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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Scientists turn to aspirin to turbo-charge cancer immunotherapy
Giving cheap aspirin to cancer patients may turbo-charge the effectiveness of expensive new medicines that help their immune systems fight…
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Side effects may lead breast cancer patients to skip drugs
Breast cancer patients who report more side effects of their hormone therapy drugs and less confidence communicating with their doctors…
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Novartis AG’s injectable drug, Cosentyx, to treat adults with a moderate to severe…
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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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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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6 sex supplements contain hidden drugs, FDA warns
The Food and Drug Administration is cracking down on sex supplements again, warning the public on Monday about six products…
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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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