Clinical Updates

Drugs known as TNF inhibitors used to treat rheumatoid arthritis modestly impair the immune response to influenza vaccination, which may… »   

The cancer drug Nexavar showed promise in a small study of people with pulmonary hypertension, a debilitating condition marked by… »   

Takeda Pharmaceutical Co Ltd’s experimental heartburn drug has proven more effective in healing inflammation of the esophagus than Prevacid, a… »   

Two new clinical trials presented by Calpis Co., Ltd. at the American Society of Hypertension (ASH) Twenty-Third Annual Scientific Meeting… »   

Results from a mid-stage trial showed treatment with Genentech Inc’s Avastin improved survival for patients with recurring brain cancer, the… »   

Although all of the common strategies protect the upper gastrointestinal tract from the complications of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), popular… »   

GlaxoSmithKline said on Wednesday new data showed its Cervarix vaccine generated sustained, high levels of neutralizing antibodies against the two… »   

Findings from a new study could aid in the development of safer and more effective blood pressure drugs, according to… »   

People given a blood pressure drug known as a beta blocker to reduce heart risks before surgery were one-third more… »   

U.S. pharmaceutical company Eli Lilly will donate $1 million to train doctors treating tuberculosis (TB), a disease that infects 9… »   

Treatment with the antidepressant amitriptyline can reduce symptoms and improve quality of life in adolescents with irritable bowel syndrome… »   

Providing free AIDS drugs to people in northern Malawi has slashed adult mortality rates, vindicating a recent ramp-up in treatment… »   

The British government is to raise cannabis to a class B drug, on a level with amphetamines and barbiturates. Here… »   

Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis (JRA) is a chronic autoimmune disease that strikes children between the ages of newborn to 16 years.… »   

Although multiple myeloma remains incurable with conventional treatments, management of the disease has recently been transformed with the introduction of… »