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An experimental sedative from Japan’s Eisai Co Ltd appears effective based on a preliminary evaluation of data, U.S. drug reviewers… »   

People who took the painkiller ibuprofen for more than five years had a 40 percent lower risk of developing Alzheimer’s… »   

Elderly people who took commonly prescribed drugs for incontinence, allergy or high blood pressure walked more slowly and were… »   

Older adults who take drugs designed to block the neurotransmitter acetylcholine – including common medications for incontinence, high blood pressure… »   

The results of a new study suggest that the combination of alcohol and an extended-release formulation of morphine does not… »   

Older nursing home residents who took medications for dementia and incontinence at the same time had a 50 percent faster… »   

The Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday approved Amitiza, the first U.S. drug to treat irritable bowel syndrome with constipation… »   

Albert Hofmann, the Swiss chemist who discovered the hallucinogenic drug LSD, has died aged 102, the organisation that republished his… »   

Nigeria’s northern state of Kano has resumed settlement talks with Pfizer Inc over a 1996 drug test that Nigeria says… »   

The U.S. Medicare insurance program for the elderly on Monday proposed cutting reimbursement for hospice facility wages, which would hurt… »