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0) New Preventative Drug Would Kill People Before They Get Alzheimer's" g3 c. F+ e8 M% ]6 X& R2 u
1)Calling it the single greatest breakthrough to date in Alzheimer's research, 9 I5 T- [5 W7 h u8 H) ^
2) the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced Monday the approval of Proneva,, T" H5 h$ {6 Q
3) a new medication that prevents the degenerative brain disorder
/ m( |: j1 }- [% M2 d4) by killing individuals before its onset. 6 v. S, R- C- U- P- v
5) "Clinical trials have shown
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( o2 ? ?* B/ g6 N# ]7) who otherwise would have developed a serious and life-threatening illness," 9 D! k% w1 V/ Y* p/ H3 u- C
8) said FDA spokeswoman Sandy Walsh, 1 j, K/ \ E/ l' O
9) explaining that in a recent study Proneva successfully prevented Alzheimer's in 87 of 87 people
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1 {5 b; v; Z" s U: s11) "For the millions of Americans who already suffer from this disease - K; h% ~3 Q5 _7 d" |& c
12) or have shown early signs of dementia,6 e/ s# s4 x% }8 a
13) we recommend commencing treatment as soon as possible." * m9 r$ q1 P- h4 S* }7 z8 v1 h
14) According to Walsh,
! y$ {6 w. I- V: \15) preliminary research also suggests 6 X9 p: a3 `* J
16) Proneva may be equally effective at preventing cancer, AIDS, and heart attacks. |