Last Updated on November 19, 2016 by Joseph Gut – thasso November 18, 2016 –  Do we really need another steroid hormone to treat women? If yes, does it have to be DHEA? The American Food & Drug Administration (FDA) …

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Last Updated on February 13, 2018 by Joseph Gut – thasso November 17, 2016 – There is good news for seriously pain ridden patients worldwide. Scientists have identified for the first time the region in the brain responsible for the …

Pain: Placebo’s sweet hot spot in the brain identified Read more »

Last Updated on October 29, 2016 by Joseph Gut – thasso October 23, 2016 – New research shows that people with blue eyes have a single, common ancestor. Scientists have tracked down a genetic mutation which took place 6,000-10,000 years …

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Last Updated on October 12, 2016 by Joseph Gut – thasso October 12, 2016 – This is a communication from Health Canada, issued in May 2016, concerning the danger of reactivation of hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection in patients treated …

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Last Updated on October 5, 2016 by Joseph Gut – thasso October 05, 2016 – Here, we make available to our readers a Drug Safety Communication by the American Food & Drug Administration (FDA), where FDA warns about the risk …

FDA warns about the risk of HBV reactivation in patients treated with DAA for HCV-infection Read more »

Last Updated on October 1, 2016 by Joseph Gut – thasso September 30, 2016 – This is very good news for patients suffering from any form of a rare disease. The European Medicines Agency (EMA) and the American Food and Drug …

Rare diseases: EU and US collaborate to boost development of therapies Read more »

Last Updated on September 26, 2016 by Joseph Gut – thasso September 26, 2016 – Toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN), also known as Lyell’s syndrome, is a rare, life-threatening skin condition that is usually caused by a reaction to drugs. The disease causes the top layer of …

Recent advances of pharmacogenomics in severe cutaneous adverse reactions: immune and nonimmune mechanisms Read more »

Last Updated on September 21, 2016 by Joseph Gut – thasso September 22, 2016 – The pharmacologically active compound known as sildenafil is largely used to treat erectile dysfunction (on the market for this indication under the trade name Viagra) and pulmonary arterial hypertension (on …

Granpidam: A generic to Sildenafil (Revatio) Read more »

Last Updated on September 20, 2016 by Joseph Gut – thasso September 19, 2016 – This post presents below a virtually unedited announcement by the American Food & Drug Administration (FDA) concerning Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD) therapy  option which gives much …

Eteplirsen (Exondys 51) for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD) approved Read more »