October 26, 2015 5 conditions you shouldn’t take antibiotics for When you're feeling lousy, you want a quick fix for whatever's ailing you.
October 26, 2015 Treatments emerge for drug-resistant gonorrhea Researchers have identified three new antibiotic regimens to treat gonorrhea, offering options for a serious and common infectious disease that has become all but untreatable.
October 26, 2015 Gene discovery could lead to new types of HIV treatments Scientists have identified a gene which they say may have the ability to prevent HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, from spreading after it enters the body.
October 26, 2015 Holiday drinking: How 8 common medications interact with alcohol From the glasses of wine with Thanksgiving dinner to the champagne toast on New Year's, alcohol is often a familiar sight at holiday celebrations. But if you're taking one or more medications a day — whether they're over-the-counter or prescription — is it safe to raise a glass or two, or should you avoid drinking altogether?
October 26, 2015 FDA questions use of aspirin to prevent first heart attack The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Monday questioned the value of taking aspirin to try to ward off a first heart attack or stroke in people who have never had cardiovascular problems.
October 26, 2015 A 'concerning' development: New China bird flu resistant to Tamiflu The new bird flu strain that has killed 36 people in China has proved resistant to Tamiflu for the first time, a development scientists said was "concerning".
October 26, 2015 Viagra may help treat menstrual cramps, study finds Viagra may not only be useful for the male gender. A new study has revealed that the erectile dysfunction medication may help to relieve women’s menstrual cramps.
October 26, 2015 Mom sues pharmacy alleging morphine overdose killed her daughter A Houston mother is suing a pharmacy for $1 million, claiming that an overdose of prescription medications killed her daughter.
October 26, 2015 Cancer trial results slow to see light of day, study says U.S. law requires certain research results to be posted online within a year of a study's end date, but a new analysis found that only about half of cancer drug research results are made public after three years.
October 26, 2015 FDA says new cholesterol drugs may not need outcome studies Members of an experimental class of cholesterol-lowering drugs could get U.S. regulatory approval based on their ability to lower "bad" cholesterol, and may not need to show that they reduce the risk of heart attack and stroke, the Food and Drug Administration said on Thursday.
