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October 28, 2015

FDA warns of heart risks with Astellas stress test chemicals

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration warned physicians on Wednesday that two chemicals used to conduct cardiovascular stress tests can cause heart attacks and death, and it suggested resuscitation equipment and trained staff be available when the tests are conducted.

October 28, 2015

FDA advisers back MannKind's inhaled diabetes drug

U.S. health advisers on Tuesday recommended approval of MannKind Corp's inhaled diabetes drug, and said the experimental treatment could help some patients, especially those wary of needles typically used with traditional insulin therapy.

October 28, 2015

European Union clears Roche drugs after probe into lax safety reports

Europe's main drugs regulator has found no new safety issues linked to Roche medicines after an investigation into the Swiss drugmaker, which was rapped last year for lax drug-safety reporting.

October 28, 2015

Scientists find treatment to kill every kind of cancer tumor

Researchers might have found the Holy Grail in the war against cancer, a miracle drug that has killed every kind of cancer tumor it has come in contact with

October 28, 2015

Hangover cure is elusive but symptom relief fizzles and flows

Revelers are preparing to ring in the New Year with parties and celebrations, and those whose heads are still ringing will spend their first waking hours of 2015 searching for hangover relief.

October 28, 2015

FDA panel recommends new safety information on AstraZeneca's Onglaza

AstraZeneca Plc's diabetes drug Onglyza has a broadly acceptable cardiovascular safety profile but its label should include new information about the risk of heart failure, a U.S. Food and Drug Administration advisory panel concluded on Tuesday.

October 28, 2015

Combination drugs effectively treat MERS virus in monkeys

U.S. doctors on Sunday said a combination of two anti-viral drugs was an option for treating MERS respiratory disease after the therapy was found to work on lab monkeys.

October 28, 2015

Free drug samples come at a cost to patients, study says

Dermatologists tend to prescribe more expensive medications when they also give their patients drug samples, according to a new U.S. study.

October 28, 2015

Widely used diabetes drugs seem safe for the heart, studies say

Some widely used diabetes medicines help control blood sugar without the heart risks suggested by earlier research, new studies find.

October 28, 2015

Necrotizing fasciitis: New treatment discovered for deadly flesh-eating disease

In January 2012, Lori Madsen, then 51, was walking through a parking lot, when she fell and skinned her arm. Initially, she didn’t think much about the rugburn-like abrasion on her arm – but later that night, Madsen’s arm began to swell.