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Grapefruit diet almost cost woman her leg

A woman who ate a grapefruit each day almost had to have her leg amputated because of a dangerous blood clot, according to an unusual case study reported in the Lancet.

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created Apr 02, 2009 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (4) | comments 2




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Sunlight can influence the breakdown of medicines in the body

A study from Karolinska Institutet has shown that the body's ability to break down medicines may be closely related to exposure to sunlight, and thus may vary with the seasons. The findings offer a completely new model to ...

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created Mar 09, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Tiny mutation might help indicate proper dosage for half of all drugs

A tiny gene mutation in human liver cells could one day influence how high or low a dose patients need of about half of the clinically used drugs on the market, new research suggests.

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created May 10, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Scientists develop novel method to generate functional hepatocytes for drug testing

Scientists have for the first time produced liver cells from adult skin cells using the induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC) technology.

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created Oct 20, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New reasons to avoid grapefruit and other juices when taking certain drugs

Scientists and consumers have known for years that grapefruit juice can increase the absorption of certain drugs — with the potential for turning normal doses into toxic overdoses. Now, the researcher who ...

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created Aug 19, 2008 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (26) | comments 0


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