Pharmaceutical News and Articles
TUESDAY, Nov. 3 -- Women with a relatively uncommon type of breast cancer are significantly more likely to face its recurrence and spread, but researchers now say these women may benefit from treatment with the breast cancer drug Herceptin.
Two...
TUESDAY, Nov. 3 -- Experts have long known that "low-tar" and "light" cigarettes aren't any healthier than regular cigarettes, and new research suggests they have another drawback: People who switch to them are less likely to quit, even those who...
MONDAY, Nov. 2 -- Taking antibiotics during pregnancy does not raise the risk for most birth defects, though there are some exceptions, new research has found.
Penicillin, which is the most commonly used antibiotic during pregnancy, as well as...
MONDAY, Nov. 2 -- Results from ongoing clinical trials confirm that pregnant women need only one dose of the swine flu vaccine, while young children -- 6 months to 9 years of age -- need two doses, U.S. health officials said Monday.
These results...
MONDAY, Nov. 2 -- A diet high in salt or artificially sweetened drinks increases the risk of kidney function decline, two studies show.
"There are currently limited data on the role of diet in kidney disease," researcher Dr. Julie Lin, of Brigham...
MONDAY, Nov. 2 -- The first head-to-head comparison of different quit-smoking products finds that a nicotine patch combined with a nicotine lozenge had the most success.
More than other methods, including antidepressants, this combination best...
MONDAY, Nov. 2 -- Middle-aged adults whose parents have Alzheimer's disease are at increased risk for high blood pressure, evidence of arterial disease and markers of inflammation -- all of which may be associated with later development of...
MONDAY, Nov. 2 -- A brief course of hormone-blocking therapy can provide small benefits to a specific group of men who get radiation therapy for prostate cancer, a long-running study shows.
Ten-year survival was 62 percent in men with cancers...
MONDAY, Nov. 2 -- Patients whose melanoma has spread to one or more lymph nodes face a decreased risk of the deadly skin cancer returning if they have radiation treatment following the removal of the nodes, a new Australian study shows.
In a paper...
MONDAY, Nov. 2 -- Restless legs syndrome, a neurological disorder characterized by a strong urge to move the legs, is much more common among some racial groups than others, a new U.S. study has found.
Researchers interviewed 190 people being seen...
MONDAY, Nov. 2 -- Chemicals used in food packaging, paper and textile coatings may affect blood cholesterol levels in people, U.S. researchers have found.
Previous studies have found that polyfluoroalkyl chemicals (PFCs) are present in the bodies...
MONDAY, Nov. 2 -- Though someone is diagnosed with diabetes every 20 seconds, many Americans lack basic knowledge about the potentially life-threatening disease, according to a new survey from the American Diabetes Association.
Diabetes is...
SUNDAY, Nov. 1 -- New research holds bad news for health officials worried about a potentially lethal infection called MRSA that haunts hospitals: A strain that infects the bloodstream is five times more deadly than other strains.
To make matters...
SATURDAY, Oct. 31 -- A drug designed to fight anemia appears to double the risk of stroke in patients with diabetes and kidney disease without substantially improving their quality of life, a new study finds.
Darbepoetin alfa, marketed as Aranesp...
FRIDAY, Oct. 30 -- Seniors with dementia are diagnosed with flu less often, have shorter hospital stays and are 50 percent more likely to die than those without dementia, says a U.S. study that looked at flu and pneumonia in adults 65 and...
FRIDAY, Oct. 30 -- The emergence of antibiotic-resistant bacteria continues to present a major public health problem, said scientists gathering at one of the world's largest infectious diseases meetings Friday.
Chief among the concerns are resistant...
FRIDAY, Oct. 30 -- At least 114 U.S. children have now died from laboratory-confirmed H1N1 swine flu, including 19 during the past week -- the largest one-week increase since the outbreak began in April, U.S. health officials said Friday.
But these...
FRIDAY, Oct. 30 -- As you carve your Halloween jack-o-lantern, consider this new finding: That pumpkin holds potential as a treatment for yeast infections in adults and babies.
Korean researchers, reporting online recently in the Journal of...
FRIDAY, Oct. 30 -- Exposure to whooping cough will provide immunity for an average of three decades, new research suggests.
Doctors had previously thought that immunity lasted for much less time. But the new study, by researchers based at the...
FRIDAY, Oct. 30 -- Here's a new reason to put down that sugary soft drink: Research suggests that a diet high in fructose, a common sweetener, boosts the risk of high blood pressure.
High-fructose corn syrup is found in many processed foods and...
