Clinical Updates

Celebrex, an arthritis drug in the same class as the recalled painkiller Vioxx, caused irregular heartbeats in fruit flies and… »   

Regulators said Friday they would review whether to take action over Merck & Co Inc’s and Schering-Plough Corp’s popular cholesterol… »   

Drug maker Obecure has completed the treatment of patients in its phase II obesity trial. The company expects to… »   

GlaxoSmithKline’s diabetes drug Avandia has sparked debate over its potential to boost the risk of heart attacks, at the… »   

Block the action of a protein that normally regulates muscle mass, and watch your muscles grow.

That may… »   

When low back pain strikes, many people turn to non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), like naproxen and ibuprofen, or their newer… »   

Is an aspirin a day good for you, and how much should you take? Ten years after the FDA… »   

Taking a “statin” drug to keep cholesterol levels down may have another benefit for smokers and former smokers: the… »   

Advanced medical technology and analysis methods now being promoted through the Food and Drug Administration’s Critical Path Initiative to facilitate… »   

Many medications reduce the risk of bone fractures in people with osteoporosis, but the most commonly used drugs – bisphosphonates–… »   

Sildenafil citrate induces vasodilation by enhancing the smooth muscle relaxant effects of nitric oxide. We have previously reported that nitrate… »   

Recent anecdotal evidence suggests that it is becoming increasingly popular among ecstasy users to attempt to negate certain side-effects or… »   

This study has been completed. 

Purpose
To verify of cetirizine dry syrup to ketotifen dry… »   

Early identification of adverse effects of drugs before they are tested in humans is crucial in developing new therapeutics, as… »   

Mayo Clinic researchers today reported the discovery of a link between erythropoiesis-stimulating agents (ESAs) and leukemic transformation (conversion to leukemia)… »