October 28, 2015 All the benefits of exercise, from a pill? Good news for couch potatoes: Researchers are developing a drug that provides all the benefits of exercise, with no actual workout required.Â
October 28, 2015 Q & A: Weighing the value of less effective flu shot This season's flu shot seemed to do little to protect people over 65 from the worst and most dominant flu strain spreading around, a small government study found. Â Here are some answers about flu vaccine effectiveness
October 28, 2015 FDA approves new oral MS drug, Tecfidera U.S. regulators approved a new multiple sclerosis drug made by Biogen Idec Inc that is widely expected to become the No. 1 oral treatment for the disease, with annual sales topping $3 billion
October 28, 2015 Few US stroke patients get clot-busting treatment Not all U.S. stroke patients eligible for a clot-busting treatment actually receive it - and the odds of getting this therapy may depend on where they live, a large study finds.
October 28, 2015 Amoxicillin doesn’t help some respiratory infections The next time you develop a lower respiratory tract infection, don't expect amoxicillin, the go-to antibiotic for these infections, to wipe it out
October 28, 2015 FDA approves easy-to-use heroin overdose antidote The government is taking a step to let friends or loved ones treat someone they suspect has overdosed on heroin or powerful painkillers called opioids, while they're waiting for medical care.
October 27, 2015 Indian-made medicines spark safety concerns A number of Indian pharmaceutical companies are receiving criticism from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) over increased lapses in quality and safety of their products.
October 27, 2015 Merck KGaA revives testing of lung cancer vaccine German drugmaker Merck KGaA will conduct new tests on an experimental lung cancer vaccine which failed a previous late-stage clinical trial, it said on Wednesday.
October 27, 2015 Combined supplements no better for cholesterol The cholesterol-lowering agent red yeast rice, an alternative treatment method for patients that can't tolerate statin drugs, doesn't work any better when a plant-derived compound called sterol is added to it, according to a new study.Â
October 27, 2015 Progesterone treatment fails to minimize brain trauma, studies find Two large studies of patients with serious brain injuries found that giving people the hormone progesterone soon after injury didn’t minimize the effects of brain trauma.