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Trying a new, experimental cancer drug may offer a glimpse of hope for very sick patients, but often does more… »   

Ariad Pharmaceuticals said its experimental treatment for advanced uterine cancer was more effective than standard treatment in a mid-stage trial,… »   

Switzerland’s innovative policy of providing drug addicts with free methadone and clean needles has greatly reduced deaths while cutting crime… »   

A popular cancer drug could be produced cheaply and sustainably using stem cells derived from trees, a study suggests.

Researchers… »   

GlaxoSmithKline has cut the price of its cervical cancer vaccine Cervarix by 30 percent in Canada in a bid to… »   

Ariad Pharmaceuticals said its experimental treatment for advanced uterine cancer was more effective than standard treatment in a mid-stage… »   

Patients admitted to the hospital for the common bacterial skin infection cellulitis should be treated as a first line of… »   

Certain hormone treatments for prostate cancer must carry new warnings about an increased risk of diabetes and heart problems, the… »   

Doctors tend to prescribe drugs that pharmaceutical companies promote to them and patients end up paying more but not always… »   

Some leukemia patients may be effectively cured by taking modern cancer pills, giving a small minority of patients the option… »