A new front is emerging in the war on the overuse of antibiotics: the nursing home. Health officials and health-care…
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Tetraphase’s bowel drug fails late-stage study, shares slump
Tetraphase Pharmaceuticals Inc said its experimental bowel drug failed to meet the main goal in a late-stage study, sending its…
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Q&A: First pill approved to boost sex drive in women
Federal health officials on Tuesday approved the first-ever prescription drug intended to treat women suffering from a lack of sexual…
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Fight over hot new cholesterol drugs may be won in milligrams
Two powerful and innovative cholesterol drugs likely to be approved this summer both target the same protein and have been…
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An apple a day may not keep the doctor away, study says
An apple a day doesn’t necessarily keep the doctor away. That’s according to proverb-busting research that found daily apple eaters…
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An experimental Roche drug that seems to work particularly well against lung cancer in smokers may be a “game changer”…
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GSK files for US approval of new diabetes drug
GlaxoSmithKline said on Monday it had filed for U.S. approval of its new once-weekly diabetes drug albiglutide and would make…
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Mom sues pharmacy alleging morphine overdose killed her daughter
A Houston mother is suing a pharmacy for $1 million, claiming that an overdose of prescription medications killed her daughter.…
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FDA rejects Merck insomnia drug, seeks lower-dose
U.S. health regulators have rejected Merck & Co’s new insomnia drug application but opened the door to approving a lower-dose…
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Breast cancer drugs may help high-risk, healthy women
Doctors should talk about breast cancer-reducing drugs with women and offer tamoxifen or raloxifene to those that have a high…
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