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Prescription DrugsAn Alternative When Cancer Grows
Targeted and local therapy may be better than chemotherapy with growing lung cancer
Prescription DrugsJust Try and Tamper With It
Prescription opioid abuse rates drop with tamper resistant reformulation
Prescription DrugsNew Sleep Drug Does Well in Trial
Suvorexant for insomnia appears effective in small clinical trial
Prescription DrugsImmunizations, Autism, and Family Health
Autism may change the way parents choose immunizations for their other children
Prescription DrugsAllergy Drops Not Shots for Tots
Grass allergy treatment offers safe alternative to injections for children
Prescription DrugsReducing Heart Surgery Complications
Aortic valve replacement surgery complications lower with continued warfarin treatment
Prescription DrugsNew Heart Therapy Ain't All That
Aldosterone antagonist therapy may not be as effective as trials showed
Prescription DrugsHeart Failure Drugs Lower Death Rate
ACE Inhibitors and ARBs reduce one year death rate in heart patients
Prescription DrugsPertussis Vaccine Fades Over Time
Pertussis vaccine effectiveness decreased over time during California epidemic
Prescription DrugsRelieving Crippling Bone Cancer Pain
Bone metastasis pain relieving system approved by FDA
Prescription DrugsCancer Proves Too Much For Experimental Rx
Pancreatic cancer experimental drug fails to meet its objectives
Prescription DrugsBreast Cancer Drug on Route for Melanoma
Melanoma patients may have a new option for the first time in nearly four decades
Prescription DrugsBlood Thinner Risk Lowered After a Month
Warfarin risk for hemorrhage is highest during the first month of treatment
Prescription DrugsCombining Meds for Bipolar Disorder
Rapid cycling bipolar disorder was not helped by Lamictal when it was added to other drugs
Prescription DrugsLight On The Ovarian Cancer Horizon
Ovarian cancer discovery identifies potential new therapeutic targets
Prescription DrugsGeneric Drugs for Diabetic Blood Pressure
Diabetic hypertensive patients have greater access to generic drugs but not better blood pressure control
Prescription DrugsLiving With a Once Deadly Leukemia
Chronic myeloid leukemia has many treatment options
Prescription DrugsGood To The Bone
Lung cancer with bone metastasis survival longer with denosumab than zoledronic acid
Prescription DrugsPneumonia Vaccine Recommended in Europe
Prevenar 13 pneumonia vaccine recommended by European drug regulatory agency
Prescription DrugsInsomnia, Dementia and Sleep Meds
Dementia risk may be increased after long term use of sleep drugs to treat insomnia
Prescription DrugsMeningitis Vaccine Gets Boost in Europe
Bexsero meningitis B vaccine given go ahead by European regulatory committee
Prescription DrugsTraumatic Brain Injury Treatment Flops
Citicoline ineffective for traumatic brain injury
Prescription DrugsDrug-Eluting PAD Stent Approved
Zilver PTX Drug Eluting Peripheral Stent gets FDA nod
Prescription DrugsNew RA Drugs May Reduce Hospital Stays
TNF inhibitor use for rheumatoid arthritis may reduce hospital admissions and musculoskeletal surgeries