New Drug Lowers Levels of Triglyceride Blood Fats: Study
2015-07-29
But it’s not yet ready for standard careContinue Reading
Balloon Device Approved to Treat Obesity
2015-07-29
Inflated in stomach, it may create sense of fullness
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U.S. Medical Groups Join to Fight Prescription Painkiller Abuse
2015-07-29
Special task force aims to curb ‘epidemic’ of addiction to narcotic meds such as Oxycontin, VicodinContinue Reading
Drug May Ease Passage When Kidney Stone Strikes
2015-07-29
Tamsulosin is especially helpful with larger stones, while smaller ones may pass on their own, study findsContinue Reading
Certain Antibiotics Linked to Hearing Loss, Mouse Study Finds
2015-07-29
Inflammation caused by the infection that’s being treated may make ear damage more likelyContinue Reading
After Breast Cancer, Many in Appalachia Say No to Lifesaving Drugs
2015-07-27
Access to care, not insurance, is a key issue, researcher saysContinue Reading
Drug Makers May Delay Reporting Patient Harms to FDA: Study
2015-07-27
Analysis found roughly 10 percent of cases were filed after 15-day deadline passedContinue Reading
Praluent Approved to Treat High Cholesterol
2015-07-27
For people at risk of heart attack or strokeContinue Reading
Teens Using E-Cigs More Prone to Take Up Smoking: Study
2015-07-27
Experts want greater regulation of these nicotine-containing productsContinue Reading
New Moms Often Get Poor Advice on Baby Care: Study
2015-07-27
Tips from family or media can run counter to expert guidelines on vaccines, breast-feedingContinue Reading
Low-Nicotine Cigarettes Won’t Necessarily Help Smokers Stop
2015-07-25
Study finds two years of less addicting tobacco didn’t increase quit ratesContinue Reading
FDA OKs First of New Class of Cholesterol Drugs
2015-07-24
Praluent for people with prior history of heart attack or stroke who’ve already tried a statinContinue Reading
New Skin Cancer Drug Approved by FDA
2015-07-24
Odomzo is a pill for locally advanced basal cell carcinomaContinue Reading
Technivie Approved for Hepatitis C
2015-07-24
For people with a genetic subtype of the liver infectionContinue Reading