Medications - Page 73

October 24, 2018

US approves new type of flu drug

October 19, 2018

Chemo turns man's fingernails completely brown

Chemotherapy can have odd effects on a person's hair and nails, but in one man's case, the cancer treatment created a particularly striking pattern.

October 10, 2018

Eczema drug restores hair growth in teen with alopecia

Bald people have been given fresh hope after an eczema drug restored hair growth in a teenage girl with long-standing alopecia.

October 9, 2018

Man says he faces 'slow death' without pricey medication after insurer denies coverage

A California biology tutor with a rare, life-threatening disorder said that he is “going to die a slow death” without a life-saving medication that his insurance company stopped covering in July.

October 9, 2018

NJ man diagnosed with meningitis following routine root canal

For one 60-year-old man, a root canal turned life-threatening when he developed meningitis, a swelling of the tissue surrounding his brain and spinal cord.

October 3, 2018

Patients turning to online 'buyers club' for new drugs

Frustrated by delays in new medicines reaching their own country, a small but growing number of patients are turning to an online broker that bills itself as a legal version of the Dallas Buyers Club.

September 17, 2018

Baby-aspirin risks overwhelm benefits in healthy elderly

In healthy elderly people who never had a heart attack, the widespread practice of taking a baby aspirin every day may do more harm than good, according to a U.S.-Australian study of more than 19,000 volunteers.

September 14, 2018

Regulators flag second potential carcinogen in China-made heart drug

European and North American regulators have said they are examining a second potentially cancer-causing substance in a commonly-used blood pressure drug made by Chinese firm Zhejiang Huahai Pharmaceuticals.

September 7, 2018

Hospital groups launch own company to make generic drugs

Several major hospital groups Thursday launched their own generic drug company to tackle chronic shortages and high prices.

September 7, 2018

Patient develops 'black hairy tongue' from medication

A 55-year-old patient complaining of nausea and a bad taste in her mouth was actually suffering from a rare condition known as “black hairy tongue.”