October 28, 2015 The diet pills that one doc recommends It’s normally safe to assume that any pill promising weight loss is, at best, a gimmick. Or at worst, harmful.
October 28, 2015 Taking NSAIDs with fibrillation meds boosts risk of bleeding People who take blood thinners for atrial fibrillation and also use common painkillers, even briefly, are more likely to suffer serious bleeding, according to a new study.
October 28, 2015 New drug compound may beat malaria with single $1 dose Scientists have discovered a new anti-malarial compound that could treat patients with a single $1 dose, including those with strains of the mosquito-borne disease that are resistant to current drugs.
October 28, 2015 MRSA may be treated with single-dose antibiotic A new, single-dose antibiotic may be as effective as traditional treatment against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), a dangerous strain of antibiotic-resistant bacteria.
October 28, 2015 For younger women, daily aspirin may be harmful For healthy women, regularly taking low doses of aspirin may cause more harm than good, a new study suggests.
October 28, 2015 Why you've never heard of the most commonly prescribed drugs in the US The most frequently used medications, and why you won’t see an ad on TV for any of them
October 28, 2015 Patients seeking alternatives to statins may undergo rigorous vetting A powerful new class of drugs promises to change the management of heart disease for high-risk patients who struggle to get their cholesterol levels under control—a group that numbers in the millions.
October 28, 2015 Approved Pfizer breast cancer drug impresses in latest study Pfizer Inc said on Wednesday the first formal late-stage trial of its approved treatment for advanced breast cancer, Ibrance, was stopped early after the medicine met its goal of delaying progression of the disease in previously treated patients.
October 28, 2015 40 percent of parents give children unneeded, harmful cold medicines Many parents give their young children cough or cold medicines that the kids don't need, and that could cause harm, researchers say.
October 28, 2015 Experimental cholesterol drugs cut heart risk, but questions remain Studies of a new class of experimental cholesterol-lowering drugs signal that they can reduce by half the risk of heart attack and other major cardiovascular problems compared to standard treatment alone.