October 28, 2015 New ragweed allergy pill clears FDA A new oral medication to treat ragweed allergies has been approved by the Food and Drug administration, the agency announced today (April 17)
October 28, 2015 Canada tries to cut cost of US drug, gets sued Soliris is one of the world's most expensive drugs, running about $500,000 a year in the US.
October 28, 2015 France says results of trials in Guinea of anti-Ebola drug encouraging France said on Wednesday the first trials of a drug to treat Ebola in Guinea had been encouraging and appeared to accelerate the recovery process of patients, President Francois Hollande's office said in a statement.
October 28, 2015 FDA advisory panel backs J&J diabetes drug approval A panel of advisers to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration recommended the agency approve an experimental new treatment for diabetes developed by Johnson & Johnson, potentially making it the first drug of its type to be approved in the United States
October 28, 2015 Pneumonia vaccine said to reduce US hospitalizations The seven-strain pneumonia vaccine used in the U.S. beginning in 2000 has prevented 168,000 hospitalizations for the disease each year since, and its effectiveness showed no signs of waning, a new study concludes.
October 28, 2015 Researchers closer to developing universal flu vaccine Researchers from the Imperial College London say they have made a significant leap forward in developing a vaccine capable of protecting against all strains of seasonal flu.
October 28, 2015 Nonprofit finds new cholesterol drugs far too costly An independent nonprofit that evaluates clinical and cost effectiveness of new medicines said announced prices for a just-approved class of potent cholesterol lowering drugs were far too high, according to a draft report released on Tuesday.Â
October 28, 2015 Doctors: Patents keep HIV drugs too pricey to use Doctors Without Borders warned Tuesday that rising intellectual property rights are blocking the generic production of newer drugs to treat HIV and are keeping them out of reach for developing countries.
October 28, 2015 Tiny 'cellular lasers' could aid targeted cancer treatments For the first time, scientists have injected lasers into cells, making them light up from the inside, an advance that could one day help treat problems inside the human body such as cancer, researchers say.
October 28, 2015 FDA approves Tesaro's treatment for chemotherapy-induced nausea The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Tesaro Inc's treatment for chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting in adults, the company said on Wednesday.