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Merck experimental vaccine shows promise in cancer trial: WSJ
• Drug News • Nov 04 13

Merck experimental vaccine shows promise in cancer trial

Merck & Co Inc’s experimental cancer vaccine appeared to provide broader protection against a cancer-causing virus than the company’s Gardasil shot did in clinical… Merck experimental vaccine shows promise in cancer trial: WSJ   

 
 

Ibuprofen no good in treating colds or sore throats
• Drug News • • Infections • Nov 04 13

Ibuprofen no good in treating colds or sore throats

Questions have been raised about the advice given to patients with a cold and sore throat, in research published in the British Medical Journal.

… Ibuprofen no good in treating colds or sore throats   
 
 

FDA approves first pre-surgical breast cancer drug
• Cancer: Breast • • Drug News • Sep 30 13

FDA approves first pre-surgical breast cAncer drug

A biotech drug from Roche has become the first medicine approved to treat breast cancer before surgery, offering an earlier approach against one of… FDA approves first pre-surgical breast cancer drug   

 
 

Versatile proteins could be new target for Alzheimer’s drugs
• Brain • • Drug News • Sep 20 13

Versatile proteins could be new target for Alzheimer's drugs

A class of proteins that controls visual system development in the young brain also appears to affect vulnerability to Alzheimer’s disease in the aging… Versatile proteins could be new target for Alzheimer’s drugs   

 
 

AstraZeneca looks for new heart drug approval by next May
• Drug News • • Heart • Sep 18 13

AstraZeneca looks for new heart drug approval by next May

U.S. regulators have accepted an experimental fish oil-based heart drug from AstraZeneca for review and will make a decision on whether to approve it… AstraZeneca looks for new heart drug approval by next May   

 
 

FDA Says Bleeding Risk with Dabigatran Is Same as with Warfarin
• Drug News • • Stroke • Sep 14 13

FDA Says Bleeding Risk with Dabigatran Is Same as with Warfarin

After the approval of dabigatran in 2010 for the prevention of stroke and blood clots in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF), the FDA received… FDA Says Bleeding Risk with Dabigatran Is Same as with Warfarin   

 
 

New strategy could reduce inappropriate use of antibiotics
• Drug News • • Public Health • Sep 11 13

New strategy could reduce inappropriate use of antibiotics

Barcelona, Spain: Researchers have developed a new strategy for prescribing antibiotics that could reduce patient harm and help combat the rise in antibiotic resistance.

… New strategy could reduce inappropriate use of antibiotics   
 
 

A new form of aspirin to overcome ‘aspirin resistance’
• Drug News • • Heart • • Stroke • Sep 04 13

A new form of aspirin to overcome aspirin resistance'

Scientists are reporting development of a new form of aspirin - taken daily by about 60 million people in the United States alone to… A new form of aspirin to overcome ‘aspirin resistance’   

 
 

Novartis heart failure drug effective across patient groups
• Drug News • • Heart • Sep 02 13

Novartis heart failure drug effective across patient groups

An experimental drug from Novartis to treat heart failure proved equally effective regardless of the age of patients or whether they had other medical… Novartis heart failure drug effective across patient groups   

 
 

Generic Lipitor Recall
• Drug News • Jul 21 13

Generic LIpitor Recall

Ranbaxy Pharmaceuticals Inc., a major maker of generic Lipitor, has issued a massive recall of the cholesterol-cutting tablets, which may be contaminated with tiny… Generic Lipitor Recall   

 
 

Toward broad-spectrum antiviral drugs for common cold and other infections
• Drug News • • Infections • Jun 27 13

Toward broad-spectrum antiviral drugs for common cold and other infections

Scientists are reporting progress in the search for the first broad-spectrum drugs to combat human rhinoviruses (HRVs), which cause humanity’s most common infectious diseases.… Toward broad-spectrum antiviral drugs for common cold and other infections   

 
 

FDA expands “morning after” pill approval after court order
• Drug News • • Fertility and pregnancy • • Public Health • Jun 20 13

FDA expands morning after pill approval after court order

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday expanded its approval of the so-called “morning after” contraceptive pill to include all women of child-bearing… FDA expands “morning after” pill approval after court order   

 
 

Insulin degludec lowers risk of recurrent low blood sugar or has similar risk to insulin glargine
• Diabetes • • Drug News • Jun 19 13

Insulin degludec lowers risk of recurrent low blood sugar

Insulin degludec (Tresiba), a new ultra-long-acting insulin, has a similar or reduced risk of recurrent hypoglycemia -  low blood sugar -  compared with the… Insulin degludec lowers risk of recurrent low blood sugar or has similar risk to insulin glargine   

 
 

New cancer breakthroughs add pressure to control costs
• Cancer • • Drug News • Jun 05 13

New cancer breakthroughs add pressure to control costs

An exciting class of new cancer drugs may boost patients’ odds for survival, but healthcare providers and insurers will be under pressure to find… New cancer breakthroughs add pressure to control costs   

 
 

A new strategy required in the search for Alzheimer’s drugs?
• Drug News • • Neurology • May 25 13

A new strategy required in the search for Alzheimer's drugs

In the search for medication against Alzheimer’s disease, scientists have focused - among other factors - on drugs that can break down Amyloid beta… A new strategy required in the search for Alzheimer’s drugs?   

 
 

Rotavirus vaccine developed in India demonstrates strong efficacy
• Drug News • • Infections • May 14 13

Rotavirus vaccine developed in India demonstrates strong efficacy

The Government of India’s Department of Biotechnology (DBT) and Bharat Biotech announced positive results from a Phase III clinical trial of a rotavirus vaccine… Rotavirus vaccine developed in India demonstrates strong efficacy   

 
 

Critics and Supporters React To Decision to Expand OTC Access to Plan B
• Drug News • • Gender: Female • • Pregnancy • May 03 13

The decision comes after Judge Edward Korman of the District Court of Eastern New York overturned Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius’… Critics and Supporters React To Decision to Expand OTC Access to Plan B   

 
 

Merck, Pfizer to jointly develop diabetes drug
• Drug News • Apr 29 13

Drugmakers Pfizer Inc and Merck & Co Inc said they would jointly develop Pfizer’s experimental type 2 diabetes drug, ertugliflozin, and expect late-stage trials… Merck, Pfizer to jointly develop diabetes drug   

 
 

Prices of Cancer Drugs Too Expensive for Patients, Doctors Say
• Cancer • • Drug News • Apr 26 13

Cancer medicines that cost more than $100,000 a year aren’t morally justifiable and may keep patients from getting life-saving treatments, a group of more… Prices of Cancer Drugs Too Expensive for Patients, Doctors Say   

 
 

Anxious about life? Tylenol may do the trick
• Drug News • • Pain • Apr 16 13

University of British Columbia researchers have found a new potential use for the over-the-counter pain drug Tylenol. Typically known to relieve physical pain, the… Anxious about life? Tylenol may do the trick   

 
 

Roche to commercialize Hepatitis C drug in China with Ascletis
• Drug News • • Infections • Apr 15 13

Swiss drugmaker Roche Holding AG said it had teamed up with biotech firm Ascletis to develop and commercialize its investigative drug danoprevir in China… Roche to commercialize Hepatitis C drug in China with Ascletis   

 
 

AstraZeneca arthritis drug meets one of two study goals
• Arthritis • • Drug News • Apr 05 13

AstraZeneca’s experimental rheumatoid arthritis pill fostamatinib met only one of two goals in a late-stage clinical trial, leaving the future of one of the… AstraZeneca arthritis drug meets one of two study goals   

 
 

U.S. says following new bird flu closely, preparing vaccine
• Drug News • • Flu • Apr 05 13

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said on Thursday it was monitoring a new strain of bird flu and has started… U.S. says following new bird flu closely, preparing vaccine   

 
 

Study reveals how diabetes drug delays ageing in worms
• Drug News • Mar 31 13

A widely prescribed type 2 diabetes drug slows down the ageing process by mimicking the effects of dieting, according to a study published today… Study reveals how diabetes drug delays ageing in worms   

 
 

Antidepressants not tied to stunted infant growth
• Drug News • • Pregnancy • Mar 27 13

Despite concerns that antidepressant use during pregnancy could affect infants’ growth and development, a small new study finds no size differences in the first… Antidepressants not tied to stunted infant growth   

 
 
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