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0) New Preventative Drug Would Kill People Before They Get Alzheimer's
3 G* A$ u1 X; ]; \5 t! d1 U1)Calling it the single greatest breakthrough to date in Alzheimer's research,
+ N, `; Q+ a% x& j. K8 a) ?! `2) the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced Monday the approval of Proneva,# [; Q8 } {1 a" h; O0 x& Z: d
3) a new medication that prevents the degenerative brain disorder
( \, Y! J, D7 X# y- S4) by killing individuals before its onset. ' p# p& ^$ u! ^3 ]
5) "Clinical trials have shown 2 A+ W2 ] @, B0 Z' h- G3 N, [
6) that a single dose of Proneva can end the lives of patients
9 y5 W8 p% k/ P5 p& y7) who otherwise would have developed a serious and life-threatening illness," $ w1 x: T" t6 w. P$ N t
8) said FDA spokeswoman Sandy Walsh,
u( i! w! W* B: N- H9) explaining that in a recent study Proneva successfully prevented Alzheimer's in 87 of 87 people # ~9 A: O$ t8 ^- z4 l8 P
10) who were administered the drug. , q. Q$ H# s7 ?! _. u
11) "For the millions of Americans who already suffer from this disease
! }9 u- k8 h8 j" M3 Z; m( N2 Y12) or have shown early signs of dementia,
! ?" t* ]' d5 W& b13) we recommend commencing treatment as soon as possible."
1 Y2 Y+ B& ~( D% Q" D14) According to Walsh,
8 f) i9 ^1 B1 p) b" w4 ~) N( u15) preliminary research also suggests ( ?! S' K$ S) `) r/ A h8 H
16) Proneva may be equally effective at preventing cancer, AIDS, and heart attacks. |