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Health officials on Friday approved a new, longer lasting “morning-after” pill to prevent pregnancy after unprotected sex.

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A pair of studies suggests that the common painkiller acetaminophen—better known as Tylenol in the U.S.—may be fueling a worldwide… »   

GlaxoSmithKline Plc’s anti-seizure drug Lamictal can cause a brain inflammation known as aseptic meningitis, U.S. health regulators said on Thursday.

A study of Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc.‘s high profile experimental hepatitis C drug showed that the overwhelming majority of previously… »   

While antidepressants are commonly given to people with autism, there is no evidence from clinical trials that the drugs are… »   

Adding a direct acting anti-viral drug to the standard treatment regimen for hepatitis C significantly increases the cure rate in… »   

In the age of the Internet, where cybercondriacs are just a mouse click away from a diagnosis, do-it-yourself home… »   

Clinical trials from two international research teams have shown that icatibant, a new drug that blocks the action of an… »   

Scientists are reporting a possible explanation for the bone loss that may occur following long-term use of a medicine widely… »   

For patients with moderate pain after foot surgery, the cyclo-oxygenase 2 (COX-2) inhibitor drug etoricoxib provides better pain relief with… »