Archive: 30/09/2013
FDA adds most severe warning to Pfizer's Tygacil
Regulators are putting their harshest warning on Pfizer's antibiotic Tygacil, saying the drug is associated with an increased risk of death.
Sep 30, 2013
FDA approves first pre-surgical breast cancer drug
Federal health officials say they have approved a biotech drug from Roche as the first medicine labeled for the treatment of breast cancer before surgery.
Sep 30, 2013
JAMA article teaches doctors about learning disabilities
Lisa Rossignol's daughter Lily had a stroke before she was even born. Afterward, the child suffered some 300 epileptic seizures per day. Ultimately, doctors determined that the best way to eliminate her seizure problem was ...
Sep 30, 2013
National screening strategy for hepatitis C urged for Canada
Canada should begin screening 'Baby Boomers' for the hepatitis C virus infection, since this age group is likely the largest group to have the illness, and most don't know they have it, say a group of liver specialists in ...
Sep 30, 2013
Depression and mental health services usage
More than half the people in Ontario who reported they had major depression did not use physician-based mental health services in the following year, a new study has found.
Sep 30, 2013