How an old drug could have a new use for treating river blindness
Monday, February 15, 2010 - 15:14
in Health & Medicine
Scientists have discovered a potential new use for the drug closantel, currently the standard treatment for sheep and cattle infected with liver fluke. The new research suggests that the drug may be useful in combating river blindness, a tropical disease that is the world's second leading infectious cause of blindness for humans.