Clinical Updates

More than half the people who take antidepressants for depression never get relief.

Why? Because the cause of depression… »   

A Senate bill that would expand U.S. Food and Drug Administration oversight and give it the power to recall food… »   

Britain’s GlaxoSmithKline has shown that its swine flu shot works in children after just one dose, potentially helping to ease… »   

A single pill containing the pain relievers tramadol and acetaminophen is as effective as the drug gabapentin for treating diabetes-related… »   

U.S. officials are examining claims on the front of food packages to see if they give a misleading picture of… »   

Doctors who surprised the world of AIDS research with a study showing a vaccine prevented some HIV infections released… »   

A common antidepressant combined with an intensive treadmill training program helped people with partial spinal cord injuries walk better and… »   

An experimental drug appears to cross a protective barrier in the brain that screens out most chemicals, offering potentially better… »   

A study published in The Cochrane Review this month concludes that pneumococcal conjugate vaccines (PCV), already known to prevent invasive… »   

Data presented at the 73rd Annual Scientific Meeting of the American College of Rheumatology highlight effects of baseline characteristics on… »   

Investigators have identified a drug that is currently approved to treat certain types of cancer, Gleevec, that could provide the… »   

Drugs made using unusual metals could form an effective treatment against colon and ovarian cancer, including cancerous cells that have… »   

The U.S. government this week warned against the online marketing of unlicensed health remedies claiming to protect against H1N1 swine… »   

Giving paracetamol to babies to prevent fever after routine vaccinations may reduce the effect of the shots themselves, Czech scientists… »   

Food and water around the world could soon become safer for human consumption thanks to a new cattle vaccine created… »