HIV-like virus suppressed in monkey experiment

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The results also gave tantalizing hints that someday the tactic might help destroy the AIDS virus in its hiding places in the body, something current drugs cannot do. The study results "could revolutionize efforts to cure HIV" if the approach is found …
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Man treats his kidney failure at home with his family

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Back then he received his treatments at the Seattle and Lake Washington locations of Northwest Kidney Centers, a nonprofit that pioneered the process of doing dialysis outside of a hospital setting.
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Cell Therapeutics Reports Third Quarter 2013 Financial Results

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SEATTLE, Oct. 30, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — Cell Therapeutics, Inc. (CTI) (NASDAQ and MTA: CTIC) today reported financial results for the third quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2013. … Added three leaders in the research and development of new …
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FDA backs tighter controls on painkiller hydrocodone in wake of addiction …

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Both belong to a family of drugs known as opioids, which also includes heroin, codeine and methadone. Earlier this year the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported that prescription painkiller overdose deaths among women increased about …
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