October 28, 2015 European Union clears Roche drugs after probe into lax safety reports Europe's main drugs regulator has found no new safety issues linked to Roche medicines after an investigation into the Swiss drugmaker, which was rapped last year for lax drug-safety reporting.
October 28, 2015 Scientists find treatment to kill every kind of cancer tumor Researchers might have found the Holy Grail in the war against cancer, a miracle drug that has killed every kind of cancer tumor it has come in contact with
October 28, 2015 Hangover cure is elusive but symptom relief fizzles and flows Revelers are preparing to ring in the New Year with parties and celebrations, and those whose heads are still ringing will spend their first waking hours of 2015 searching for hangover relief.
October 28, 2015 FDA panel recommends new safety information on AstraZeneca's Onglaza AstraZeneca Plc's diabetes drug Onglyza has a broadly acceptable cardiovascular safety profile but its label should include new information about the risk of heart failure, a U.S. Food and Drug Administration advisory panel concluded on Tuesday.
October 28, 2015 Combination drugs effectively treat MERS virus in monkeys U.S. doctors on Sunday said a combination of two anti-viral drugs was an option for treating MERS respiratory disease after the therapy was found to work on lab monkeys.
October 28, 2015 Free drug samples come at a cost to patients, study says Dermatologists tend to prescribe more expensive medications when they also give their patients drug samples, according to a new U.S. study.
October 28, 2015 Widely used diabetes drugs seem safe for the heart, studies say Some widely used diabetes medicines help control blood sugar without the heart risks suggested by earlier research, new studies find.
October 28, 2015 Necrotizing fasciitis: New treatment discovered for deadly flesh-eating disease In January 2012, Lori Madsen, then 51, was walking through a parking lot, when she fell and skinned her arm. Initially, she didn’t think much about the rugburn-like abrasion on her arm – but later that night, Madsen’s arm began to swell.
October 28, 2015 Statins do not harm memory, study says Statins, a group of drugs that treat high cholesterol, do not appear to impair people's memory, as some recent claims had suggested, and their long-term use may even protect against dementia, a new review of studies suggests.
October 28, 2015 AstraZeneca's diabetes drug Onglyza may increase death rate, FDA says AstraZeneca Plc's diabetes drug Onglyza may be associated with an increased rate of death, according to a preliminary review of data by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
