News tagged with glaxosmithkline
Colon cancer shuts down receptor that could shut it down
Though a high-fiber diet has long been considered good for you and beneficial in staving off colon cancer, Medical College of Georgia researchers have discovered a reason why: roughage activates a receptor ...
Apr 13, 2009 |
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Proteins linked to longevity also linked to Alzheimer's
Over the past 20 years, scientists have learned that proteins called sirtuins play a vital role in longevity and stress response in organisms as diverse as humans, yeast and mice. A new paper from MIT biologists ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Jul 27, 2010 |
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Freeze or run? Not that simple: Scientists discover neural switch that controls fear
Fear can make you run, it can make you fight, and it can glue you to the spot. Scientists at the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) in Monterotondo, Italy and GlaxoSmithKline in Verona, Italy, have identified not ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Aug 25, 2010 |
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Six bad reactions to swine flu vaccine in Canada: official (Update)
Six severe allergic reactions to swine flu vaccinations have been observed in Canada, health authorities said Tuesday, adding that all of the individuals are feeling better.
Medicine & Health / Medications
Nov 24, 2009 |
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Schizophrenia linked to signaling problems in new brain study
(PhysOrg.com) -- Schizophrenia could be caused by faulty signalling in the brain, according to new research published today in the journal Molecular Psychiatry. In the biggest study of its kind, scientists lookin ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Mar 03, 2009 |
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Study finds possible heart risk with prostate drug
(AP) -- Full results of a big study testing a drug for preventing prostate cancer show a higher risk of heart failure, a surprise finding that could dampen enthusiasm for expanding its use.
Medicine & Health / Medications
Mar 31, 2010 |
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New Alzheimer vaccine to be tested in Europe
A new vaccine against Alzheimer's, developed by the Austrian biotechnology firm Affiris, will soon be tested in six European countries, the company announced Friday.
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Apr 23, 2010 |
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WHO: nearly 5,000 swine flu deaths worldwide
(AP) -- Nearly 5,000 people have reportedly died from swine flu since it emerged this year and developed into a global epidemic, the World Health Organization said Friday.
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Oct 23, 2009 |
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Flu strains developing resistance to key antiviral drug: WHO
Development of a swine flu vaccine was partly triggered by evidence that seasonal influenza strains are developing resistance to antiviral drug Tamiflu, a World Health Organisation expert said Tuesday.
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
May 12, 2009 |
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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
Jun 11, 2010 |
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Spiriva as good as Serevent in asthma study
(AP) -- Researchers say they've found a possible new treatment for adults with hard-to-control asthma. Their discovery, however, came at a price.
Medicine & Health / Medications
Sep 19, 2010 |
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Malaria vaccine for Africa closer than ever, scientists say (Update)
Scientists are closer than ever to rolling out the first malaria vaccine, which could be available in Africa by 2015, a co-inventor of the shot against the killer disease said Tuesday.
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Sep 28, 2010 |
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Drug may slow growth of early prostate cancer
A new study suggests a way to help men with early, low-risk prostate cancer avoid being overtreated for a disease that in most cases will never threaten their lives. It found that a drug can slow the growth of these tumors ...
Feb 15, 2011 |
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Fight for swine flu vaccine could get ugly
(AP) -- An ugly scramble is brewing over the swine flu vaccine - and when it becomes available, Britain, the United States and other nations could find that the contracts they signed with pharmaceutical companies are easily ...
Medicine & Health / Medications
Jul 16, 2009 |
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UK official: Vaccine unlikely to have caused death
(AP) -- A British health official said Tuesday that the sudden death of 14-year-old girl was very unlikely to have been caused by the vaccine she was given hours before she died.
Medicine & Health / Medications
Sep 29, 2009 |
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GlaxoSmithKline
GlaxoSmithKline plc (LSE: GSK NYSE: GSK) is a United Kingdom-based pharmaceutical, biological, and healthcare company. GSK is the world's second largest pharmaceutical company and a research-based company with a wide portfolio of pharmaceutical products covering anti-infectives, central nervous system, respiratory, gastro-intestinal/metabolic, oncology, and vaccines products. It also has a Consumer Healthcare operation comprising leading oral healthcare products, nutritional drinks, and over the counter medicines. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index.
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