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A drug that has already been approved and used to treat the type of lupus that causes impaired kidney function may help more patients than previously believed. Mayo Clinic researchers found that mycophenolate mofetil is effective in managing the symptoms of non-renal...
Taking heartburn drugs for prolonged periods increases the risk of developing pneumonia, according to a Dutch study According to study author, Robert...
Traditionally, women in labor had to wait until their cervix dilated to 4 or 5 centimeters before receiving an epidural, an injection...
Drugs that are used to treat osteoporosis may also help prevent the bone abnormalities that can lead to arthritis of the knee,...
Call them the quick-change artists of medicine-drugs or procedures designed to treat one problem but that can yield unexpected results for other...
A drug commonly prescribed to treat hypertension, atenolol (Tenormin), does not prevent heart attacks or cardiovascular death any better than a placebo,...
Depression is most often caused by a combination of psychological stress and an imbalance in the brain chemicals that regulate mood and...
Mail-order drugs that are exposed to too much heat—in a car, transport truck or mailbox—may become less effective, say researchers....
The sky-high cost of prescription drugs in the US has prompted approximately 1 million Americans to buy from Canadian pharmacies. Prescription drugs...
Concerned about counterfeit prescription drugs, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is encouraging pharmaceutical companies to put radio frequency identification (RFID)...
The group of drugs called statins lowers LDL ("bad") cholesterol and reduces the risk of heart attack by as much...
The cholesterol-lowering drug Mevacor, (lovastatin) like other statin drugs, will 1 remain available only with a doctor's prescription—at least...