Clinical Updates

Asia will receive a stockpile of 500,000 courses of H1N1 flu drugs by April next year to supplement any shortfall… »   

A cardiologists’ group warned doctors to limit the use of popular heartburn pills in certain patients, citing a new study… »   

A once-daily pill increased female sex drive in late-stage trials, moving the drug’s maker, Germany’s Boehringer Ingelheim, closer to… »   

Adults who use pet therapy while recovering from total joint-replacement surgery require 50 percent less pain medication than those who… »   

Infectious organisms that become resistant to antibiotics are a serious threat to human society. They are also a natural part… »   

Shire plc (LSE: SHP, NASDAQ: SHPGY), the global specialty biopharmaceutical company, announced new study results on INTUNIVâ„¢ (guanfacine) Extended-Release Tablets… »   

So crammed is Tanzania’s only cancer treatment centre that Rukia Kondogoza, wrapped in bright kanga cloth, has to share her… »   

U.S. health regulators requested information from nearly 30 makers of caffeinated alcoholic beverages on why they believe their products are… »   

Drug makers, Internet companies and nonprofits packed a hearing into what is a gray area for U.S. health regulators: how… »   

Long-term use of cholesterol-lowering statin drugs may offer protection against the development of painful gallstones that require surgery, results of… »   

The “second generation” allergy drug desloratadine (brand name Clarinex) significantly reduces both the runny nose and congestion of seasonal and… »   

Scientists have devised an innovative way to disarm a key protein considered to be “undruggable,” meaning that all previous efforts… »   

Engineers at the University of Leeds have developed a simple technology which can be used in existing chemical reactors to… »   

Scientists have devised an innovative way to disarm a key protein considered to be “undruggable,” meaning that all previous efforts… »   

Use of the cholesterol-lowering drugs statins for more than a year is associated with a reduced risk of having gallstones… »