Scientists are reporting early but promising results from a new drug that blocks HIV as it attempts to invade human cells. Different From Other Therapies The approach differs from most current antiretroviral therapy, which tries to limit the virus only after it...
Taking the breast cancer drug tamoxifen for the recommended five years protects women from breast cancer recurrence better than a two-year course...
Even though most people think of aspirin as that old standby drug that relieves pain and helps prevent heart attack and stroke,...
If you're like most Americans, you have probably taken—or may currently take an over-the-counter (OTC) allergy or cold drug,...
When we think of drug side effects, what usually comes to mind are headache, dizziness, dry mouth and other such complaints. Commonly...
Doctors must not forget about the physical health of people with serious mental health disorders who take antipsychotic drugs, experts warn. Background...
Common painkillers taken to treat inflammation, such as Celebrex and Advil, can raise the risk of heart attack, stroke or death, a...
Replacing the commonly used blood-thinner heparin with a clot-dissolving stroke drug in dialysis catheters once a week may reduce the incidence of...
Nitroglycerin ointment, usually prescribed to relieve chest pain, may also counter bone loss, a new study suggests. Cost-Efficient And Available As the...
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) gave lupus patients their first new treatment option in more than 50 years when it...
For patients with the heart rhythm disorder K atrial fibrillation, a new anti-clotting drug called Pradaxa (dabigatran) can be used as an...
Some say that anesthesia is the most dangerous part of surgery-and there's some truth to that, if you're...