Clinical Updates

A common antibiotic can function as an “off switch” for a gene therapy being developed for Parkinson’s disease, according to… »   

Johnson & Johnson used a misleading medical journal advertisement to promote its Ertaczo athlete’s foot cream, U.S. regulators said in… »   

Drug gangs in Guatemala are paying runners and hitmen with cocaine, driving a growing local market and leaving a trail… »   

Hormone-based drugs that help treat aggressive prostate cancer may be dangerous for some men with heart disease, U.S. researchers reported… »   

U.S. officials should help drug companies speed up the supply of swine flu drugs and vaccines, making at least some… »   

The Institute for Quality and Efficiency in Health Care (IQWiG) was commissioned by the Federal Joint Committee (G-BA) to investigate… »   

The flu drugs Tamiflu and Relenza may not be worthwhile to treat seasonal influenza in healthy adults, British researchers reported… »   

An Allergan Inc advertisement for acne drug Aczone “grossly overstates” the drug’s effectiveness, U.S. regulators said in a letter released… »   

Healthy patients who get H1N1 swine flu without suffering complications do not need to be treated with antivirals like Tamiflu,… »   

A genetically modified bacterium that turns into a drug-delivery vehicle in the presence of a type of sugar may… »   

Rosiglitazone, a drug used to treat type 2 diabetes, is associated with an increased risk of heart failure and death… »   

GlaxoSmithKline Plc’s diabetes drug Avandia is associated with an increased risk of heart failure and death among older patients compared… »   

Patients with cirrhosis are at risk for developing portal hypertension that can lead to the formation, dilation, and rupture of… »   

Children with arm fractures fared as well with ibuprofen to control their pain as acetaminophen with codeine, according to a… »   

A widely used blood pressure drug may hold promise as a treatment for multiple sclerosis, U.S. researchers said on Monday.