October 23, 2015 Diane-35 acne drug linked to deaths, prompting French investigation France's health regulator has opened an inquiry into acne drug Diane-35, which is also used as a contraceptive, after four deaths linked to the drug in the past 25 years
October 23, 2015 Merck CEO says taking risks is key for the company to succeed, help patients Merck & Co. CEO Kenneth C. Frazier is convinced nearly everyone, from patients to long-term investors, wants the world's third-largest drugmaker to take big risks
October 23, 2015 Doctors continue to prescribe unnecessary antibiotics for bronchitis After decades of research, experts have found that may doctors continue to prescribe antibiotics for viral infections they cannot help, such as the common cold.
October 23, 2015 Drinking green tea may block blood pressure drugs Green tea is high in antioxidants and is often touted for its many health benefits – but the drink may not be beneficial for some medications.
October 23, 2015 Families speak out against doctor who said ‘death from cancer is the best’ Cancer sufferers are firing back at a British doctor who wrote in an esteemed medical journal on Wednesday that dying of cancer is preferable to other causes of death, news.com.au reported.
October 23, 2015 Scientists find promise in purified marijuana molecule for pediatric epilepsy treatment Six-year-old Izaiah Ruiz has countless seizures a day due to a rare form of pediatric epilepsy. Now, a marijuana-derived drug may help him— and his family— avoid the debilitating attacks.
October 23, 2015 Drugmaker to offer $1 version of $750-per-pill medication Stepping into the furor over eye-popping price spikes for old generic medicines, a maker of compounded drugs will begin selling $1 doses of Daraprim, whose price recently was jacked up to $750 per pill by Turing Pharmaceuticals.
October 23, 2015 FDA warns of serious liver injury risk with AbbVie hep C drugs U.S. health regulators on Thursday issued a warning of potential risk of serious liver injury for certain patients using AbbVie's hepatitis C treatments, Viekira Pak and Technivie, sending the drugmaker's shares down more than 10 percent.
October 22, 2015 5 California high school students hospitalized after cough syrup abuse Five high school students in the San Francisco Bay area have been hospitalized after overdosing on over-the-counter cough syrup.
October 22, 2015 FDA approves Relypsa's drug to treat high potassium levels The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Relypsa Inc's drug to treat potentially fatal levels of potassium in patients with chronic kidney disease or heart problems.
