August 9, 2016 Mesoblast cell treatment shows promise in rheumatoid arthritis, study finds Mesoblast Ltd on Monday said its experimental stem-cell treatment led to significant improvements of symptoms and disease activity in patients whose rheumatoid arthritis had stopped being helped by widely used biotech medicines, according to data from a mid-stage trial.
August 1, 2016 GSK and Google parent forge $715M bioelectronic medicines firm GlaxoSmithKline and Google parent Alphabet's life sciences unit are creating a new company focused on fighting diseases by targeting electrical signals in the body, jump-starting a novel field of medicine called bioelectronics.
July 31, 2016 Understanding sciatica: Could your back pain be something more? Q&A with Dr. Manny: What is sciatica exactly and how is it treated?
July 27, 2016 CVS to join pharmacies selling opioid overdose reversal drug The drug store chain CVS has announced that it is making naloxone, a drug to reverse the effects of opioid overdose, available without prescription at all of its Texas stores.
July 27, 2016 Teens who play sports less likely to say they've done heroin Teens who play sports are less likely than those who don't to say they've ever used opioid painkillers without a prescription or heroin, according to a new U.S. study.
July 27, 2016 Recro Pharma's intravenous painkiller succeeds in trial, shares soar Recro Pharma Inc said an intravenous version of its lead painkiller was successful in the first of two pivotal late-stage trials, sending the company's shares surging 50 percent in trading after the bell.
July 20, 2016 Cutting calories can lower inflammation We often hear that certain foods or vitamins can lower inflammation in the body, but a new study suggests that there's a simple thing we can do to cut inflammation: Eat less
July 20, 2016 Obese teens may have less pain, more mobility after bariatric surgery Weight-loss surgery might offer extremely obese teens some relief from debilitating pain and make it easier for them to walk, a U.S. study suggests.
July 20, 2016 Physician-assisted suicide, euthanasia: increasingly legal but still rare Legalized euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide are mainly used by patients with cancer, but remain rare, according to a new analysis of such programs.
