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Prescription DrugsMore Life. Less Pain. Cancer Rx Delivers Both.
Zytiga relieves bone pain associated with metastatic prostate cancer
Prescription DrugsMetformin May Halt Childhood Diabetes
Obese children at risk of diabetes may benefit from metformin therapy
Prescription DrugsHPV Just Won't Go Away
Repeat HPV cases among women mainly come from old infections rather than new
Prescription DrugsDoes New Drug Treat Parkinson’s Disease?
GM1 ganglioside clinical trial shows a reduction in Parkinson symptoms and progression
Prescription DrugsFDA Approves Raxibacumab to Treat Inhalational Anthrax
Raxibacumab is a monoclonal antibody that neutralizes anthrax toxins
Prescription DrugsNew Leukemia Rx Hits Market
Iclusig approved to treat chronic myeloid leukemia and an acute lymphoblastic leukemia
Prescription DrugsAdvanced Prostate Cancer Rx Being Reviewed
Radium 233 submitted to FDA for approval to treat prostate cancer with bone metastasis
Prescription DrugsQuitters can Fight Off Weight Gain
Smoking cessation can often result in weight gain but a drug for alcoholics may help
Prescription DrugsPunching Gut Cancer
Gastrointestinal stromal tumors respond to Stivarga
Prescription DrugsBullying Around the Water Cooler
Workplace bullying linked to more use of psychotropic medication
Prescription DrugsTreating Cancer in Very High Risk Kids
Aggressive pediatric leukemia survival improved with intensive chemotherapy
Prescription DrugsDoes Breast Cancer Increase Diabetes Risks?
Breast cancer survivors appear to be at higher risk of diabetes
Prescription DrugsChemo-Drug Combo Clobbers Cancer
Lung cancer with common mutation responds to chemotherapy and selumetinib
Prescription DrugsDiabetes-Lipitor Link Isn't Found in Everyone
Diabetes risk from taking statins depends on number of diabetes risk factors
Prescription DrugsTwo Sides to Every Coin
High blood pressure treatments should not necessarily include diuretics for obese patients
Prescription DrugsTargeted Cancer Therapy Casts Wider Net
Lung cancer therapy options directed at gene mutations expand
Prescription DrugsYou Need More Oxygen When You Get High
Sleep apnea patients taking acetazolamide with CPAP at high altitude fared better
Prescription DrugsDrug May Reduce Cancer Spread to Bone
Prostate cancer that has metastasized to the bone may be slowed by cabozantinib
Prescription DrugsInflux of Bad Acid Reflux in England
Barretts disease increased over a decade while acid reflux remained stable
Prescription DrugsFeeling Blue… While Pregnant
Antidepressants during pregnancy appear to matter less than untreated depression
Prescription DrugsRoundworm-Eating Fungus May Kill Cancer
Cancer fighting nanoparticles secreted by a fungus may lead to new therapy
Prescription DrugsNew Option For Late-Stage Prostate Cancer
Zytiga approved for use prior to chemotherapy in men with castration resistant prostate cancer
Prescription DrugsDon't Throw These Leftovers Away
Prescription painkillers a major source of nonmedical use of opioids for teens
Prescription DrugsFlu Season Off to an Early Start
Early flu season is intensifying says CDC