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A major Canadian-led global study has found that a new blood pressure medication is effective in reducing cardiovascular death, with… »   

One of the world’s deadliest diseases, caused by the Ebola virus, may finally be preventable thanks to US and Canadian… »   

Supplies of the blood-thinning drug heparin are being recalled in France, Italy and Denmark because they are contaminated or suspected… »   

Wyeth Pharmaceuticals, a division of Wyeth (NYSE: WYE), announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved… »   

Cephalon Inc won U.S. approval to sell a chemotherapy drug to treat patients with a slow-growing type of leukemia, the… »   

We analyzed data from 6341 injection drug users (IDUs) entering detoxification or methadone maintenance treatment in New York City between… »   

Researchers at the Joslin Diabetes Center have shown that insulin has a previously unknown effect that plays a role in… »   

Medtronic Inc said on Wednesday that U.S. regulators classified its move to inform physicians about an increase in the rate… »   

Belgian pharmaceutical group UCB said on Thursday it was recalling its Parkinson’s drug Neupro in the United States and some… »   

The lung drug Spiriva, marketed by Pfizer Inc and Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceutical Inc, may increase the risk of stroke, the… »