Clinical Updates

A new drug, eprotirome, has been shown to significantly lower bad cholesterol, triglycerides and Lp(A), without the side effects that… »   

U.S. regulators said on Wednesday they have found no link between oral bisphosphonate osteoporosis medications such as Merck &… »   

Tears in the shoulder’s rotator cuff, a common sports injury, are painful and restricting. Surgery to repair the damage is… »   

Women’s responsiveness to the second-line breast cancer drug fulvestrant may depend on whether the cancer cells are expressing two key… »   

Is it time for all community-based doctors to turn to e-prescribing to cut down on the number of medication errors?… »   

Comparing medical treatments to find the best and the cheapest may be a pillar of U.S. healthcare reform efforts, but… »   

-Taro Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (“Taro,” the “Company,” Pink Sheets: TAROF) reported today that it has received approval from the U.S.… »   

Roche and Biogen Idec are suspending trials of a drug for treating autoimmune disorders amid reports that its safety risks… »   

WOONSOCKET, R.I.  (Mar. 8) CVS Caremark has been named the most admired company in its industry, the food and drug… »   

A senior U.S. Food and Drug Administration official will testify at a congressional hearing next week on the agency’s… »   

Loud music or noise isn’t the only thing that can damage your hearing. A new study in men hints that… »   

Drugmaker Merck & Co’s one-time blockbuster arthritis drug Vioxx doubled the risk of heart attacks and was not fit for… »   

The British government plans a new system of inspections for drugmakers and wholesalers to tackle shortages in supplies of medicines… »   

U.S. health regulators have warned units of Nestle and more than a dozen other foodmakers over nutritional claims made for… »   

A large-scale comparative test of three anti-epilepsy drugs found the oldest was best for treating childhood absence epilepsy, in which… »