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A US Food and Drug Administration advisory panel recently called for new warnings and additional safety studies on anemia drugs commonly used to treat patients undergoing kidney dialysis or chemotherapy. These medications have been the subject of controversy since some of their...
Aggressive drug therapy appears to be just as good as angioplasty for patients with stable heart disease, a new study finds. "...
Zelnorm, a drug that is used to treat constipation associated with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), has been taken off the market because...
Many patients arriving at US hospital emergency rooms who receive antibiotics based on a federal guideline to treat pneumonia don't...
A pill might one day achieve the same calorie-burning effects that vigorous exercise does. It's possible, according to Ronald M....
Anyone who has ever waded through the fine print on the package insert of a prescription drug knows that the list of...
Each year, the FDA approves a variety of new prescription drugs. Most are "me too" drugs-that is, they are very...
By exploiting the body's natural ability to heal itself with stem cells, scientists are hoping to find therapies or cures...
No one disputes the value of colonoscopies for screening for colon cancer, but a recent National Cancer Institute (NCI) report discovered that...
Certain antibiotic-resistant staph infections, called methicillin-resistant staph aureus (MRSA), that usually break out among patients that are hospitalized are increasingly originating in...
Academic medical centers are relying more on advertising to attract patients. However, because there is little oversight of these practices, many ads...
If you are under age 60, you may not yet have drafted the necessary documents designating someone to make medical decisions if...