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The widely used breast cancer drug tamoxifen (Nolvadex®), which can become less effective over time, might retain its full strength… »   

Novartis AG said on Monday its experimental leukemia drug works in about half of all patients who develop resistance to… »   

Canada has approved the limited use of Novartis’s arthritis drug Prexige, the first new medication to be allowed in a… »   

Additional safety study finds AMITIZA also provided improvements in symptoms of chronic idiopathic constipation in long-term use

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India has nearly doubled the number of government health facilities offering antiretroviral drugs at no cost to HIV-positive people as… »   

B-cell depletion may enhance antitumor immune responses by decreasing IL-10 production from B cells.

According to recent research… »   

Researchers report the Alaska Haemophilus influenzae type b experience in a recent issue of the journal Pediatrics.

Researchers… »   

Arthrosurface has received FDA clearance to launch its cartilage surface implant system for the treatment of patello-femoral disease.

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ZymoGenetic has announced that it has filed a lawsuit against Bristol-Myers Squibb for infringement of its patents related to fusion… »   

U.S. authorities said on Thursday they told three companies to stop mass-producing and distributing unapproved medicines to treat asthma, bronchitis… »   

Acting Commissioner of Food and Drugs Andrew C. von Eschenbach, M.D., today announced the formation of an internal FDA Nanotechnology… »   

Drugmaker GlaxoSmithKline Plc. warned on Tuesday that there is an increased risk of cleft lip or cleft palate when the… »   

The FDA frequently issues safety advisories for automated external defibrillators (portable electronic device used to restore regular heart beat in… »   

Pooled data from 13 trials indicate that the drug Strattera, known technically as atomoxetine, continues to work well for… »   

A bird flu vaccine for humans that uses only a very low dose of active ingredient has proved effective in… »