Clinical Updates

An experimental AstraZeneca pill to treat inoperable thyroid cancer carries “substantial toxicity” for patients, U.S. drug reviewers said in documents… »   

Companies and consumers both feel the U.S. Food and Drug Administration does a good job, but high-profile drug recalls have… »   

Merck & Co said once-daily use of its HIV drug Isentress was less effective in a late-stage study than standard… »   

European regulators on Friday set out broad guidelines for the approval of biosimilar antibody drugs, including lower hurdles than for… »   

The price of a life-saving vaccine against five deadly diseases is expected to drop further in 2011, allowing more of… »   

The European Union will ban the use of organic compound Bisphenol A (BPA) in plastic baby bottles from 2011 with… »   

An experimental drug called tribendimidine could help cure millions of people infected with a parasitic worm known as the Southeast… »   

There’s good news for women with epilepsy. Breastfeeding your baby while taking your seizure medication may have no harmful effect… »   

New research from the Emory University School of Medicine offers reassurance for nursing mothers with epilepsy. According to a study… »   

A new process for creating a personalized vaccine may become a crucial tool in helping patients with colorectal cancer develop… »   

Scientists from Berlin, Bonn and Dundee show in animal models that the diabetes drug Metformin has an effect against one… »   

Johnson & Johnson said on Wednesday that it was recalling 9 million more bottles of its Tylenol painkiller because they… »   

Johnson & Johnson, which has been beset with recalls of Tylenol and other consumer products over the past year, has… »   

In a significant advance for HIV prevention research, a clinical trial confirms that the same drugs used for treating HIV… »   

Concerns about liver injuries in kids who take the common painkiller acetaminophen—sold as Tylenol in the U.S.—are unfounded, researchers said… »