Clinical Updates

A new study shows that women who take the epilepsy drug valproate while pregnant may significantly increase their child’s risk… »   

The costs that health care providers are charged and reimbursed for childhood vaccines vary widely, and the high cost of… »   

A team of cancer researchers from several Boston academic medical centers has discovered a potential treatment for a group of… »   

Women have easier and quicker access to the morning after pill since the Food and Drug Administration ruled that the… »   

Promotional material for Shionogi & Co Ltd’s antibiotic Cedax (ceftibuten) misleads the public by downplaying the drug’s risks and making… »   

Once hailed as a miracle weight-loss drug, Fen-phen was removed from the market more than a decade ago for… »   

Johns Hopkins researchers have discovered that a drop in blood potassium levels caused by diuretics commonly prescribed for high blood… »   

Older adults who take the diabetes medication rosiglitazone appear to have a higher risk of death and heart failure than… »   

A Florida State University College of Medicine research team led by Yanchang Wang has discovered an important new layer of… »   

A Florida State University College of Medicine research team led by Yanchang Wang has discovered an important new layer of… »   

A drug based on a chemical found in garlic can treat diabetes types I and II when taken as a… »   

Researchers attempted on Wednesday to calm concerns about the potential cancer risks of cholesterol fighters Vytorin and Zetia, while others… »   

Authorities in nine countries have raided businesses suspected of supplying medicines illegally over the Internet in an unprecedented global swoop… »   

Older people taking a sports nutrition supplement favored by Olympic athletes show substantial increases in their ability to withstand fatigue,… »   

Alpharma Inc’s powerful painkiller Embeda, which contains morphine sulfate and Duramorph, may not thwart drug abusers despite design features aimed… »