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Drug achieves 6% weight loss in diabetics
• Diabetes • • Drug News • • Weight Loss • Mar 19 13

Novo Nordisk in Denmark said a clinical trial found the drug liraglutide achieved 6 percent weight loss in overweight or obese people with type… Drug achieves 6% weight loss in diabetics   

 
 

Test of anthrax vaccine in children gets tentative OK
• Children's Health • • Drug News • Mar 18 13

A presidential ethics panel has opened the door to testing an anthrax vaccine on children as young as infants, bringing an angry response from… Test of anthrax vaccine in children gets tentative OK   

 
 

Asthma drug found highly effective in treating chronic, severe hives and itch
• Allergies • • Asthma • • Drug News • Feb 25 13

An international team of researchers has found that a once-a-month, high-dose injection of a commonly used asthma drug is highly effective in treating teens… Asthma drug found highly effective in treating chronic, severe hives and itch   

 
 

Vaccine timetable for children is safe, experts say
• Drug News • • Infections • • Public Health • Jan 17 13

The current guideline for immunizing children against polio, whooping cough, measles and other infectious diseases is safe, but should still be monitored, federal health… Vaccine timetable for children is safe, experts say   

 
 

FDA approves Roche’s Tamiflu for infants with new flu symptoms
• Children's Health • • Drug News • • Flu • Dec 22 12

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday expanded the use of Tamiflu, the flu drug from Roche, to children as young as two… FDA approves Roche’s Tamiflu for infants with new flu symptoms   

 
 

Taking aspirin for 10 years could double the risk of sight loss
• Drug News • • Eye / Vision Problems • Dec 19 12

Taking aspirin for 10 years could more than double the risk of sight loss, according to a new study.

Scientists say taking aspirin could… Taking aspirin for 10 years could double the risk of sight loss   

 
 

Antibiotics based on a new principle may defeat MRSA
• Drug News • • Infections • Dec 18 12

Scientists at Karolinska Institutet have presented a new principle for fighting bacterial infections, in other words, a new type of antibiotic, in the FASEB… Antibiotics based on a new principle may defeat MRSA   

 
 

Vanda’s drug for rare disorder meets main trial goal
• Drug News • • Eye / Vision Problems • Dec 18 12

Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc said a late-stage trial of its drug for treating a rare disorder affecting blind people met the main goal of showing… Vanda’s drug for rare disorder meets main trial goal   

 
 

Novo bets on high-price niche for obesity drug
• Drug News • • Obesity • Dec 11 12

Denmark’s Novo Nordisk is sizing up a high-price niche market for its drug liraglutide as a weight-loss treatment, with the United States the prime… Novo bets on high-price niche for obesity drug   

 
 

Statins may be linked to cancer survival
• Cancer • • Drug News • Nov 08 12

Danish cancer patients taking cholesterol-lowering statin drugs were 15 percent less likely to die, of cancer or any other cause, than patients who were… Statins may be linked to cancer survival   

 
 

The cost of prescription drugs - a comparison of 2 countries
• Drug News • Nov 02 12

In the United States, the cost paid for statins (drugs to lower cholesterol) in people under the age of 65 who have private insurance… The cost of prescription drugs - a comparison of 2 countries   

 
 

More drugs may be linked to meningitis outbreak: FDA
• Drug News • • Public Health • Oct 16 12

Two other drugs made by the Massachusetts pharmacy at the center of a deadly meningitis outbreak may be linked to the disease, U.S. health… More drugs may be linked to meningitis outbreak: FDA   

 
 

This year’s flu vaccine guards against new strains
• Drug News • • Flu • Sep 28 12

Time to get your flu vaccine - and a surprising new report shows babies and toddlers seem to be getting protected better than… This year’s flu vaccine guards against new strains   

 
 

Real-time prescription data may cut opioid abuse
• Drug News • • Pain • Sep 06 12

Real-time prescription data appear to have helped Canadian pharmacists stop “doctor shoppers” from getting excessive amounts of opioid painkillers and tranquilizers, according to a… Real-time prescription data may cut opioid abuse   

 
 

FDA approves Pfizer’s Bosulif pill for patients with rare leukemia
• Drug News • Sep 05 12

The Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday approved a new Pfizer drug to treat a rare form of blood and bone marrow cancer that… FDA approves Pfizer’s Bosulif pill for patients with rare leukemia   

 
 

Panel Supports Expanding Use of the Abbott Drug Humira
• Drug News • Aug 29 12

Abbott Laboratories won support from a federal drug panel on Tuesday for wider use of its popular rheumatoid arthritis drug, Humira, for treating… Panel Supports Expanding Use of the Abbott Drug Humira   

 
 

Lazard raises Vivus to buy on weight-loss drug prospects
• Drug News • Aug 07 12

Lazard Capital Markets raised its rating on Vivus Inc to “buy” from “neutral,” saying the drugmaker’s weight-loss pill was set to a big launch… Lazard raises Vivus to buy on weight-loss drug prospects   

 
 

FDA approves lorcaserin, first weight-loss drug since 1999
• Drug News • • Weight Loss • Jun 28 12

Once the Drug Enforcement Administration clears it, the drug will be marketed in the U.S. under the name Belviq. But the FDA’s approval comes… FDA approves lorcaserin, first weight-loss drug since 1999   

 
 

Aspirin ‘may prevent skin cancer’
• Cancer • • Drug News • May 29 12

People who take aspirin tablets or similar painkillers on a regular basis cut their risk of developing skin cancer - including the most deadly… Aspirin ‘may prevent skin cancer’   

 
 

FDA Delays New Sunscreen Labeling Rules
• Drug News • • Skin Care • May 16 12

The FDA has granted sunscreen manufacturers a 6-month extension to comply with new labeling rules in order to avoid having mislabeled sunscreens on the… FDA Delays New Sunscreen Labeling Rules   

 
 

FDA advisers back first drug to prevent HIV
• AIDS/HIV • • Drug News • May 10 12

The first drug shown to prevent HIV infection won the endorsement of a panel of federal advisers Thursday, clearing the way for a landmark… FDA advisers back first drug to prevent HIV   

 
 

Arena obesity pill wins over U.S. advisers
• Drug News • • Obesity • May 10 12

An experimental obesity pill from Arena Pharmaceuticals Inc won the support of U.S. advisers on Thursday, as public health advocates push for new solutions… Arena obesity pill wins over U.S. advisers   

 
 

UMD Team Gives Drug Dropouts a Second Chance
• Drug News • • Public Health • May 08 12

A cross-disciplinary team of researchers at the University of Maryland has designed a molecular container that can hold drug molecules and increase their solubility,… UMD Team Gives Drug Dropouts a Second Chance   

 
 

Novartis tries to make UK hospitals use $1000 drug
• Drug News • • Eye / Vision Problems • Apr 24 12

Drug maker Novartis is taking legal action in Britain to make state-run hospitals use an eye drug that costs about 700 pounds ($1,130) per… Novartis tries to make UK hospitals use $1000 drug   

 
 

Tamiflu: Full reports from trials should be public and regulators respond to Tamiflu recommendations
• Drug News • • Flu • Apr 10 12

The full clinical study reports of drugs that have been authorized for use in patients should be made publicly available in order to allow… Tamiflu: Full reports from trials should be public and regulators respond to Tamiflu recommendations   

 
 
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