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Antibiotic May Prevent Diabetic Vision Loss

An antibiotic commonly used to treat acne may help slow or prevent the vision loss frequently associated with diabetes, a new study suggests. Researchers found that rats treated with the antibiotic minocycline had about 50 percent less diabetes-induced damage to the retina — the nerves in the back part of …

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Sentencings for Adelphia's Rigases Delayed Until June 13

NEW YORK – A federal judge has delayed the sentencings of John Rigas (search) and his son Timothy, convicted last year in the massive fraud at Adelphia Communications Corp. (search) , until June 13. The sentencings had been set for Wednesday. Prosecutors said the delay was because of a pending …

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Hepatitis C Drug Rocks Virus in Early Test

In early tests on humans, a new hepatitis C drug had the most powerful punch yet seen against this major cause of liver cancer. The drug, from Vertex Pharmaceuticals, is code-named VX-950. Liver specialist Henk W. Reesink, MD, of academic Medical Center in Amsterdam, Netherlands, presented the findings at Digestive …

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