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The hidden dangers of taking common painkillers
Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, commonly referred to as NSAIDs, are used to alleviate fever symptoms and reduce pain. Most people who…
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GSK hopes big clinical trial can breathe new life into lung drug
GlaxoSmithKline is banking on a major clinical trial to revive its flagging respiratory medicine business, with billions of dollars of…
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Spider venom may hold chemical keys to new painkillers
Scientists who analyzed countless chemicals in spider venom say they have identified seven compounds that block a key step in…
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7 safe off-label uses for over-the-counter meds
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Roche halts diabetes drug trial in blow to pipeline
Roche will stop development of a drug for treating diabetes partly due to its undesired side effects, marking a high-profile…
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The most common prescription medicine mistakes
Your doctor writes a prescription; the pharmacist fills it; you take the medication and get better. That’s how it’s supposed…
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Only seven new drugs are in development for the treatment of infections caused by an especially nasty class of superbugs…
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Study finds sharp increase in teen use of human growth hormone
NEW YORK – Experimentation with human growth hormones by America’s teens more than doubled in the past year, as more…
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FDA drug approvals reached 18-year high in 2014
The Food and Drug Administration approved 41 first-of-a-kind drugs in 2014, including a record number of medicines for rare diseases,…
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