Many hay fever sufferers are turning to over-the-counter allergy medications to relieve their symptoms, but they may not be happy…
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Amoxicillin doesn’t help some respiratory infections
The next time you develop a lower respiratory tract infection, don’t expect amoxicillin, the go-to antibiotic for these infections, to…
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FDA panel recommends over-the-counter use of allergy nasal spray
Sanofi SA’s allergy drug Nasacort AQ is safe enough to be used without a prescription, a panel of advisors to…
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Study finds potential treatment for deadly brain cancer that killed Ted Kennedy
Glioblastoma mutliforme (GBM) is one of the deadliest types of brain cancer, killing approximately 13,000 people every year – including…
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Bayer to bring 5 mid-stage drugs into Phase III by 2015
German drugmaker Bayer said it aims to bring its five most advanced mid-stage drug development projects into the third and…
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Cancer studies often downplay chemo side effects
Doctors relying on studies published in top journals for guidance about how to treat women with breast cancer may not…
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FDA approves new leukemia drug from Roche
The Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved a new drug from Roche to help treat patients with a type…
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Antibiotics in infancy linked to eczema
In a new review of previous research, children who took antibiotics in their first year of life were about 40…
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Obese cancer patients often shorted on chemo doses
Obese people are less likely to survive cancer, and one reason may be a surprising inequality: The overweight are undertreated.…
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Drugmakers report US shortages of flu vaccine, Tamiflu
One of the worst U.S. flu seasons in a decade has created shortages of vaccine and the Tamiflu treatment for…
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