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2008 May
- Calpis’ AmealPeptide lowers blood pressure in 2 placebo-controlled trials
- Pharmacopeia blood pressure drug shines in study
- Avastin improves brain cancer survival
- US Congress tackles FDA device, cosmetic oversight
- FDA defends safety of baby bottle chemical
- Cancer drug sales could hit $80 billion by 2011: IMS
- Drug combo prevents NSAID-related GI disturbance
- Glaxo says cervical cancer vaccine works for longer
- Study Could Aid Development of Improved Blood Pressure Drugs
- Study finds risks for beta blockers with surgery
- Eli Lilly helps train doctors on drug-resistant TB
- Total Body Formula, Total Body Mega Formula
- U.S. Medicare to tighten rules for private plans
- Antidepressant may calm teens’ irritable bowels
- Free AIDS drugs slash death rate in Malawi study
- FDA concerned over wider use of opioid analgesic
- FACTBOX-Cannabis and its use in Britain
- Group wants FDA to pull J&J birth control patch
- Study Affirms Effectiveness of Medication for Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis
- FDA Drug Approval Summary: Bevacizumab Plus FOLFOX4 as Second-Line Treatment of Colorectal Cancer
- New Drugs for Myeloma
- The FDA in 2006: Reasons for Optimism
- Future of lucrative cholesterol drugs murky
- Long-term ibuprofen use cut Alzheimer’s risk: study
- Experimental sedative seems to work: US FDA staff
- Common drugs hasten decline in elderly: study
- Common Drugs Linked to Impaired Physical Function in Older Adults
2008 April
- New morphine capsule prevents alcohol interaction
- Incontinence and Dementia Treatment Linked to Functional Decline
- FDA approves irritable bowel drug
- Swiss discoverer of LSD dies, aged 102
- Nigerian state, Pfizer resume talks over drug trial
- U.S. Medicare proposes cuts to hospice wages
- Epilepsy Drug Causes Bone Loss in Young Women
- Osteoporosis Drug May Be Associated With Irregular Heartbeat
- U.S. prods China on healthcare
- British students take up HPV vaccine, study finds
- Antipsychotic drugs up pneumonia risk in elderly
- Unhappy LASIK patients urge FDA to take action
- $1.5 Million Robot Cuts Risk of Drug Errors
- Alternative rubber gloves win U.S. FDA approval
- Ex-exec at Bristol-Myers indicted for lying
- FDA bans certain cattle parts from all animal feed
- FDA Approves New Skin Graft Adhesive for Burns
- FDA Approves New Biologic Drug to Treat Crohn’s Disease
- LASIK industry braces for U.S. FDA meeting
- U.S. FDA says Zila mouth rinse promotion misleading
- FDA approves drug for Crohn’s, with caution
- US Lawmakers: FDA fails on foreign drug oversight
- FDA objects to online ad for Pfizer’s Viagra
- Watchdog critical of FDA foreign drug oversight
- Novartis says cutting prices on malaria drug
- Drug-Releasing Stent May Improve Outcomes
- NIAID describes research priorities to fight drug-resistant tuberculosis
- Merck Caught in Massive Scientific Fraud as In-House Authors were Disguised as Independent Scientist
- US FDA says generic Wellbutrin OK despite reports
- U.S. FDA approves new migraine drug
- Vitamin pills can increase mortality rate
- Biogen says no new brain infections with Tysabri
- Experimental Drug Shows Promising Against Certain Lymphomas
- FDA sees possible fraud behind tainted heparin
- Naltrexone implant promising for heroin dependence
- U.S. senators: FDA funds do not meet global needs
- Novel Drug Delivery Methods: Getting Drugs to Tumors Quickly and with Less Toxicity
- Vitamin E May Help Alzheimer’s Patients Live Longer
- Parkinson’s Drugs Tradeoff: Better Muscle Control, Worse Side Effects
- Older epilepsy drugs do not prevent first seizure from brain tumors
- Inhaled insulin flops, but field may hold promise
- NovoCure presents results from breast cancer pilot study
- Parents: Are Your Children’s Rx Meds FDA-approved?
- Novartis says Aclasta better at boosting bone mass
- U.S. lawmakers cite unusual finding from Vytorin probe
- U.S. watchdog looks anew at Medicare Advantage plans
- Stopping Unwanted Cell Death: Implications for Drug Discovery
- Meditation technique can lower blood pressure
- Inhaled insulin increases lung cancer risk
- Repeated methamphetamine use causes long-term adaptations in brains of mice, researchers find
- Potential Drug Target Identified for Diabetes
- Diabetes Drug May Hold Potential as Treatment for Epilepsy
- FDA says Glaxo failed to report Avandia data
- Diabetes drug may hold potential as treatment for epilepsy, using same mechanism as ketogenic diet
- Ibuprofen or acetaminophen in long-term resistance training increases muscle mass/strength
- Glaxo wins FDA clearance for rotavirus vaccine
- China approves bird flu vaccine for humans
- Pfizer halts melanoma trial as drug fails
- Diet drug misses mark in diabetes study
- Blood pressure drugs save lives in over-80 set
- Avandia may help keep arteries clear after surgery
- Actos arrests heart disease in diabetics: study
- Free drug samples may mean higher drug costs
- New cancer drugs successful up to half the time
- Relaxation skills help some skip hypertension meds
- Some schools’ drug tests exceed high court ruling
- Researchers Eliminate Drug Discovery Bottleneck
- Mixed Results For Weight Loss Drug on Slowing Progression of Coronary Disease
- Drug May Not Reduce Risk of Heart Attack or Death Following CABG Surgery
2008 March
- Angiomax works just as well as heparin - study
- Micardis cuts heart risks in large study
- Merck obesity drug shows weight loss in study
- New data fails to quiet cholesterol drug debate

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