October 26, 2015 Johnson and Johnson to release clinical trial data in pact with Yale Johnson & Johnson has selected the Yale School of Medicine to review requests from investigators and physicians looking for access to clinical trial data involving the diversified healthcare company's pharmaceuticals.
October 26, 2015 Could insulin pills prevent diabetes? Big study seeks answer For nearly a century, insulin has been a life-saving diabetes treatment.
October 26, 2015 Double dose of Tamiflu proves no better in severe flu There are no benefits from giving patients with severe flu a double dose of Roche's drug Tamiflu, despite calls by some experts for the use of higher doses in the most serious cases.
October 26, 2015 Diabetes drugs tied to pancreatitis, study finds People who take a certain type of diabetes drug to lower blood sugar levels may be at an increased risk of developing an inflamed pancreas, according to a new study
October 26, 2015 Study questions FDA's shorter drug approval times New drugs that receive expedited review by the Food and Drug Administration are being tested on fewer patients, leaving many safety questions unanswered even after they are approved, a study released on Monday in the Journal of the American Medical Association found.
October 26, 2015 FDA strengthens hepatitis B warning on 2 cancer drugs U.S. health regulators have strengthened the warnings on two blood cancer drugs to reflect the risk that they may reactivate the hepatitis B virus in patients previously infected with the disease.
October 26, 2015 New York attorney general expands herbal supplements probe Three weeks after ordering four major retailers to pull store-brand herbal supplements off their shelves following DNA tests that found little or none of the listed herbs, New York's attorney general is targeting manufacturers of the popular products.
October 26, 2015 Men with prostate trouble should avoid some cold medicines With cold and flu season in full swing, experts are warning men who have an enlarged prostate to avoid medicines containing antihistamines and decongestants.
October 26, 2015 Scientists say 'promising' HIV cure on the horizon Denmark researchers say a “promising” breakthrough that could ultimately lead to a cure for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) may be very close
October 26, 2015 Medical breakthrough for multiple sclerosis sufferers In a breakthrough discovery, researchers have discovered a treatment capable of reducing the debilitating autoimmune response that occurs in people suffering from multiple sclerosis (MS).