Study Ignites Debate Over Non-Drug Treatment for Schizophrenia

Study Ignites Debate Over Non-Drug Treatment For Schizophrenia
Antipsychotic drugs are typically the first-line treatment for the roughly one percent of people who have schizophrenia — often in conjunction with psychotherapy. But for patients who are not helped by the drugs or cannot tolerate their side effects …
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Canada OKs Biogen Idec drug for treatment of hemophilia B
Canadian health officials have approved a Biogen Idec Inc. drug that controls and prevents bleeding in patients with hemophilia B, marking the first approval of a new hemophilia treatment in nearly two decades and the entry of the Cambridge biotech …
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AACR 2014 study highlights new drug, molecular insight into triple negative …
Most breast cancers are treated by blocking their addictions, for example depriving estrogen-fueled tumors of estrogen. But what about breast cancers without these hormonal addictions? In so-called "triple negative" tumors the cancer's addiction …
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