Clinical Updates

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s top official vowed on Thursday to warn companies more quickly about problems found during… »   

The development of new vaccines to combat H1N1 swine flu is on schedule and first regulatory approvals are possible in… »   

In elderly men and women, certain medications can increase the risk of falling, new research shows.

Findings from a… »   

For cancer drug developers, finding an agent that kills tumor cells is only part of the equation. The drug must… »   

Blockbuster prescription drugs used to treat rheumatoid arthritis and other conditions can increase the risk of potentially deadly cancer… »   

It is unclear whether giving infants a combination vaccine for diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis, hepatitis B, and Haemophilus influenzae type B (DTP-HBV-HIB) protects… »   

As leaders of the former Khmer Rouge regime testify in a human rights tribunal, in harrowing detail, for the… »   

A marked and broad expansion in antidepressant treatment occurred among Americans older than 6 years between 1996 and 2005, although… »   

Taking the most commonly-prescribed anti-diabetic drug, metformin, reduces an individual’s risk of developing pancreatic cancer by 62 percent, according to… »   

This is an entertaining book, written as if Shorter had half an eye on a screenplay. The plot centres on… »   

American attitudes toward psychiatric medications are becoming more positive, with more and more believing these drugs work at relieving panic… »   

For media covering the FDA announcement that dental fillings that contain mercury do not contain “high enough levels [of mercury]… »   

-This month’s Ophthalmology, the journal of the American Academy of Ophthalmology, reports on use of bevacizumab (Avastin), to benefit diabetic… »   

The U.S. government has taken delivery of 20 million doses of a vaccine against the new pandemic H1N1 swine… »   

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday said silver-colored dental fillings that contain mercury are safe for patients,… »