Biotech research requires strong protections

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These drugs are far more complex and effective than traditional chemical-based medicines. Texas-based research centers are testing, for example, a virus-based biologic that may someday treat melanoma, as well as a sophisticated antibody that will …
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Federal judge strikes down key Texas abortion limits

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In a 26-page opinion, Yeakel also blocked a provision requiring physicians to strictly follow follow U.S. Food and Drug Administration protocols when prescribing "off-label" doses of pregnancy-ending drugs, limiting their treatment options. He called …
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New Pill May Help Those With Untreatable Hepatitis C

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A team of researchers from the Texas Liver Institute and the biopharmaceutical company Gilead Science tested 100 patients with a type of hepatitis C (HCV) that typically does not respond to existing treatments. That strain, genotype 1 hepatitis C, is …
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