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University of Leeds researchers, funded by Cancer Research UK, have used a library of DNA to create a vaccine that… »   

Geisinger Health System vaccinated more than 92% of all employees against influenza this season, with a modification of a mandatory… »   

More and more pathogens are becoming immune to antibiotics. Some bacteria can no longer be combated. The World Health Organization… »   

Prompted by the soaring cost of developing and marketing their medicines, drug companies are embracing the Internet in a bid… »   

A high-level international commission declared the global “war on drugs” a failure and urged nations to consider legalizing cannabis and… »   

South Africa has culled 10,000 ostriches but an outbreak of avian flu which resulted in the halt of ostrich-meat exports… »   

Two-thirds of small medical device and diagnostic companies––the drivers of innovation in the sector––are obtaining clearance for new products in… »   

The first new treatment for lupus in a half-century was recommended for approval in Europe on Friday, offering a new… »   

New York City began offering a new card on Wednesday that lets people buy prescription drugs at big discounts, a… »   

Spending on cancer drugs could rise at least 10 percent a year through 2013, fueled by use of effective—and expensive—new… »   

Global sales growth of prescription drugs could be cut in half over the next five years as lucrative brands lose… »   

A global health development partnership said on Tuesday it had secured price reductions on key AIDS drugs for HIV-positive patients… »   

Researchers in Baltimore have identified new compounds which relax airway muscles and may provide relief from shortness of breath for… »   

Data that could save money and help doctors make smarter treatment decisions are often unavailable at the time new medicines… »   

Shortly before Japan’s devastating nuclear incident, researchers at Thomas Jefferson University and Hospitals received an award to find novel drugs… »