Medications

Experimental Ebola drug takes step closer to market

The experimental Ebola drug ZMapp has been granted fast-track status by the US Food and Drug Administration, which could speed its arrival on the market, the drug-maker said Thursday.

Medications

FDA approves first pill aimed at boosting female libido

The Food and Drug Administration has approved the first prescription drug designed to boost sexual desire in women, a milestone long sought by a pharmaceutical industry eager to replicate the blockbuster success of impotence ...

Health

Frustrated by regulations, doctors increasingly miserable

(HealthDay)—The nationwide Physician Misery Index is 3.7 out of 5, with the vast majority of physicians reporting that the business and regulation of health care has worsened the practice of medicine, according to a report ...

Immunology

How to tell a cold from an allergy in winter

If your "common cold" has been hanging around for more than a week, it may not be a cold at all. It might actually be an allergy disguised as a cold.

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