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Specials

Male Circumcision May Prevent Two Common STDs

Male circumcision appears to offer more protection to men than previously estimated, according to...
» read full story March 27th, 2009 - 14:30
Get Rid of Extra Pounds! They Shorten Your Life!

Get Rid of Extra Pounds! They Shorten Your Life!

British researchers at the University of Oxford, through a new study, have warned once again...
» read full story March 19th, 2009 - 17:58
Healthy Men Should Take Finasteride to Prevent Prostate Cancer

Healthy Men Should Take Finasteride to Prevent Prostate Cancer

Healthy men who want to prevent prostate cancer should begin taking finasteride, a drug used to...
» read full story February 26th, 2009 - 15:07
Pfizer Ends Phase III Trial Of Pancreatic Cancer Drug Axitinib

Pfizer Ends Phase III Trial Of Pancreatic Cancer Drug Axitinib

Pfizer Inc. halted a Phase III study of its experimental drug axitinib designed to cure advanced...
» read full story February 02nd, 2009 - 15:45
Stem Cell Therapy Shows Promise In MS Trial

Stem Cell Therapy Shows Promise In MS Trial

  People suffering from multiple sclerosis have given hope once again thanks to a clinical...
» read full story February 02nd, 2009 - 14:46
FDA: Pozen Arthritis Drug Has Good Results On Late-Stage Trial

FDA: Pozen Arthritis Drug Has Good Results On Late-Stage Trial

  The Food and Drug Administration accepted the results of a late-stage clinical trial on PN...
» read full story January 30th, 2009 - 14:49

FDA Approves Gelnique, the First Gel to Treat Overactive Bladder

The Food and Drug Administration has approved Gelnique, the first topical gel used to treat an...
» read full story January 29th, 2009 - 13:44
Human Genome Sciences Has Big Plans For 2009

Human Genome Sciences Has Big Plans For 2009

  Biopharmaceutical company Human Genome Sciences Inc. announced its priority goals for 2009,...
» read full story January 12th, 2009 - 16:15
Hormone Therapy, Breast Cancer Recurrence, Key Issues at the Breast Cancer Symposium

Hormone Therapy, Breast Cancer Recurrence, Key Issues at the Breast Cancer Symposium

A hormone therapy for breast cancer can reduce the chances of the disease spreading by a...
» read full story December 15th, 2008 - 16:09
Vitamins C, E Fail To Cut Prostate Cancer Risk

Vitamins C, E Fail To Cut Prostate Cancer Risk

Two large trials revealed that selenium, vitamin E and C didn’t reduce the risk of developing...
» read full story December 10th, 2008 - 07:48
Chemical In Our Stomach Might Help Us Fight Obesity

Chemical In Our Stomach Might Help Us Fight Obesity

As more and more people suffer from obesity and, consequently, obesity-related diseases,...
» read full story November 28th, 2008 - 14:26
Ginkgo Biloba, A Pseudo Drug Against Dementia

Ginkgo Biloba, A Pseudo Drug Against Dementia

According to a clinical trial reported Tuesday, the elixir of eternal mental acuity, the herbal...
» read full story November 20th, 2008 - 15:03
Herbal Supplement Gingko Biloba Fails In Preventing, Slowing Dementia

Herbal Supplement Gingko Biloba Fails In Preventing, Slowing Dementia

Millions of seniors take ginkgo biloba, hoping that the herbal supplement will prevent or slow the...
» read full story November 19th, 2008 - 00:29
Gardasil Might Get Clearance For Preventing Genital Warts In Boys

Gardasil Might Get Clearance For Preventing Genital Warts In Boys

Gardasil can also be given to men as a way to prevent genital warts, a study presented Thursday at...
» read full story November 16th, 2008 - 13:36
Gardasil Prevents Genital Warts In Males, Study Reveals

Gardasil Prevents Genital Warts In Males, Study Reveals

In 2006, Merck & Co.’s Gardasil made headlines when it was approved by the Food and Drug...
» read full story November 13th, 2008 - 22:38

Crestor Can Detect Risks Of Heart Attack

A cholesterol-lowering statin drug administered to people who have normal cholesterol can cut their...
» read full story November 11th, 2008 - 23:53
Cholesterol-Lowering Drug Crestor Benefic for Healthy People As Well

Cholesterol-Lowering Drug Crestor Benefic for Healthy People As Well

Statins of cholesterol-lowering drugs have been known to reduce heart risk in people with...
» read full story November 10th, 2008 - 14:30
AstraZeneca’s Seroquel XR Gets FDA Clearance for Bipolar Disorder

AstraZeneca’s Seroquel XR Gets FDA Clearance for Bipolar Disorder

SEROQUEL XL, AstraZeneca Plc’s schizophrenia drug was approved by the Food and Drug Administration...
» read full story October 11th, 2008 - 14:25

World’s First Double Arm Transplant Proves Successful

After an accident that left him without both arms, Karl Merk feels like “a whole man again,”...
» read full story October 10th, 2008 - 15:14

First Recipient Of Double Arm Transplant Can Use His Hands Again

Karl Merk, who this summer became the world’s first double arm transplant recipient, can now use...
» read full story October 09th, 2008 - 23:58
FDA Probes J&J Anemia Drug over Clinical Trial Deaths

FDA Probes J&J Anemia Drug over Clinical Trial Deaths

Results of a study undergone by German scientists revealed that stroke patients given Amgen and...
» read full story September 29th, 2008 - 14:34
COPD Drugs Questioned for Increased Risk of Stroke, Heart Attack

COPD Drugs Questioned for Increased Risk of Stroke, Heart Attack

Spiriva and Atrovent, two drugs widely prescribed in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD),...
» read full story September 25th, 2008 - 15:50
Botox Could Help Chronic Migraines

Botox Could Help Chronic Migraines

Who would have thought that the popular Botox injection usually used for beauty purposes might...
» read full story September 12th, 2008 - 16:15
AIDS Vaccine Trial Suspended

AIDS Vaccine Trial Suspended

Plans for a large-scale human trial of a prospecting HIV vaccine in the United States were...
» read full story July 20th, 2008 - 14:28

Immunotherapy Proved Efficient in Melanoma Patient

An article in the New England Journal of Medicine describes how immunotherapy helped a 52-year-old...
» read full story June 20th, 2008 - 13:05
Ibuprofen Found to Decrease Alzheimer’s Risk

Ibuprofen Found to Decrease Alzheimer’s Risk

Taking ibuprofen for more than five years may decrease the risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease,...
» read full story May 06th, 2008 - 14:37
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Science

Study: Vitamin C, E Supplements Fail To Reduce Cancer Risk

Study: Vitamin C, E Supplements Fail To Reduce Cancer Risk

A series of studies have lately shown that vitamins don’t reduce cancer risk. Just two weeks ago,...
» read full story November 18th, 2008 - 11:54
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World

Two Expensive Cholesterol Drugs May Be Ineffective

Two Expensive Cholesterol Drugs May Be Ineffective

U.S. spent $1.5 billion in 2006 on Vytorin, a cholesterol drug that actually does not work better...
» read full story March 31st, 2008 - 15:03
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Business

OSI Shares Gain After Study Shows Tarceva Meets Its Goal

OSI Shares Gain After Study Shows Tarceva Meets Its Goal

Shares of OSI Pharmaceutical rose $5.25, or 15 percent, to $40.65 at 4 p.m. New York time in Nasdaq...
» read full story November 10th, 2008 - 06:58

Vytorin Sales Drop for Schering and Merck, Due to Ineffectiveness

Shares of Merck and Schering-Plough dropped greatly on Monday, after a research revealed that the...
» read full story March 31st, 2008 - 17:11
Sonus-Bayer Cancer Drug Does More Harm than Good

Sonus-Bayer Cancer Drug Does More Harm than Good

Sonus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. has announced the failure of its TOCOSOL® Paclitaxel breast cancer drug...
» read full story September 24th, 2007 - 21:04
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Health

Novartis says its new oral MS drug prevents relapses

Geneva - Swiss drugmaker Novartis said Wednesday that 80 to 83 per cent of patients in a year-long...
» read full story April 29th, 2009 - 11:20
Nexavar Fails in Melanoma Phase III Trial

Nexavar Fails in Melanoma Phase III Trial

German drug maker Bayer AG and Onyx Pharmaceuticals on Monday announced they ended a Phase III...
» read full story April 27th, 2009 - 14:53
Experimental Prostate Cancer Drug Is Promising in Early Testing

Experimental Prostate Cancer Drug Is Promising in Early Testing

An experimental drug showed promise in treating advanced prostate cancer in early trial,...
» read full story April 08th, 2009 - 15:24
Elan, Wyeth Stop Trial Using the Highest Dose of Alzheimer’s Drug

Elan, Wyeth Stop Trial Using the Highest Dose of Alzheimer’s Drug

Drugmaker Elan and US partner Wyeth announced Thursday they have stopped part of a Phase III...
» read full story April 02nd, 2009 - 21:31
Pfizer Halts Late-Stage Trial of Sutent for Advanced Breast Cancer

Pfizer Halts Late-Stage Trial of Sutent for Advanced Breast Cancer

Giant drugmaker Pfizer Inc. announced Thursday that it stopped a Phase III clinical trial testing...
» read full story April 02nd, 2009 - 20:28
US Panel Backs Roche’s Avastin for Brain Cancer

US Panel Backs Roche’s Avastin for Brain Cancer

A panel of outside advisers to the Food and Drug Administration voted Tuesday in favor of Roche...
» read full story April 01st, 2009 - 14:27
Polypill Could Dramatically Reduce Heart Disease Risk One Day

Polypill Could Dramatically Reduce Heart Disease Risk One Day

A new five-in-one “polypil” could reduce the risk of heart attack one day, according...
» read full story March 30th, 2009 - 21:17
Ventricular Reconstruction No Better Than Bypass Alone in Heart Failure

Ventricular Reconstruction No Better Than Bypass Alone in Heart Failure

Ventricular reconstruction to improve symptoms in people with heart failure, a procedure often...
» read full story March 30th, 2009 - 20:07
Cholesterol Drug Crestor Reduces Risk of Vein Clots As Well

Cholesterol Drug Crestor Reduces Risk of Vein Clots As Well

Besides reducing the incidence of heart attacks and stroke, AstraZeneca’s cholesterol drug...
» read full story March 30th, 2009 - 14:10
New Device Shows Promise in Treating Atrial Fibrillation

New Device Shows Promise in Treating Atrial Fibrillation

A new device implanted in the heart to stop blood clots from triggering strokes (from the rhythm...
» read full story March 28th, 2009 - 20:40
Lose Weight! Live Longer!

Lose Weight! Live Longer!

We know for a fact that obese people have a high risk for high blood pressure, diabetes and...
» read full story March 18th, 2009 - 14:05
Pfizer’s Sutent Trial Results Good News for Pancreatic Cancer Sufferers

Pfizer’s Sutent Trial Results Good News for Pancreatic Cancer Sufferers

Good news for people suffering from pancreatic cancer.   Giant pharmaceutical company Pfizer...
» read full story March 13th, 2009 - 14:22
Combination of Two-Already Approved Drugs May Cure Resistant TB

Combination of Two-Already Approved Drugs May Cure Resistant TB

Two FDA-approved drugs show promise in treating extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis (XDR-TB),...
» read full story February 27th, 2009 - 14:01
Older Men Should Consider Drugs That Prevent Prostate Cancer

Older Men Should Consider Drugs That Prevent Prostate Cancer

  Recently, medical groups have issued guidelines recommending healthy older men to consider...
» read full story February 26th, 2009 - 19:26
Baldness Drug May Help Healthy Men Prevent Prostate Cancer

Baldness Drug May Help Healthy Men Prevent Prostate Cancer

The American Society of Clinical Oncology and American Urological Association on Tuesday...
» read full story February 25th, 2009 - 14:30
FDA Approves Gout-Fighting Drug for First Time in 4 Decades

FDA Approves Gout-Fighting Drug for First Time in 4 Decades

The Federal Drug Agency has approved the first gout drug in 40 years. Takeda Pharmaceuticals Co....
» read full story February 16th, 2009 - 21:42
Gel against HIV Infection Found Effective

Gel against HIV Infection Found Effective

Researchers present at the Conference on Retrovirus and Opportunistic Infections held in Montreal...
» read full story February 12th, 2009 - 16:26
Sanofi-Aventis Waits for FDA’s Decision on Multaq (Dronedarone) Heart Drug

Sanofi-Aventis Waits for FDA’s Decision on Multaq (Dronedarone) Heart Drug

The FDA is expected to take a decision regarding an experimental drug from Sanofi-Aventis which is...
» read full story February 12th, 2009 - 14:38
Experimental HIV Gel Proves Effective in Trials

Experimental HIV Gel Proves Effective in Trials

An experimental vaginal gel made by Indevus Pharmaceuticals Inc. was effective in preventing HIV...
» read full story February 10th, 2009 - 15:25
Revolutionary Gel That Protects Women From AIDS Virus

Revolutionary Gel That Protects Women From AIDS Virus

A microbicide gel intended to prevent HIV infection in women, called PRO 2000 (0.5% dose), was 30%...
» read full story February 09th, 2009 - 18:36
Hormone Therapy – Breast Cancer Link Once Again Confirmed

Hormone Therapy – Breast Cancer Link Once Again Confirmed

A new study in the New England Journal of Medicine confirms once again the link between hormone...
» read full story February 05th, 2009 - 14:00
Pfizer Stops the Development of Pancreatic Drug

Pfizer Stops the Development of Pancreatic Drug

An independent monitoring board has recently detected the fact that axitinib drug, which had been...
» read full story January 31st, 2009 - 14:12
Approval of Lilly Blood Thinner Is About To Happen

Approval of Lilly Blood Thinner Is About To Happen

The Food and Drug Administration is reviewing the drug, called prasugrel (also known as Effient),...
» read full story January 30th, 2009 - 19:06

FDA To Approve Eli Lilly’s Anti-Clotting Drug Prasugrel

The Food and Drug Administration is expected to approve Eli Lilly and Co.’s and Daiichi...
» read full story January 30th, 2009 - 16:36
FDA Finally Approves Geron’s stem cells therapy

FDA Finally Approves Geron’s stem cells therapy

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has just tapped a Northern Californian biotech company to...
» read full story January 26th, 2009 - 13:30
FDA Approves First Phase Of Stem Cells Treatment

FDA Approves First Phase Of Stem Cells Treatment

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has just approved the first clinical trial using human...
» read full story January 24th, 2009 - 13:16
Merck’s Erbitux, Again On Trial

Merck’s Erbitux, Again On Trial

Drug companies are always holding clinical trials in order to test the efficiency of their...
» read full story January 15th, 2009 - 00:40
FDA Wants Additional Data on Schering’s Saphris

FDA Wants Additional Data on Schering’s Saphris

The Food and Drug Administration declined to clear Schering-Plough Corp’s experimental drug...
» read full story January 14th, 2009 - 15:41
Hormone Replacement Therapy Linked to Brain Shrinkage

Hormone Replacement Therapy Linked to Brain Shrinkage

Estrogen hormone therapy, a treatment given to alleviate some symptoms of menopause, may shrink...
» read full story January 13th, 2009 - 15:42
Medtronic May Help Millions With its Complete SE Stent

Medtronic May Help Millions With its Complete SE Stent

Medical device maker Medtronic Inc. announced it began to enroll patients in a trial of its...
» read full story January 05th, 2009 - 22:09
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