Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) on March 5 unveiled the revised NHI prices for drugs subject to…
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Researchers Unlock SAL Inhibitory Mechanism of Obesity Med Orlistat; Potential Treatment for MRSA/Atopic Dermatitis
A Japanese research group said on March 25 that they have uncovered the mechanism of the anti-obesity drug orlistat, which inhibits Staphylococcus aureus lipase (SAL), a pathogenic factor produced by Staphylococcus aureus. The drug is expected to become a treatment…
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