Promising drug for MS
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A study on two groups with multiple sclerosis showed that patients treated with beta interferon performed better than those given placebos. Patients' magnetic resonance imaging brain scans showed that beta interferon inhibits the disease's progress, resulting in fewer central nervous system lesions.
Publication Name: Reader's Digest
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 0034-0375
Year: 1993
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A deadly drug, a new generation
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The number of students who have tried heroin between 1991 and 1997 has doubled. The drug has become more potent and deadly than it was in the late 1960s. It has also become more popular among teenagers, especially in Florida.
Publication Name: Reader's Digest
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 0034-0375
Year: 1998
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Promising new treatments
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Pharmaceutical researchers are developing new drugs for the prevention and treatment of stroke. These new drugs include neuroprotective agents and thrombolytics.
Publication Name: Reader's Digest
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 0034-0375
Year: 1995
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