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Effectiveness of bird flu vaccine debated
• Drug News • Feb 24 05
As governments and researchers race to develop vaccines against Asia’s deadly bird flu, experts are debating their effectiveness against a versatile and resilient virus.
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Short-Term Celebrex Safe Against Cirrhosis
• Drug News • Feb 23 05
A ray of hope may be emerging for the makers of cox-2 inhibitors, the class of drugs under such intense scrutiny at last week’s…
Blood Pressure Drug Approved to Counter Heart Failure
• Drug News • Feb 23 05
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the AstraZeneca blood pressure drug Atacand to reduce the risk of death and hospitalization from heart…
Pharmaceutical and Biotechnology Industry in the ‘New’ EU Countries Presents Considerable Potential,
• Drug News • Feb 21 05
Strategic Analysis of the Opportunities for the Pharmaceutical and Biotechnology Industry in the ‘New’ EU Countries -
In contrast to subdued growth in the…
US approves treatment for smallpox shot reaction
• Drug News • Feb 21 05
A product taken from the blood of people who have been vaccinated for smallpox was approved on Friday to use to treat reactions…
Amgen’s Enbrel ad goes too far, US FDA says
• Drug News • Feb 21 05
An Amgen television ad for its psoriasis drug Enbrel is misleading and plays down the drug’s very serious risks, the U.S. Food and Drug…
Study finds new designer drug is potent treatment for chronic myelogenous leukemia
• Drug News • Feb 20 05
A laboratory study led by researchers at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute has shown that a potent and highly selective therapy for chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML)…
Health advisers revive Merck’s Vioxx
• Drug News • Feb 18 05
Merck & Co. Inc.‘s withdrawn arthritis drug Vioxx may return to the market after U.S. health advisers narrowly voted it was safe enough to…
New vaccine may help fight leukaemia: study
• Drug News • Feb 18 05
An experimental vaccine that boosts the immune system has produced good results in treating patients with chronic myeloid leukaemia (CML), Italian scientists said on…
Remicade improves diabetes-related eye condition
• Drug News • Feb 18 05
The arthritis drug Remicade is showing promise for the treatment of a potentially blinding eye condition called macular edema that can afflict people with…
New flu strain picked for flu vaccine mix
• Drug News • Feb 17 05
A new strain of flu virus called “A California” will be added to the mix used in the U.S. vaccine for next season,…
US senator questions new drug safety effort
• Drug News • Feb 16 05
At least one key member of the U.S. Senate is not yet satisfied with efforts by the Food and Drug Administration to improve drug…
Rasagiline improves movement in Parkinson’s
• Drug News • Feb 16 05
A new drug called rasagiline reduces fluctuations in the control of movement by people with Parkinson’s disease who are being treated with…
Scientist to withhold painkiller data
• Drug News • Feb 15 05
A veteran scientist at the Food and Drug Administration said Monday he had decided against presenting new data on the heart risk of pain…
New Jersey Experts Concerned About New Potential HIV Strain
• Drug News • Feb 15 05
Health experts in New Jersey are concerned about reports of a drug-resistant strain of HIV in neighboring New York.
Dr. Eddy Bresnitz, head…
FDA to Establish New Drug Oversight Board
• Drug News • Feb 15 05
The Food and Drug Administration will establish a new independent Drug Safety Oversight Board to monitor FDA-approved medicines once they’re on the market…
U.S. says J&J arthritis drug promotion misleading
• Drug News • Feb 14 05
A Johnson & Johnson promotion for rheumatoid arthritis drug Remicade is misleading because it makes unsupported claims about the drug’s effectiveness and omits important…
Splenda ad campaign comes under fresh fire
• Drug News • Feb 14 05
The marketing campaign for Johnson & Johnson’s Splenda sweetener drew fresh criticism on Monday, as agriculture and public interest groups added their voices to…
Breast cancer drug tied to fewer heart attacks
• Drug News • Feb 14 05
Women with breast cancer who take tamoxifen are less likely to have a heart attack than women with other types of cancer who…
Rare, drug-resistant HIV strain diagnosed in New York
• Drug News • Feb 12 05
A rare, highly virulent and drug-resistant strain of the HIV virus that leads to AIDS has been detected in a New York City man,…
Meningitis Drug Shortages Possible
• Drug News • Feb 12 05
Health officials are bracing for the possibility of shortages of a new shot that prevents the type of meningitis that often spreads on college…
Senator Says FDA Trying to Suppress Study on Painkillers
• Drug News • Feb 12 05
With the Food and Drug Administration set to hold hearings next week on the safety of popular painkillers like Bextra and Celebrex, a U.S.…
Canada suspends attention deficit drug Adderall XR
• Drug News • Feb 10 05
Britain’s Shire Pharmaceuticals said on Thursday that Canada has requested the suspension of sales of its attention deficit hyperactivity disorder treatment, Adderall XR (dextroamphetamine),…
Pfizer, Microsoft sue over illegal Viagra
• Drug News • Feb 10 05
Pfizer Inc. and Microsoft Corp. said on Thursday they filed parallel lawsuits against Web site operators and spam advertisers that they say sell illegal…
Vancouver clinic to offer heroin on prescription
• Drug News • Feb 09 05
Vancouver adds prescription heroin for hard-core addicts to its arsenal in the war against drugs this week, despite U.S. criticism that its trial is…