poses no significant risks.
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A trial of a new type of schizophrenia drug shows promise in patients.
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Scientists in Aberdeen say a breakthrough could help improve the vision of thousands of stroke victims.
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Blind mice regained some ability to see after getting transplants of cells taken from the eyes of other mice, strengthening the prospect that it may someday be possible to restore vision in some people who have lost most or all of their eyesight, scientists reported yesterday.
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NEW YORK  - Short-term treatment with the   anticonvulsant drug, vigabatrin (gamma vinyl-GABA), appears to   be effective in reducing the need for cocaine and   methamphetamine in addicts. And the drug produced no signs of   visual field loss, researchers report in the Archives of   Ophthalmology.
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A popular baldness drug taken by more  than 4 million men worldwide can mask an important marker used  in screening tests to detect prostate cancer, scientists said  on Monday.
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A once-a-month drug for treating  multiple sclerosis that appears to cut relapses of the  autoimmune disorder was approved on Tuesday by the U.S. Food  and Drug Administration.
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An Âelectronic eyeÂ that can be fitted to a pair of glasses could help the blind cross roads more safely.
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A substance found in oven cleaner could improve standard glaucoma treatments, US research suggest.
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(National-NBC) Nov. 24, 2004 - The Food and Drug Administration has approved the first drug that specifically targets Multiple Sclerosis.
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Here's what a newly approved drug looks like.
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An experimental drug that saved the life of a Belfast teen suffering from mad cow disease is being tested in the United States, America, France and Japan.
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Another schizophrenia drug from the company shows promise in a clinical trial.
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Today was a day of good news for multiple sclerosis patients: FDA granted approval to a new anti-multiple sclerosis drug Antegren developed by Biogen Idec Inc.
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An experimental eye disease drug has been a boon to Eyetech Pharmaceuticals. But as the drug nears approval, many doctors are questioning its effectiveness.
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Researchers dedicated to finding a gel or cream that could work invisibly to protect women from AIDS the way a condom does said on Wednesday they got permission from Pfizer Inc. to use its newest HIV drug.
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Thanks to a group of nano-engineers in Singapore who have created contact lenses that release controlled doses of drugs, you may be able to treat your glaucoma or other eye diseases simply by wearing their lenses.