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Review: Reports on Pfizer drug studies misleading

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 ...

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.

1930s drug slows tumor growth

Medicine & Health / Medications

Nov 06, 2009 | 4.7 / 5 (10) | 1

Drugs sometimes have beneficial side effects. A glaucoma treatment causes luscious eyelashes. A blood pressure drug also aids those with a rare genetic disease. The newest surprise discovered by researchers at the Johns ...

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 ...

GSK swine flu drug approved in US: company

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Nov 11, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

British drug maker GlaxoSmithKline has announced that US regulators have approved its swine flu vaccine for adults in the United States.

'All-natural' sex pill contains Viagra chemical: FDA

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Nov 05, 2009 | 2.3 / 5 (3) | 4

The US food and drug safety watchdog warned Thursday that an over-the-counter men's sex aid, labeled as all-natural, contains a chemical similar to the active ingredient in Viagra and could be dangerous.

Miracle Aussie baby beats rare condition in world first

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Nov 05, 2009 | 4.9 / 5 (7) | 3

A "miracle" Australian baby has become the first person cured of a rare and deadly brain-melting condition after doctors gambled on an experimental drug tested only on mice, they said Thursday.

Perceived parent-pressure causes excessive antibiotic prescription

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Nov 06, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

Antibiotic over-prescription is promoted by pediatricians' perception of parents' expectations. Research published in the open access journal BMC Pediatrics shows that pediatricians are more likely to inappropriately prescr ...

High Blood Pressure Medicines Show Promise for Treating Heart Disease

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Oct 29, 2009 | 4.5 / 5 (2) | 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Two medications commonly used to treat high blood pressure appear to be effective in treating one of the most common and potentially deadly forms of heart disease, according to a report by ...

Common Pain Relievers May Dilute Power of Flu Shots

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Nov 03, 2009 | not rated yet | 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- With flu vaccination season in full swing, research from the University of Rochester Medical Center cautions that use of many common pain killers - Advil, Tylenol, aspirin - at the time of injection may blunt ...

Use of antipsychotic medications by children and adolescents associated with significant weight gain

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Oct 27, 2009 | 5 / 5 (2) | 0

Many pediatric and adolescent patients who received second-generation antipsychotic medications experienced significant weight gain, along with varied adverse effects on cholesterol and triglyceride levels and other metabolic ...

Increased stroke risk from birth control pills

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Oct 26, 2009 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0

She was only 30 years old, but she was experiencing the classic symptoms of a stroke. Her speech suddenly became slurred, and her left hand became clumsy while eating.

World's largest malaria vaccine trial now underway in 7 African countries

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Nov 03, 2009 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0

A pivotal efficacy trial of RTS,S, the world's most clinically advanced malaria vaccine candidate, is now underway in seven African countries: Burkina Faso, Gabon, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique and Tanzania. The trial, ...

Initial results show pregnant women mount strong immune response to one dose of 2009 H1N1 vaccine

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Nov 02, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

Healthy pregnant women mount a robust immune response following just one dose of 2009 H1N1 influenza vaccine, according to initial results from an ongoing clinical trial sponsored by the National Institute of Allergy and ...

Digital 'plaster' for monitoring vital signs undergoes first clinical trials

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Nov 02, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

A wireless digital 'plaster' that can monitor vital signs continuously and remotely is being tried out with patients and healthy volunteers at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, in a new clinical trial ...