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A drug prescribed for Parkinson’s disease may also treat restless leg syndrome without the adverse side effects of current therapies,… »   

Seizures that occur in the first few weeks of life are a major predictor of future adverse neurological outcomes. Currently… »   

Prescriptions for hormone replacement therapy have fallen more than 50 percent in the United States since 2001, but doctors are… »   

Johnson & Johnson’s consumer-product distress worsened on Wednesday as the company recalled 12 million bottles of over-the-counter Mylanta and almost… »   

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration declined to approve an experimental epilepsy drug from GlaxoSmithKline and Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, the… »   

An experimental AstraZeneca pill to treat inoperable thyroid cancer carries “substantial toxicity” for patients, U.S. drug reviewers said in documents… »   

Companies and consumers both feel the U.S. Food and Drug Administration does a good job, but high-profile drug recalls have… »   

Merck & Co said once-daily use of its HIV drug Isentress was less effective in a late-stage study than standard… »   

European regulators on Friday set out broad guidelines for the approval of biosimilar antibody drugs, including lower hurdles than for… »   

The price of a life-saving vaccine against five deadly diseases is expected to drop further in 2011, allowing more of… »