July 21, 2016 Bioengineered bacteria burst into synchrony to release anticancer drugs In a new way to inject drugs, researchers say today they can make bacteria that deliver regular doses of an anticancer toxin deep inside a tumor, usually beyond the reach of conventional chemotherapy.
July 21, 2016 Taking anti-HIV pill as needed prevents infection Taking an anti-HIV pill shortly before sex and for a few days afterward can help protect people against infection with the human immunodeficiency virus, according to researchers in France and Canada.
July 19, 2016 Placebo drugs really work, evidence suggests Scientists are finding a growing number of ways placebos appear to bring about real health benefits in patients.
July 19, 2016 Drugs almost eliminate risk of sex with HIV positive partner, African study shows A daily dose of anti-HIV medication almost eradicates the risk of infection for people in a relationship with an HIV positive partner, a study showed on Tuesday, raising hopes of reducing HIV rates among one of Africa's highest risk groups.
July 19, 2016 Old pharma sees new profit cure in cancer drugs Some of the world's largest drug companies are taking out their checkbooks for acquisitions of smaller peers whose cancer drugs have the potential to cure not just patients, but corporate growth prospects as well.
July 15, 2016 Cancer patient dies after Ziopharm experimental drug therapy Ziopharm Oncology Inc said a brain cancer patient died of cranial bleeding about two weeks after starting treatment with the gene therapy developer's lead experimental drug, sending its stock down as much as 16 percent on Friday.
July 15, 2016 Antibiotic-resistant gonorrhea on the rise, CDC says Gonorrhea cases are on the rise, but new data suggest the sexually transmitted disease is becoming resistant to one of two drugs in the dual therapy used to treat it.
July 15, 2016 Ohio officials find powerful anesthetic in some heroin cases Officials responding to a recent spike in opiate overdoses around the northeast Ohio city of Akron suspect some users are trying to increase the potency of heroin and other drugs by mixing in a powerful anesthetic that's used to sedate elephants and other large animals.
July 14, 2016 Antipsychotic drug also relieves nausea from cancer chemotherapy Adding the cheap antipsychotic drug olanzapine to conventional anti-vomiting medicine can help prevent nausea in cancer patients, according to a new test of 380 volunteers.
July 13, 2016 Juno being sued over leukemia drug study NEW YORK (AP) — Juno Therapeutics and its CEO, Hans E. Bishop, are being named in a lawsuit over whether the biotechnology company misled investors about the death of a patient in a key study involving its drug intended to treat leukemia.
