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  2. Rifampicin - Wikipedia

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    Rifampicin can reduce the efficacy of birth control pills or other hormonal contraception by its induction of the cytochrome P450 system, to the extent that unintended pregnancies have occurred in women who use oral contraceptives and took rifampicin even for very short courses (for example, as prophylaxis against exposure to bacterial meningitis).

  3. Rifamycin - Wikipedia

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    Lepetit introduced Rifampicin, an orally active rifamycin, in 1966. [16] Rifabutin, a derivative of rifamycin S, was invented by Italian drug manufacturer Achifar in 1975 and came onto the US market in 1992. [16] Hoechst Marion Roussel (now part of Aventis) introduced rifapentine to the US market in 1998, with Achifar having synthesized it in ...

  4. Cancer immunotherapy - Wikipedia

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    T-cell transfer therapy: a treatment that takes T-cells from the tumor and selects or changes them in the lab to better attack cancer cells, then reintroduces them into the patient. Monoclonal antibodies: designed to bind to specific targets on cancer cells, marking cancer cells so that they will be better seen and destroyed by the immune system.

  5. Cancer treatment - Wikipedia

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    Cancer treatments are a wide range of treatments available for the many different types of cancer, with each cancer type needing its own specific treatment. [1] Treatments can include surgery, chemotherapy, radiation therapy, hormonal therapy, targeted therapy including small-molecule drugs or monoclonal antibodies, [2] and PARP inhibitors such as olaparib. [3]

  6. Mechanism of action - Wikipedia

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    Beta blockers exert their pharmacological effect, decreased heart rate, by binding to and competitively antagonising a type of receptor called beta adrenoceptors. [1]In pharmacology, the term mechanism of action (MOA) refers to the specific biochemical interaction through which a drug substance produces its pharmacological effect. [2]

  7. Landmark study of cancer in Black women launches in 20 ... - AOL

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    The women must be cancer-free upon enrolling in the study, which will follow them for 30 years to see how their medical histories, lifestyle factors and experiences of racism affect their risk of ...

  8. Cancer cell - Wikipedia

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    Cancer cells are cells that divide continually, forming solid tumors or flooding the blood or lymph with abnormal cells. Cell division is a normal process used by the body for growth and repair. A parent cell divides to form two daughter cells, and these daughter cells are used to build new tissue or to replace cells that have died because of ...

  9. Clay Aiken Says He Lost '50 Percent' of His Fans When He Came ...

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    When Clay Aiken came out to the world in 2008, the public didn't react how they likely would today.. Shortly after the birth of his son, Parker, in August 2008, the American Idol alum came out as ...