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Carvedilol shown to have unique characteristics among beta blockers

Nov 20, 2009 | 4 / 5 (2) | 0

In a new study, researchers report that a class of heart medications called beta-blockers can have a helpful, or harmful, effect on the heart, depending on their molecular activity.

Vaccine being developed to help smokers quit

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Nov 20, 2009 | 4.5 / 5 (11) | 10

(PhysOrg.com) -- Glaxo-SmithKline has joined forces with Nabi Pharmaceuticals to produce a vaccine to help smokers give up their addiction permanently.

Gripes about swine flu vaccine abound

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Nov 20, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

(AP) -- When the nation's swine flu vaccination program began in early October, health officials predicted it was going to be "messy." They were right.

Promising pharmaceutical agents emerge as sports doping products

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Nov 19, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

Researchers from the German Sport University Cologne in Germany found that non-steroidal and tissue-selective anabolic agents such as Selective Androgen Receptor Modulators (SARMs) are being sold on the black market for their ...

Some prescription meds can harm fetus

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Nov 17, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

More than six percent of expectant mothers in Quebec consume prescription drugs that are known to be harmful to their fetuses, according to a Université de Montréal investigation published in the British Jo ...

Vaccines on horizon for AIDS, Alzheimer's, herpes

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Nov 17, 2009 | 3.8 / 5 (4) | 1

(AP) -- Malaria. Tuberculosis. Alzheimer's disease. AIDS. Pandemic flu. Genital herpes. Urinary tract infections. Grass allergies. Traveler's diarrhea. You name it, the pharmaceutical industry is working ...

FDA says heartburn drugs can interfere with Plavix

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Nov 17, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

(AP) -- Federal health officials said Tuesday a popular variety of heartburn medications can interfere with the blood thinner Plavix, a drug taken by millions of Americans to reduce risks of heart attack ...

New Anti-Clotting Medication Not More Effective than Standard Care; Hint of Other Clinical Benefits

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Nov 17, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Two large studies confirmed that an investigational, reversible anti-clotting medication failed to show greater effectiveness than clopidogrel or a placebo for patients undergoing a procedure to open blocked ...

FDA reviews update to Pfizer vaccine for kids

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Nov 16, 2009 | not rated yet | 1

(AP) -- Federal health officials on Monday questioned whether to approve an updated version of Pfizer's best-selling anti-infection vaccine for children, despite company studies that failed to meet certain goals.

Viagra for women? Drug developed as antidepressant effective in treating low libido

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Nov 16, 2009 | 4.4 / 5 (7) | 4

The drug flibanserin, which was originally created as an antidepressant, is effective in treating women with low libido, pooled results from three separate clinical trials have found.

Study raises new questions about Merck pill Zetia

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Nov 16, 2009 | 5 / 5 (3) | 1

(AP) -- A new study raises fresh concerns about Zetia and its cousin, Vytorin - drugs still taken by millions of Americans to lower cholesterol, despite questions raised last year about how well they work.

FDA finds bits of steel, rubber in Genzyme drugs

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Nov 13, 2009 | 5 / 5 (2) | 0

(AP) -- Federal health regulators have found tiny particles of trash in drugs made by biotechnology firm Genzyme.

Review: Reports on Pfizer drug studies misleading

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Nov 11, 2009 | 3.8 / 5 (4) | 5

(AP) -- Analysis of a dozen published studies testing possible new uses for a Pfizer Inc. epilepsy drug found that reporting of the results was often fudged, indicating the medicine worked better than internal company documents ...

Drug industry presses FDA to allow more online ads

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Nov 11, 2009 | not rated yet | 1

(AP) -- As federal regulators take their first tentative steps toward policing the wild west of medical information online, pharmaceutical companies are pressing their case to market drugs via Google, Twitter ...