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Swiss drugs company Novartis will not give free vaccines against H1N1 flu to poor countries, though it will consider discounts,… »   

Drugs frequently taken by older people can cause confusion, dementia and other cognitive problems, a new analysis of 27 studies… »   

Almorexant, the new sleep drug from Switzerland’s Actelion, has attracted plenty of attention, but it faces a tough path to… »   

The U.S. Senate on Thursday backed a plan giving the U.S. Food and Drug Administration power to regulate cigarettes… »   

U.S. health regulators are weighing possible action after results from a clinical trial suggested increased death in certain liver transplant… »   

U.S. advisers began considering on Tuesday whether the makers of three blockbuster antipsychotic drugs should be allowed to promote… »   

Zocor (simvastatin), a “statin” type of cholesterol-lowering drug, may block the body’s ability to repair nerve tissue, according to a… »   

School may have just let out, but parents who would like to avoid long waits at the doctor’s office may… »   

Three blockbuster psychiatric drugs currently approved for adults also appear to work in adolescents, though U.S. government health officials have… »   

Food and Drug Administration staff said Friday three drugs currently approved to treat bipolar disorder and schizophrenia in adults were… »