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Valium-like drugs use the same potentially addictive “reward pathways” in the brain as heroin and cannabis, scientists said on Wednesday,… »   

The popular antidepressant drug Paxil may interfere with breast cancer treatments, making patients more likely to relapse and die, researchers… »   

A Mexican entrepreneur is luring U.S. drug addicts to plush rehabilitation centers south of the border, even as shoddier Mexican… »   

Living near farms that use the weed killer atrazine may up the risk of a rare birth defect, according to… »   

Ewing sarcoma (EWS) is a bone tumor of unknown cellular origin that affects children and young adults. The protein CD99… »   

The risk of a potentially fatal brain disorder with Biogen Idec Inc’s multiple sclerosis drug Tysabri increases as patients receive… »   

British health authorities issued an alert to drug users on Friday after a drug injecting heroin user in London tested… »   

A new vaccine showed promise at protecting young children from malaria, offering a potential new weapon against a disease that… »   

There is evidence that some patients (and perhaps even health professionals) may not recognize that FDA-required facts about over-the-counter (OTC)… »   

- Collagenase clostridium histolyticum (Xiaflex) has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration as the first drug to… »