News tagged with astrazeneca

Research sheds new light on inflammatory disease

Scientists at the University of Liverpool have found that understanding the precise timing of communication between cells that coordinate the body's response to disease could be key to new drug developments.

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Apr 09, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Drug companies share data to speed brain research

(AP) -- In an unusual step, a dozen competing drug companies have agreed to share data on thousands of Alzheimer's patients in hopes that the extra information will spark new ideas for treatments.

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Jun 11, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Cholesterol drugs for the healthy still debatable

(AP) -- Should healthy people with low cholesterol take a pill to lower their cholesterol even more in hopes of preventing heart problems? The question is dividing heart doctors and confusing patients.

Medicine & Health / Medications

created Jun 28, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Newer Anti-Clotting Medication Found to Be More Effective

(PhysOrg.com) -- A large head-to-head study of two anti-clotting medications for heart patients has found that the investigational compound ticagrelor (Brilinta) was more effective at reducing cardiovascular death than the ...

Medicine & Health / Medications

created Aug 30, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0

FDA weighs approval of psychiatric drugs for kids

(AP) -- Three blockbuster psychiatric drugs currently approved for adults also appear to work in adolescents, though federal health officials have concerns about exposing younger patients to the drugs' side effects.

Medicine & Health / Medications

created Jun 05, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 3

Study shows experimental drug cuts stroke risk

(AP) -- An experimental drug reduces the stroke risk in patients with irregular heartbeats by more than three times, compared with the popular drug warfarin - but possibly at a cost, according to new research released Sunday.

Medicine & Health / Medications

created Aug 30, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

A better way to target tumors

In the past 40 years, scientists have learned a great deal about how cells become cancerous. Some of that knowledge has translated to new treatments, but most of the time doctors are forced to rely on standard ch ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Nov 15, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Abbott, AstraZeneca seek cholesterol pill approval

(AP) -- Abbott Laboratories and AstraZeneca PLC on Thursday asked the Food and Drug Administration to approve a drug that combines their cholesterol pills TriLipix and Crestor.

Medicine & Health / Medications

created Jun 04, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

FDA confirms benefits of Crestor in more patients

(AP) -- Federal scientists say AstraZeneca's cholesterol pill Crestor lowers the risk of heart attack, death and stroke in patients without a history of heart disease, though some safety concerns remain.

Medicine & Health / Medications

created Dec 11, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

AstraZeneca

AstraZeneca plc (LSE: AZN, OMX: AZN, NYSE: AZN), is a large Anglo-Swedish pharmaceutical company formed on 6 April 1999 by the remerger of Swedish Astra AB and British Zeneca Group plc. Zeneca had been part of Imperial Chemical Industries, as 3 divisions that were spun off from ICI on 1 June 1993. The Company is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index.

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