Clinical Updates

Almorexant, the new sleep drug from Switzerland’s Actelion, has attracted plenty of attention, but it faces a tough path to… »   

U.S. health regulators are weighing possible action after results from a clinical trial suggested increased death in certain liver transplant… »   

Zocor (simvastatin), a “statin” type of cholesterol-lowering drug, may block the body’s ability to repair nerve tissue, according to a… »   

School may have just let out, but parents who would like to avoid long waits at the doctor’s office may… »   

Food and Drug Administration staff said Friday three drugs currently approved to treat bipolar disorder and schizophrenia in adults were… »   

Older patients may have to pass on the heartburn drugs to spare their bones from fractures according to a new… »   

Novavax Inc moved a step closer to developing a vaccine for the newly-discovered H1N1 flu virus, and said it signed… »   

An experimental drug that starves the bacteria responsible for tuberculosis makes conventional therapy five times more effective against drug-resistant TB,… »   

Just one dose of the ADHD drug methylphenidate can temporarily improve affected children’s muscular control and movement, a small study… »   

A common diabetes pill may help trick the body into making more powerful immune system cells that could help… »   

U.S. regulators should halt their review of Eli Lilly and Co’s bloodthinner candidate prasugrel, a consumer advocacy group and one… »   

A drug with potential to prevent epilepsy caused by a genetic condition may also help prevent more common forms… »   

Citalopram (Celexa), a medication commonly prescribed to children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD), was no more effective than a placebo… »   

A vaccine for one of the most lethal cancers, advanced melanoma, has shown improved response rates and progression-free survival for… »   

Prescription drugs are heavily promoted to health care providers worldwide. But in only two countries, the U.S. and New Zealand,… »