Soaring Prices Keep Leukemia Drugs From Patients, Experts Say
2013-04-25
$100,000-a-year meds seen as obstacle to treatmentContinue Reading
Bipolar Disorder Drugs May ‘Tweak’ Genes Affecting Brain
2013-04-25
Study offers clues on causes of condition and how commonly prescribed meds workContinue Reading
Many Kids Who Undergo Stem Cell Transplants Must Return to Hospital
2013-04-24
Study found readmissions for fever, infections and gastro problemsContinue Reading
Prenatal Use of Common Epilepsy Drug Tied to Higher Autism Risk
2013-04-23
Large Danish study looked at children of women who took valproate in pregnancyContinue Reading
Common Heart Meds May Boost Recovery From Non-Cardiac Surgeries
2013-04-23
Large study looked at possible protective effect of beta-blockersContinue Reading
Experimental Drug for Hepatitis C Promising, Studies Show
2013-04-23
High cure rates, few side effects may make this the standard treatment, experts sayContinue Reading
Childhood Meningitis Tied to Reduced Education, Employment Prospects
2013-04-23
Danish study found some were less likely to be financially self-sufficient as adultsContinue Reading
Many Parents Give Kids Cold Medicines When They Shouldn’t, Survey Finds
2013-04-23
They often miss fine print on the label warning against use in children younger than 4 years oldContinue Reading
Deadly Meningitis Cases Worry Gay Community
2013-04-23
Outbreaks have killed men in New York, California, but officials now think cases on each coast unrelatedContinue Reading
Prescription Drug Abuse Up Among U.S. Teens: Survey
2013-04-23
More than 5 million, nearly 25 percent, said they had abused these medicationsContinue Reading
‘Misdiagnosis’ Leading Cause of U.S. Malpractice Payouts: Study
2013-04-23
Diagnosis-related claims — not surgical or medication errors — are the most costly of all, researcher saysContinue Reading
Exercise, Alternative Therapies May Help Lower Blood Pressure
2013-04-22
Report suggests some approaches might work alongside — not instead of — traditional therapyContinue Reading
Testing Lung Cancer Patients for Gene May Aid Treatment, Study Finds
2013-04-22
For those with the gene, drugs appeared to extend survival without spread of disease by several monthsContinue Reading
Using Marijuana to Treat Pain? A Pill May Outlast a Puff
2013-04-22
Study shows a pill containing THC lasts longer and may be safer than smoking potContinue Reading