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October 28, 2015

Weight-loss drugs seek acceptance from patients and physicians

A new generation of weight-loss medications that suppress patients’ appetites and make them feel full is facing reluctance among patients because of safety issues with past diet drugs. 

October 28, 2015

Families on Medicaid make more incorrect assumptions about antibiotics

Parents of children insured by Medicaid, the U.S. health program for the poor, are more likely to incorrectly assume antibiotics can treat colds and flu and seek these drugs when kids don’t actually need them, a study suggests.

October 28, 2015

FDA-approved antidepressant may help treat deadly form of lung cancer

Researchers have discovered a class of FDA-approved antidepressants that may prove effective in treating patients with small-cell lung cancer – one of the deadliest forms of the disease.

October 28, 2015

Study finds potential new way to end recurrent bladder infections

Researchers have found a potential solution for recurrent urinary tract infections (UTIs).

October 28, 2015

How 'disease' label in kids affects treatment

Once a child's behavior is labeled as a "disease," parents are more willing to use medications to treat their child, even if they are told the medications aren't effective, a new study suggests.

October 28, 2015

AstraZeneca lung cancer drug approved as first-line treatment

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved AstraZeneca Plc's drug, Iressa, as a first-line treatment for a common form of lung cancer.

October 28, 2015

Aspirin cuts colon cancer risk, study suggests

Taking aspirin regularly may reduce the risk of most types of colon cancer, a new study suggests

October 28, 2015

Study finds drugs in recalled supplements

Dietary supplements containing potentially dangerous prescription drug ingredients may still be for sale even years after safety recalls, a study found.

October 28, 2015

Pain relievers may offer small protection against skin cancer

Ibuprofen and some other similar anti-inflammatory pain relievers may slightly lower people's risk of one common type of skin cancer, a new review of research shows, but experts find the benefits too small, especially for a cancer that is fairly curable

October 28, 2015

Georgia woman’s rare reaction to medication caused skin, hair to peel off

A Georgia woman who had a serious, rare reaction to a generic anti-seizure drug in December 2013  is now trying to make sense of the traumatic experience, which left her flesh raw and with open wounds, My Fox Atlanta reported.