Clinical Updates

Drug makers might be able to triple the absorbing power of some medications and lower toxic risks of others,… »   

Swiss drugmaker Roche Holding AG said Wednesday it was working closely with the World Health Organization to make its… »   

Doctors need to stop taking handouts from drug and medical device companies if they want to clean up the… »   

Most influenza vaccines for Americans are manufactured in other countries—a scenario that could limit U.S. supplies should a swine flu… »   

The anti-seizure drug pregabalin (Lyrica) appears to help patients with restless legs syndrome get a better night’s sleep. That’s according… »   

Routine vaccination of children has helped eliminate or greatly reduce many devastating illnesses, including measles, polio, whooping cough and diphtheria.… »   

A laboratory study by researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University suggests that an anti-cancer compound studied… »   

A leading consumer group and a trade association representing major drug companies said on Tuesday they would spend millions to… »   

Africa must manufacture its own generic drugs if it is to fight HIV/AIDS and ensure the financial crisis does… »   

Vitamin K may enhance the effects of the cancer drug Nexavar, which may allow patients to take lower, less-toxic doses,… »   

U.S. health regulatory staff expressed concern about several issues with Atritech Inc’s data for its Watchman heart device to prevent… »   

The drug addicts emerge quietly from a jungle in Malaysia’s southernmost state of Johor, smiling shyly as they drop their… »   

Drugs commonly used to strengthen bones to prevent osteoporosis may protect people exposed to radiation against developing leukemia, U.S.… »   

Lithium has been established for more than 50 years as one of the most effective treatments for bipolar mood disorder.

Statin drugs, a commonly prescribed class of lipid-lowering drugs that include Lipitor, Zocor and Crestor, do not prevent Alzheimer’s disease… »