Medical Discovery News, July 4, 2009
This week's radio broadcast focused on the positive side effects of a drug called Lumigan. While in clinical trials for treatment of glaucoma, researchers noticed the drug caused some patients to develop longer and fuller eyelashes. The company recognized a new opportunity to sell Lumigan under another name, Latisse, as the first product approved by the FDA to enhance eyelashes. Medical Discovery News, hosted by UTMB's Norbert Herzog and David Niesel, is broadcast by nearly 100 stations in the U.S. and Mexico. Locally, you can hear the program at 10 a.m. on Saturdays on KUHT, 88.7 FM and KTSU, 90.9 FM.