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October 28, 2015

U.S. compounding pharmacies start to register with FDA

A small number of U.S. compounding pharmacies have begun registering with the Food and Drug Administration under new legislation designed to tighten control of the custom medication makers following a deadly outbreak of fungal meningitis linked to a pharmacy in Massachusetts.

October 28, 2015

Studying genes to predict negative side effects of drugs

Scientists searching for a way to avoid prescribing medications to patients that may cause dangerous physical or behavioral responses are turning increasingly to those patients' DNA.

October 28, 2015

FDA approves Amgen's injected immunotherapy for melanoma

U.S. health regulators on Tuesday approved Amgen Inc's novel cancer immunotherapy for injection into melanoma lesions and lymph nodes of patients with the deadliest form of skin cancer that returns after initial surgery.

October 28, 2015

Party drug Ketamine could help treat severe depression

The party drug ketamine could one day be used to help some people suffering from severe depression, according to British scientists who gave infusions of the narcotic nicknamed "special K" to patients.

October 28, 2015

Study finds potential treatment for deadly brain cancer that killed Ted Kennedy

Glioblastoma mutliforme (GBM) is one of the deadliest types of brain cancer, killing approximately 13,000 people every year – including Sen. Ted Kennedy in 2009.

October 28, 2015

Following child deaths fentanyl pain patches to be relabeled

Companies that make fentanyl pain patches are being required to change the writing on the products so they can be seen more easily, after two more children who were accidentally exposed to the patches died.

October 28, 2015

FDA OKs first drug for morning sickness in more than 50 years

U.S. health regulators have approved a drug to treat morning sickness that was withdrawn from the market 30 years ago amid claims, since debunked, that it caused birth defects

October 28, 2015

New experimental vaccine may treat common strains of norovirus

An experimental vaccine created by Takeda Pharmaceutical Company has found to be effective in treating common strains of the norovirus – a contagious disease that causes stomach pain, nausea and diarrhea.

October 28, 2015

Daily vitamin D supplement may prolong remission from Crohn’s disease, study finds

Crohn’s disease, a condition marked by inflammation in the lining of the digestive tract, can cause diarrhea, fatigue, weight loss and malnutrition, and affects an estimated 201 out of 100,000 American adults, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

October 28, 2015

Novartis launches chronic disease program for poor countries

Drugmaker Novartis AG has begun a program in Kenya, Ethiopia and Vietnam to supply 15 low-cost medicines to fight chronic diseases like diabetes and high blood pressure.