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Rheumatoid Arthritis Is Dangerous For The Heart

Rheumatoid Arthritis Is Dangerous For The Heart

Rheumatoid arthritis may be on the rise in women, according to research presented this week at the...
» read full story October 27th, 2008 - 21:03
Biological Drugs Raise Concerns about Their Safety

Biological Drugs Raise Concerns about Their Safety

A group of Dutch researchers have reported that about one fourth of the biological drugs that had...
» read full story October 22nd, 2008 - 18:46
The Safety of Biological Products Questioned

The Safety of Biological Products Questioned

A new study published today in the Journal of the American Medical Association suggests that...
» read full story October 22nd, 2008 - 14:22
Biological Drugs Not Necessarily Safe

Biological Drugs Not Necessarily Safe

Biological products have gained popularity in the recent years but according to a study published...
» read full story October 22nd, 2008 - 12:53
FDA: Genentech Psoriasis Drug Raptiva to Get Warning on Fatal Infections

FDA: Genentech Psoriasis Drug Raptiva to Get Warning on Fatal Infections

The Food and Drug Administration announced today that the label of Genentech Inc's psoriasis...
» read full story October 17th, 2008 - 14:01
Combined Treatment of Rituxan and Chemotherapy Proves Efficient in Leukemia

Combined Treatment of Rituxan and Chemotherapy Proves Efficient in Leukemia

Genentech Inc. and Biogen Idec Inc. announced that their drug Rituxan combined with chemotherapy...
» read full story October 08th, 2008 - 14:40
Two Popular Supplements Don’t Help Arthritis Patients

Two Popular Supplements Don’t Help Arthritis Patients

Two popular supplements used against arthritis and joint pain, glucosamine and chondroitin sulfate,...
» read full story September 30th, 2008 - 18:30
J&J Psoriasis Drug Meets Goal In Trial, Defeats Rival Enbrel

J&J Psoriasis Drug Meets Goal In Trial, Defeats Rival Enbrel

Johnson & Johnson unveiled Thursday results of a late-stage trial that showed its psoriasis...
» read full story September 19th, 2008 - 14:11
Case of Deadly Brain Infection Prompts Labeling Revisal for Rituxan

Case of Deadly Brain Infection Prompts Labeling Revisal for Rituxan

The labeling for cancer and rheumatoid arthritis drug Rituxan is being revised after the US Food...
» read full story September 12th, 2008 - 15:38

Rituxan Treatment Associated With Brain Disorder Death

The Food and Drug Administration says that a woman passed away due to a brain infection with...
» read full story September 12th, 2008 - 15:20
FDA Issues Warning On Arthritis Drugs Over Deaths

FDA Issues Warning On Arthritis Drugs Over Deaths

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued a statement which highlights that manufacturers of...
» read full story September 07th, 2008 - 21:11
Extra Caution Over Immunosuppressive Drugs

Extra Caution Over Immunosuppressive Drugs

Drugs that work by suppressing the immune system to keep it from attacking the body, such...
» read full story September 07th, 2008 - 16:56
Stronger Warnings For TNF Blocker Medications

Stronger Warnings For TNF Blocker Medications

Due to the fact that dozens of patients contracted severe fungal infections and died after taking...
» read full story September 05th, 2008 - 22:06
FDA Calls For More Warning On Arthritis Drugs

FDA Calls For More Warning On Arthritis Drugs

On Tuesday, U.S. health regulators demanded stronger warnings on four prescription drugs used to...
» read full story September 05th, 2008 - 16:48

FDA Orders Stronger Warnings on Arthritis Drugs

The Food and Drug Administration ordered stronger warnings about the risk of potentially deadly...
» read full story September 05th, 2008 - 14:00
Drug Ads Have No Real Effect On Consumers

Drug Ads Have No Real Effect On Consumers

US and Canadian researchers found out that, even though direct-to-consumer advertising of...
» read full story September 02nd, 2008 - 22:53
Direct-to-Consumer Drug Ad Campaigns May Be a Waste of Time, Money

Direct-to-Consumer Drug Ad Campaigns May Be a Waste of Time, Money

The strategy of advertising directly to the final consumer of the product may not be the best way...
» read full story September 02nd, 2008 - 17:46
Direct-to-Consumer Drug Advertising Does Not Pay Off

Direct-to-Consumer Drug Advertising Does Not Pay Off

A study published Tuesday in the online British Medical Journal revealed that DTC drug marketing...
» read full story September 02nd, 2008 - 17:06
Direct-To-Consumer Drug Advertising Less Effective Than Thought

Direct-To-Consumer Drug Advertising Less Effective Than Thought

According to a new study, Direct-to-Consumer advertising has little effect on the sale of drugs. In...
» read full story September 02nd, 2008 - 14:58
Drug Ads: Expensive and Ineffective, Canadian Research Shows

Drug Ads: Expensive and Ineffective, Canadian Research Shows

New U.S.-Canadian research shows that direct-to-consumer (DTC) advertising’s effects on drug sales...
» read full story September 02nd, 2008 - 13:30
FDA Panel Backs New Drug for Moderate or Severe Rheumatoid Arthritis

FDA Panel Backs New Drug for Moderate or Severe Rheumatoid Arthritis

By a 10-1 vote, a government advisory panel Tuesday backed Roche Holding AG's (RHHBY) drug Actemra...
» read full story July 30th, 2008 - 19:10
Drug Combo Improves Rheumatoid Arthritis

Drug Combo Improves Rheumatoid Arthritis

A new study has found that a combination of two drugs, Enbrel and methotrexate, halts progression...
» read full story July 16th, 2008 - 16:11

Enbrel Approved by FDA Panel for Kids with Psoriasis

A Food and Drug Administration advisory panel said Wednesday that wider use of Amgen Inc’s...
» read full story June 20th, 2008 - 18:08
FDA Panel Recommends Amgen’s Enbrel For Kids

FDA Panel Recommends Amgen’s Enbrel For Kids

A FDA panel recommended that the psoriasis drug Enbrel should be approved for the treatment of the...
» read full story June 19th, 2008 - 00:08
CDC: Hospitals Fail to Offer Breast-Feeding Support

CDC: Hospitals Fail to Offer Breast-Feeding Support

Although many health experts encourage women to breast-feed their newborns, many U.S. hospitals...
» read full story June 13th, 2008 - 15:51
Moderate Alcohol Intake May Prevent Arthritis

Moderate Alcohol Intake May Prevent Arthritis

Moderate alcohol intake can halve the risk of developing rheumatoid arthritis, new research shows....
» read full story June 05th, 2008 - 17:13
FDA to Review TNF Blockers for Link to Cancer in Youths

FDA to Review TNF Blockers for Link to Cancer in Youths

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday announced a safety review of several drugs...
» read full story June 05th, 2008 - 10:53
Vitamin D Might Aid Breast-Cancer Cases

Vitamin D Might Aid Breast-Cancer Cases

Canadian researchers presented a set of breast-cancer estimations based on a series of studies....
» read full story May 17th, 2008 - 12:19
Breast-feeding Lowers Risk Of Rheumatoid Arthritis

Breast-feeding Lowers Risk Of Rheumatoid Arthritis

Breast-feeding is known to have multiple health benefits for the baby and may protect mothers...
» read full story May 13th, 2008 - 22:50
Amgen and Wyeth’s Enbrel to Carry ‘Black Box’ Warning on TB Risk

Amgen and Wyeth’s Enbrel to Carry ‘Black Box’ Warning on TB Risk

Amgen Inc and Wyeth’s Enbrel arthritis and psoriasis drug will carry a new “black box” warning...
» read full story May 02nd, 2008 - 11:59
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People

The World of Navajo Remains, Tony Hillerman Dies

Tony Hillerman, author of the well-known Navajo detective novels, as well as other non-fiction...
» read full story October 27th, 2008 - 17:42
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Specials

Rheumatoid Arthritis Could Double Risk of Heart Attack

Rheumatoid Arthritis Could Double Risk of Heart Attack

Three studies scheduled to be presented this week at the American College of Rheumatology's annual...
» read full story October 28th, 2008 - 13:00
Pediatricians Recommend The Increase Of Vitamin D Dosage

Pediatricians Recommend The Increase Of Vitamin D Dosage

Recently the American Academy of Pediatricians has concluded that babies, children and teens are...
» read full story October 13th, 2008 - 20:37

FDA Warns about PML Case in Woman Taking Rituxan

A fatal case of progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy, or PML, in a patient treated with...
» read full story September 14th, 2008 - 14:45
FDA Panel Recommends New Arthritis Drug Approval

FDA Panel Recommends New Arthritis Drug Approval

An FDA panel voted Tuesday 10 to 1 for the approval of a new drug that fights against rheumatoid...
» read full story July 30th, 2008 - 20:09
FDA: Transplant Drugs CellCept and Myfortic Carry Fetal Risks

FDA: Transplant Drugs CellCept and Myfortic Carry Fetal Risks

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration released a statement on Friday warning that certain...
» read full story May 19th, 2008 - 11:29
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Science

GlaxoSmithKline and Genmab: Breakthrough in Leukemia Treatment

GlaxoSmithKline and Genmab: Breakthrough in Leukemia Treatment

On Thursday, GlaxoSmithKline PLC released a very encouraging statement: the tests it has been...
» read full story August 01st, 2008 - 17:32
The 1000 Genomes Project Aims To Map DNA Of 1000 people

The 1000 Genomes Project Aims To Map DNA Of 1000 people

A consortium, which includes Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute in Hinxton, England, the Beijing...
» read full story January 23rd, 2008 - 01:09
By 2015, 75% of Americans Could Be Fat

By 2015, 75% of Americans Could Be Fat

A new study from John Hopkins University reveals that if Americans continue with their bad habits...
» read full story July 22nd, 2007 - 18:38
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