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Researchers in the USA have discovered a potential new function for anti-epileptic drugs in treating neurodegenerative disorders such as Alzheimer’s… »   

There is no scientific proof that patients with moderate or severe Alzheimer’s disease benefit from drugs containing the agent memantine.… »   

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has sent a warning letter to Sanofi-Aventis accusing the French drugmaker of distributing misleading… »   

Arena Pharmaceuticals said on Tuesday detailed results from a second pivotal trial of its experimental obesity drug, lorcaserin, show that… »   

GlaxoSmithKline has yet to get U.S. government approval for its swine flu vaccine, the company said on Tuesday, while Novartis… »   

Many pediatric and adolescent patients who received second-generation antipsychotic medications experienced significant weight gain, along with varied adverse effects on… »   

The federal government’s push to control health costs through comparative effectiveness research could threaten strides in personalized medicine, in which… »   

An industry-funded food labeling program was halted on Friday just days after U.S. officials warned they were investigating if nutrition… »   

Democratic leaders moved on Friday to build support among the elderly for a massive overhaul of the U.S. healthcare… »   

A new study reports the side effects of oxycodone, a widely used opioid pain medication, are similar in healthy older… »