Clinical Updates

Twenty-five percent of people who borrow prescription medications experience side effects, according to new research.

The study, which was presented… »   

Three more members of Britain’s drug advisory panel quit on Tuesday, media reported, as a row between scientists and the… »   

Cancer patients who took drugs to cut the risk of anemia were twice as likely to develop blood clots in… »   

Overuse of antibiotics in Europe is building widespread resistance and threatening to halt vital medical treatments such as hip… »   

The popular blood-thinner Plavix prevents heart attacks and strokes in both women and men, but the benefits differ slightly… »   

Varenicline - marketed by Pfizer as Chantix—is a safe, well-tolerated and effective way for people with emphysema - also known… »   

Dutch authorities say they have banned use of a batch of Pfizer’s Prevenar, or Prevnar, after three infants died within… »   

An experimental vaccine cured nearly half of women with pre-cancerous growths on their genitals, producing major improvement in nearly four… »   

U.S. regulators warned 10 companies for violating a recently enacted ban on sales of flavored cigarettes, letters released on Friday… »   

Drugs sometimes have beneficial side effects. A glaucoma treatment causes luscious eyelashes. A blood pressure drug also aids those with… »   

New research shows that the widely used pain reliever acetaminophen may be associated with an increased risk of asthma and… »   

New research shows that during natural menstrual cycles, women with asthma who were not taking oral contraceptives (OC) had lower… »   

States and counties will be struggling to vaccinate people against the swine flu pandemic well into December and January—long after… »   

The National Council on Patient Information and Education (NCPIE), along with the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)… »   

U.S. health officials unveiled plans to fight avoidable injuries from medication errors or misuse, a problem that harms hundreds of… »