From rat poison to explosives, many of the drugs we use have interesting origin stories.
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The same dose of a drug can have varying degrees of effectiveness and safety depending on how well the liver can metabolize it.
A research lab at Tufts University is trying to find out how the vitamin may protect against age-related disease.
It’s early days yet but a growing body of research evidence suggests COVID-19 causes abnormalities in blood clotting, which means blood thinning drugs may have a role to play in treatment.
Over the past 16 years, GPs have got much better at diagnosing and treating people with atrial fibrillation. And it’s saving lives.
Warfarin is a blood thinner that has been used for more than 60 years to help prevent clots and strokes. But it also increases the risk of bleeding.
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