NEW Treatment for Hepatitis C | 2010 BBC News

Published May 23, 2012

NEW Treatment for Hepatitis C | 2010 BBC News – A new drug to treat Hepatitis C virus has been developed by US company Inhibitex and scientists at the Welsh School of Pharmacy. The new medication, code named INX189, could become an approved treatment for Hepatitis C after clinical trials. The first human clinical trials have proved positive. www.bbc.co.uk SHORT LINK: bit.ly

Report: Pill prescriptions surging in Tennessee

Filed under: drug treatment news 2010

An Associated Press analysis found that per capita, oxycodone sales increased five- or six-fold in most of the state from 2000 to 2010. The prescription drug epidemic is so bad in Tennessee that officials are now projecting that requests for treatment …
Read more on Kingsport Times News

Dendreon falls as analyst starts coverage

Filed under: drug treatment news 2010

THE BIG PICTURE: The Food and Drug Administration approved Provenge in April 2010. It uses the body's own immune system to fight cancer, and it is used to treat prostate cancer that has not responded to other treatments. Analysts once expected sales …
Read more on The Associated Press