Clinical Updates

Two drugs used to prevent malaria in travelers appear to have a lower risk of side effects than a third… »   

Pregnant women who eat plenty of red- and orange-hued fruits and vegetables may have lower odds of giving birth prematurely,… »   

More than a dozen drugs including a cancer therapy and a bowel medicine are under early scrutiny for potential side… »   

The antidote for acute liver failure caused by acetaminophen poisoning also can treat acute liver failure due to most other… »   

A new review of existing research finds that a combination drug and the common antibiotic doxycycline allow travelers to… »   

Abatacept, a member of a new class of drug that targets immune cells to treat rheumatoid arthritis (RA), is effective… »   

A vaccine to treat cocaine dependence appears to reduce use of the drug in a subgroup of individuals who attain… »   

The National Institutes of Health has awarded Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University a four-year, $7.2 million… »   

Imagine a surgical patient on a blood-thinning drug who starts bleeding more than expected, and an antidote that works immediately… »   

The devastation of the 1918-1919 influenza pandemic is well known, but a new article suggests a surprising factor in the… »   

Important news for seniors: A daily dose of vitamin D cuts your risk of falling substantially, researchers reported today.

High-risk patients who took a combination of three older heart drugs—a generic cholesterol-lowering statin, a generic blood pressure pill and… »   

A U.S. advocacy group filed a lawsuit against German drugmaker Bayer AG saying the company made false claims about a… »   

Nearly two-thirds of U.S. parents say they will hold off having their children vaccinated against the H1N1 swine flu… »   

Good news for procrastinating students: a nasal spray developed by a team of German scientists promises to give late night… »