A new kind of drug for the deadliest form of skin cancer helped some patients survive for at least three years, a study shows. It's a remarkable advance for patients who until recently faced dismal chances of living for more ...
May 18, 2016
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A diabetes medication described in some studies as an effective treatment for nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) works no better than a placebo, report researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine, ...
May 12, 2016
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(HealthDay)—In U.S. adolescents, off-label use of metformin is common, according to a study published online March 9 in the Journal of Clinical Pharmacy and Therapeutics.
Mar 15, 2016
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Federal health authorities have approved a new drug that helps patients recover from the numbing effects of certain surgical drugs.
Dec 15, 2015
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Merck & Co. said Friday that it will continue a huge patient study of an experimental cholesterol medicine, the last one standing in a once-promising class of drugs being developed to prevent heart attacks, after an independent ...
Nov 13, 2015
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Merck is recalling 276,000 bottles of a chemotherapy drug because the child-proof caps on the pill bottles may be cracked.
Aug 18, 2015
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One of the hot new cancer immunotherapy drugs, Merck & Co.'s Keytruda, strongly benefited patients with melanoma, lung cancer and mesothelioma, according to three studies presented Sunday at the American Association for Cancer ...
Apr 19, 2015
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Drugmaker Merck & Co. is ratcheting up its race with rival Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. for leadership in one of today's hottest research areas, immuno-oncology, which harnesses the immune system to fight cancer.
Jan 12, 2015
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The World Health Organization says the two leading Ebola vaccines appear safe and will soon be tested in healthy volunteers in West Africa.
Jan 9, 2015
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(HealthDay)—For individuals with asthma and allergic rhinitis with/without conjunctivitis (AR/C), treatment with a Timothy grass sublingual immunotherapy tablet (SLIT-tablet) seems safe, according to research published ...
Dec 22, 2014
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