Clinical Updates

U.S. health officials have approved Medtronic Inc’s implantable deep brain stimulator to help treat patients with severe obsessive-compulsive disorder.

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Low vitamin D stores may drain teenage girls of some of their muscle power, new study findings suggest.

Vitamin D… »   

An experimental drug, known as A-002, may be an effective treatment for preventing hardening of the arteries, according to a… »   

The results of a small trial suggest that vitamin B12 is a safe, effective, and inexpensive treatment for repeat canker… »   

A new system for predicting the proper dose of the blood thinner warfarin could help doctors do a better job… »   

The use of Humira (generic name: adalimumab) or Remicade (generic name: infliximab) to treat rheumatoid arthritis may slightly increase the… »   

The Project on Government Oversight (POGO) called on Wednesday for an investigation into the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s… »   

A drug used in a type of hereditary metabolic disorder improved the memory of laboratory animals with Alzheimer’s disease. The… »   

China has banned actors and other “non-accredited personnel” from playing medical experts in advertisements for drugs after an Internet-led… »   

Children whose asthma improved while taking steroid drugs for several years did not see those improvements continue after stopping the… »   

Providing heroin to drug addicts at medically supervised clinics does not pose risks to surrounding neighbourhoods, according to a new… »   

Results from the ATHENA trial, reported in the 12th February issue of the New England Journal of Medicine, suggest that… »   

Vigabatrin (Sabril), first intention molecule for the treatment of epilepsy in children, in many cases produces secondary effects that lead… »   

An oral vaccine packed into bacteria found in dairy products like milk and cheese protected mice from the anthrax bacteria,… »   

A compound from a sea sponge was able to reverse antibiotic resistance in several strains of bacteria, making once-resistant strains… »