October 27, 2015 Statins likely not causing memory problems People are more likely to report short-term memory loss after starting cholesterol-lowering drugs known as statins, but the finding probably has nothing to do with the medications, a new study suggests.
October 27, 2015 Pfizer to begin selling Viagra directly to patients on its website In a first for the drug industry, Pfizer Inc. told The Associated Press that the drugmaker will begin selling its popular erectile dysfunction pill Viagra directly to patients on its website.
October 27, 2015 Common heartburn and acid reflux drug linked with increased likelihood of kidney failure Older patients taking drugs known asproton pump inhibitors, a common remedy for heartburn and acid reflux, are two times more likely to be hospitalized with kidney failure than peers who don't take the pills, a study finds.
October 27, 2015 Rabies kills 24,000 a year in Africa because vaccine costly, experts say Rabies kills 24,000 people a year in Africa, most of them children, because many on the world's poorest continent cannot afford the cost of the vaccine, experts said on Thursday.
October 27, 2015 FDA ups China drug inspections amid global supply-chain concerns The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is increasing its oversight of Chinese manufacturers of pharmaceutical ingredients to improve the safety of the U.S. drug supply chain, the director of the agency's China office, Christopher Hickey, said on Thursday.
October 27, 2015 Antipsychotics helpful in subset of kids with ADHD An increasing number of kids with ADHD are not only taking stimulants to control their attention issues – but are being put on powerful antipsychotics like Abilify and Risperdal to control. The use of these medications in children remains somewhat controversial.
October 27, 2015 AstraZeneca lung cancer drug delays disease by more than a year An experimental lung cancer pill from AstraZeneca delays disease progression by more than a year, according to new data presented at a medical meeting on Friday.
October 27, 2015 Older people may benefit from high dosage flu vaccine For elderly people in long-term care, high-dosage flu vaccines seem to produce better antibody responses against the flu virus compared to standard vaccines.
October 27, 2015 An apple a day may not keep the doctor away, study says An apple a day doesn't necessarily keep the doctor away. That's according to proverb-busting research that found daily apple eaters had just as many doctor visits as those who ate fewer or no apples.
October 27, 2015 Antibiotics in infancy may be linked to childhood obesity, study says Kids who receive several rounds of antibiotics before age two may be at an increased risk of being overweight by age five, suggests a new study.
