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Optimer Pharmaceuticals Inc said it signed a licensing deal for its experimental antibiotic, fidaxomicin, with Japanese drugmaker Astellas Pharma Inc’s… »   

Kids who have had certain vaccines might be less likely to develop cancer, especially one type of leukemia, suggests a… »   

Stockpiling antiviral flu drugs and vaccines saves lives and reduces disease in a flu pandemic, but is too expensive for… »   

Cancer patients treated with the chemotherapy agent bevacizumab (Avastin) may be at an increased risk of treatment-related death when the… »   

Frontotemporal dementia is caused by a breakdown of nerve cells in the frontal and temporal region of the brain (fronto-temporal… »   

Ritalin may help improve brain function in adolescent rats that were iron deficient during infancy, according to a team of… »   

A new study highlights inconsistencies in black box warnings - medication-related safety warnings on a drug’s label - and argues… »   

U.S. health regulators rejected Orexigen Therapeutics Inc’s weight-loss drug and requested a clinical trial to resolve heart safety concerns, dealing… »   

Sustained high vaccination coverage is key to preventing deaths from measles. Despite the availability of a vaccine, measles remains an… »   

The ability of some forms of plankton and bacteria to build an extra natural layer of nanoparticle-like armour has inspired… »