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Biotech / Medical : Ligand (LGND) Breakout!

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To: Henry Niman who wrote (24116)	8/6/1998 10:11:00 PM
From: growthvalue	Read Replies (1) of 32384

That is interesting - one of the potentially negative side effects of Evista is the apparent INCREASE in hot flashes women encounter when taking the drug. Estrogen reduces hot flashes - it has been posited that there is a connection between the hot flash relief and the neuroprotective properties of estrogen (which if I'm not mistaken, have been known - or were they just suspected?) Novo Nordisk's levormeloxifene apparently causes no increase in hot flashes, but also appears to increase endometrial thickness. The race to build a better SERM....

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