June 9, 2016 Most antidepressants don't work for young patients, study finds LONDON (AP) -- Scientists say most antidepressants don't work for children or teenagers with major depression, some may be unsafe, and the quality of evidence about these drugs is so bad the researchers cannot be sure if any are truly effective or safe.
June 8, 2016 Pregnant women may overestimate risk of some drugs Pregnant women are often steering clear of drugs that might ease problems like nausea and urinary tract infections even though the treatments may be safe, a U.K. study suggests.
June 8, 2016 Immunotherapy improves survival in head and neck cancer patients, study finds A new study on immunotherapy for head and neck carcinoma found that the treatment doubled the overall survival and improved quality of life, with fewer side effects in treatment of rapidly progressing forms of the cancers.
June 8, 2016 Texas mom mistakes toys for pills, text chain goes viral A hilarious exchange of text messages between a mother and her daughter in Texas has gone viral.
June 8, 2016 J&J, GSK rheumatoid arthritis drug meets goals of large trial An experimental drug for rheumatoid arthritis developed by Johnson & Johnson and GlaxoSmithKline slowed joint damage and improved symptoms of the disease, meeting the main goals of a large, late stage trial, according to data released on Tuesday.
June 8, 2016 FDA: People are overdosing on anti-diarrhea drugs WASHINGTON (AP) -- Federal health officials are investigating sometimes-deadly overdoses with common anti-diarrhea drugs, a bizarre manifestation of the nation's drug abuse problem.
June 8, 2016 FDA warns of danger from anti-diarrhea drug overdoses Federal health officials are investigating sometimes-deadly overdoses with common anti-diarrhea drugs, a bizarre manifestation of the nation's drug abuse problem.
June 7, 2016 4 common pee problems and how to treat them OK, real-talk time: About half of all women will have urinary problems at some point in their life, according to the National Institutes of Health.
June 6, 2016 Study finds cancer drug prices highest in U.S.; least affordable in India, China Americans pay the highest prices in the world for cancer drugs, but the treatments are least affordable in lower income countries, according to the results of a new study released on Monday.
June 6, 2016 Combination drug therapies for cancer show promise at higher potential cost CHICAGO—Cancer researchers see promise in giving patients combinations of multiple drugs that are proving more effective than one or two.
