April 30, 2016 5 sneaky causes of bloat and how to avoid them You know that eating too much—or too fast—can lead to the dreaded bloat.
April 29, 2016 Hawaii looks to allow psychologists to prescribe drugs HONOLULU (AP) -- State lawmakers are poised to make Hawaii one of a handful of states that allow psychologists to prescribe medication in hopes of increasing access to mental health services.
April 28, 2016 Anti-HIV pill not cost effective among US drug abusers Providing anti-HIV pills to people who abuse injection drugs in the U.S. would reduce infections and save lives but end up costing the healthcare system billions of dollars a year, researchers say.
April 26, 2016 Patients scrambling to try Type 2 diabetes drug that could extend longevity What if there were a way to stave off the creaks and calamities of old age?
April 22, 2016 Aspirin linked to lower breast cancer risk Taking aspirin regularly may reduce a person's risk for a certain type of brain cancer, a new study finds
April 21, 2016 GW Pharma's cannabis drug gets orphan drug status The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted GW Pharmaceuticals Plc's experimental cannabis-derived epilepsy drug "orphan" status for a third group of patients affected by a rare form of the disease.
April 20, 2016 Common medicines tied to changes in the brain Commonly used drugs for problems like colds, allergies, depression, high blood pressure and heart disease have long been linked to cognitive impairment and dementia.
April 14, 2016 US prescription drug spending to hit $400 billion a year by 2020, IMS reports U.S. annual spending on prescription medicines will increase 22 percent over the next five years, climbing as high as $400 billion in 2020, according to a report released by health care information company IMS Health Holdings Inc on Thursday.
April 12, 2016 Daily aspirin is most beneficial in your 50s, panel says People in their 50s or 60s may benefit from taking aspirin daily, but those who start during their 50s get the most benefit from its use in preventing a heart attack, stroke and colon cancer, according to new recommendations from a government-appointed panel of independent experts.
April 11, 2016 Drug makers took big price increases on widely used US drugs Major drug companies took hefty price increases in the U.S., in some cases more than doubling listed charges, for widely used medications over the past five years, a Reuters analysis of proprietary data found.
