Venom specialists said on Wednesday disease and disability caused by snake bites is far higher than official global health estimates…
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When generic medicine is still too expensive: 7 ways to save
When your monthly prescription costs are too much to handle, the pharmacist usually will first recommend buying generic drugs. But…
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FDA clears drug for leading form of cystic fibrosis
Federal health officials have approved a new combination drug for the most common form of cystic fibrosis, the debilitating inherited…
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Emergent BioSolutions Inc said the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved its treatment for inhaled anthrax, triggering a $7 million…
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FDA warns on newer class of type 2 diabetes drugs
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday warned that a widely used newer class of type 2 diabetes drugs…
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Syria, neighbors to vaccinate 20 million children against polio
More than 20 million children are to be vaccinated in Syria and neighboring countries against polio to try to stop…
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Last-line antibiotics losing ability to kill superbugs in EU
Europe faces a growing threat from superbugs that are resistant to a powerful, last-resort class of antibiotics known as carbapenems,…
Read MoreFDA OKs first drug for morning sickness in more than 50 years
U.S. health regulators have approved a drug to treat morning sickness that was withdrawn from the market 30 years ago…
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New technology speeding progress on bird flu vaccine
Even as U.S. officials this week awaited the arrival of a sample of the new bird flu virus from China…
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Bacterial ‘bling’: Adding silver to antibiotics boosts their effectiveness
With the recent rise of deadly drug-resistant bacteria in the United States, once potent antibiotics are losing their luster as…
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