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Taking a high dose of vitamin D could be an inexpensive and easy way to treat people with multiple sclerosis (MS), an autoimmune disorder that affects the brain and spinal chord, suggests promising new research.

The city-based Asian Institute of Gastroenterology on Wednesday claimed that it successfully used a new technique for treatment of gastro-esophageal reflux disease (GERD), usually termed as acidity.

Formulating drugs as liquid salts may provide a safe and efficient strategy for topical delivery of drugs that cause skin toxicity, say researchers, including one of Indian-origin. A novel formulation of the drug propranolol as a liquid salt enables delivery through skin with reduced toxicity, the findings showed.

Daiichi Sankyo Company, Limited announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, Daiichi Sankyo Korea Co., Ltd. (hereafter “DSKR;” headquarters: Jongno-gu, Seoul, South Korea), and Daewoong Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (hereafter “Daewoong Pharmaceutical;” headquarter: Gangnam-gu, Seoul, South Korea) have signed an agreement for the co-promotion of the oral, once-daily anti-coagulant, LIXIANA® (generic name: edoxaban).

A new oral drug whose efficacy in combating breast cancer has been demonstrated alone and in combination with endocrine therapy, also has potential to combat other types of cancer, new research has found.

The World Health Organisation on Tuesday declared the end of the Ebola outbreak in the West African nation of Guinea, two years after the beginning of the epidemic.

A newly created antibody could treat the decline in muscle mass and power associated with ageing, show results of a phase-two trial by an international research team.

The delay of patients in recognising heart-attack symptoms and seeking the treatment later may increase the damage to heart, warns a new study. The researchers in this study compared the impact of the time from heart attack symptom onset-to-balloon and door-to-balloon on heart muscle function.

Despite legislation and public education, China has not been able to curb tobacco use which remains the same as it was five years ago, a recent national survey found.

Use of ultrasound in detecting breast cancer has been shown to be comparable in its sensitivity to that of mammography and should be considered when testing for the disease, according to a new study.