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Thalidomide being used to treat endometriosis?

Posted by steph Published in news article, outrageous, pharmaceuticals, research

You have got to be kidding me. I just learned that the drug Thalidomide, which I thought was banned in the 1970s, is still prescribed for illnesses. I learned further that there’s been an ongoing study since 2006 of Thalidomide treatments in women with endometriosis. Thalidomide. The drug which is known to have a side [...]

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Jul

Keep your critical eye on a new drug “N60″

Posted by steph Published in news article

Researchers Discover Novel Therapeutic For Chronic Pain Article Date: 16 Jul 2010 – 1:00 PDT Columbia scientists working to combat injury-related depression, substance abuse and suicide due to unremitting, persistent pain may have discovered a new way of treating that pain: a powerful analgesic dubbed N60 that leads to neither tolerance nor addiction. Pain is [...]

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