October 24, 2015 FDA warns of serious rash risk with acetaminophen pain pills Tylenol and other painkillers containing the ingredient acetaminophen can cause a potentially deadly skin rash known as Stevens-Johnson Syndrome, U.S. health regulators said on Thursday.
October 24, 2015 Dying 25-year-old fights for compassionate use access to cancer treatment Two years after they tied the knot, Keith Knapp and his high school sweetheart, Mikaela, 25, were faced with a devastating diagnosis: Mikaela had a rare form of kidney cancer that had metastasized to her bones and brain.
October 24, 2015 Europe approves Amgen's first-in-class cholesterol drug Amgen on Tuesday received European approval for its first-of-a-kind cholesterol drug that lowers levels of the artery-clogging substance more than older drugs that have been prescribed for decades.
October 24, 2015 Does the US drug approval process need an overhaul? It takes 12 years, on average, to develop a prescription drug and get it approved for use by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), according to pharmaceutical company Eli Lilly.
October 24, 2015 FDA approves Pfizer drug to treat very rare lung disease The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday approved the first drug to treat a rare, progressive lung disease that mainly affects women of childbearing age.
October 24, 2015 Pfizer voluntarily recalls antidepressant after report of wrong drug in bottle Pfizer Inc said on Thursday it was recalling two lots of its Effexor XR antidepressant and another lot of its generic version of the drug after a pharmacist reported finding one capsule of a different medicine in a bottle of Effexor.
October 24, 2015 Obese cancer patients often shorted on chemo doses Obese people are less likely to survive cancer, and one reason may be a surprising inequality: The overweight are undertreated.
October 24, 2015 Steroid injections for lower back pain have limited benefits, study says Epidural corticosteroid injections are a common treatment for lower back pain, but a review of 38 placebo-controlled studies supports previous evidence that suggests the therapy may only be beneficial in the short term.
October 24, 2015 Nations need $1.6 billion for tuberculosis fight, health authorities say Global health authorities said they need an extra $1.6 billion a year at minimum to fight tuberculosis in poor countries—a large chunk of it to prevent and treat drug-resistant strains of the ancient airborne disease
October 24, 2015 Flu vaccination rates rise, but officials still urge shots More Americans are getting vaccinated against the flu, but there is still room for improvement, public health officials said today. During last year's (2012-2013) particularly bad flu season, about 42 percent of adults received a flu shot, up from 39 percent the previous season, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
