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(Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute) Researchers have shown that a peptide (a chain of amino acids) called iRGD helps co-administered drugs penetrate deeply into tumor tissue.

The peptide has been shown to substantially increase treatment efficacy against human breast, prostate and pancreatic cancers in mice, achieving the same therapeutic effect as a normal dose with one-third as much of the drug.

MIAMI BEACH (MedPage Today) -- Children younger than 7 can successfully use devices that measure exhaled nitric oxide and monitor how well some treatments are controlling their asthma, a researcher reported here.

Adding inhaled corticosteroids to long-acting beta agonist therapy did not increase treatment efficacy compared with beta-agonist therapy alone among patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.