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Risperidone Effective in Treating Childhood ManiaPrescription Drugs

Risperidone Effective in Treating Childhood Mania

Bipolar medications effective but come with side effects

January 26, 2012·2 min read
How Does Thalidomide Treat Multiple Myeloma?Prescription Drugs

How Does Thalidomide Treat Multiple Myeloma?

Multiple myeloma and treatment with thalidomide

January 26, 2012·1 min read
OTC Supplement Dims Ovarian Cancer Prescription Drugs

OTC Supplement Dims Ovarian Cancer

Ovarian cancer cells killed with DIM

January 26, 2012·2 min read
FDA Versus RanbaxyPrescription Drugs

FDA Versus Ranbaxy

Ranbaxy focus on the Department of Justice

January 26, 2012·4 min read
Saving Your T-Cells For a Rainy DayPrescription Drugs

Saving Your T-Cells For a Rainy Day

T cell auto transplant post chemotherapy prolongs remission

January 25, 2012·2 min read
A New Safe and Effective COPD TreatmentPrescription Drugs

A New Safe and Effective COPD Treatment

Relovair is safe and effective COPD treatment in clinical trial

January 25, 2012·2 min read
FDA Approves Subcutaneous Administration of Takeda Drug VelcadePrescription Drugs

FDA Approves Subcutaneous Administration of Takeda Drug Velcade

Velcade approved based on clinical trial results

January 24, 2012·4 min read
Prevacid Fails to Control AsthmaPrescription Drugs

Prevacid Fails to Control Asthma

Asthmatic children do not adhere to therapy

January 24, 2012·2 min read
Fruit Flavonoid Voids Colon Cancer ActivityPrescription Drugs

Fruit Flavonoid Voids Colon Cancer Activity

Colon cancer cell signaling disrupted by luteolin

January 24, 2012·1 min read
Chemo Cocktail Produces Better ResultsPrescription Drugs

Chemo Cocktail Produces Better Results

Acute myeloid leukemia combination therapy with vorinostat

January 24, 2012·1 min read
Brain Cancer Research Could Lead to New DrugsPrescription Drugs

Brain Cancer Research Could Lead to New Drugs

Glioblastoma cellular genetic mechanism identified

January 24, 2012·1 min read
Is Gilenya Safe to Treat MS? Prescription Drugs

Is Gilenya Safe to Treat MS?

Novartis drug Gilenya under safety review in EU and US

January 24, 2012·1 min read
The Pill Cuts Down on Menstrual PainPrescription Drugs

The Pill Cuts Down on Menstrual Pain

Oral contraceptives can ease menstrual cramps

January 24, 2012·2 min read
Laser-guided Cancer DrugsPrescription Drugs

Laser-guided Cancer Drugs

Cancer treatment augmented by new photoimmunotherapy

January 24, 2012·2 min read
No Link Between Asthma Rx and Birth DefectsPrescription Drugs

No Link Between Asthma Rx and Birth Defects

Birth defects not associated with asthma medication

January 24, 2012·3 min read
Enlarged Prostate Drug Slows Early CancerPrescription Drugs

Enlarged Prostate Drug Slows Early Cancer

Avodart slows prostate cancer in study

January 23, 2012·3 min read
Acid Reflux Device Close to FDA ApprovalPrescription Drugs

Acid Reflux Device Close to FDA Approval

LINX for chronic acid reflux gets FDA support

January 22, 2012·2 min read
Birth Control Pill Debate Heats UpPrescription Drugs

Birth Control Pill Debate Heats Up

FDA reviewing advisory committee support for birth control pill says watchdog group

January 21, 2012·3 min read
Novartis Drug Treats Cushing's DiseasePrescription Drugs

Novartis Drug Treats Cushing's Disease

Signifor will be first cushing disease treatment of its kind

January 21, 2012·5 min read
Cancer Combo Extends LifePrescription Drugs

Cancer Combo Extends Life

Colon cancer patients live longer when oxaliplatin added

January 21, 2012·1 min read
Gel to Prevent Preemies a No-GoPrescription Drugs

Gel to Prevent Preemies a No-Go

Vaginal gel to prevent early births in women with short cervixes deemed ineffective by FDA

January 21, 2012·3 min read
Converting Cancer Cells into Tumor KillersPrescription Drugs

Converting Cancer Cells into Tumor Killers

Imiquimod produces major immune system responses

January 20, 2012·1 min read
Statins May Keep Breast Cancer at BayPrescription Drugs

Statins May Keep Breast Cancer at Bay

Breast cancer patients with mutant p53 genes may benefit from statin therapy

January 19, 2012·3 min read
Bayer’s Metastatic Colorectal Cancer Drug PresentedPrescription Drugs

Bayer’s Metastatic Colorectal Cancer Drug Presented

Regorafenibs efficacy to be evaluated at 2012 ASCO-GI Congress

January 19, 2012·3 min read