Clinical Updates

Over 20 drug companies marketing anti-obesity drug sibutramine under a variety of brand names are likely to soon face a… »   

Drugs used to treat malaria may be useful for patients with lupus, a chronic debilitating “autoimmune” disease, according to… »   

Around 3.7 million people in England have been vaccinated against H1N1 flu, health authorities said on Thursday, and urged anyone… »   

U.S. scientists have identified a new class of drugs that appear to block the hepatitis C virus from replicating in… »   

Pregnant women who take certain drugs for depression or anxiety may have heightened risks of preterm delivery or other birth… »   

Pfizer Animal Health announced today that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Slentrol(TM) (dirlotapide) for the safe and… »   

A vaccine additive made by Novartis and used in its European influenza shots can boost the body’s immune response… »   

Greece cancelled orders for more than 12 million doses of swine flu vaccine to reduce costs, as it struggles with… »   

More and more Americans with chronic pain not caused by cancer are taking medically prescribed opioids like Oxycontin (oxycodone) and… »   

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration should immediately ban the use of the chemical bisphenol A in food and beverage… »   

The Canadian government must allow North America’s only sanctioned drug-injection site to remain open, an appeals court ruled on Friday.

A breakthrough discovery by scientists at the University of Kentucky could someday lead to new treatments for a variety of… »   

The pain reliever acetaminophen is one of the safest and most effective drugs on the market. It’s often recommended instead… »   

Endocrinologists at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and UPMC are launching a human trial of a new drug… »   

Antidepressants fail to help about half of the people who take them, and a study in mice may help explain… »