Health News Archives

Anti-Nausea Patch Approved for Chemo Patients
Protects for up to 5 days

Keppra XR Approved for Partial-Onset Seizures
For people 16 and older

Gardasil Approved for Additional Uses
To help protect women against two more cancers

New Test Identifies Heart Transplant Rejection
Monitors gene activity in white blood cells

Bone Marrow Treatment Approved for Rare Bleeding Disorder
Stimulates marrow to compensate for low platelet count

First Treatment Sanctioned for Chorea in Huntington’s Patients
The involuntary jerky movements that accompany the disease

New Lymphoma Drug Shows Promise
Eleven of 38 non-Hodgkin patients respond to blinatumomab, study finds

Viread Approved for Hepatitis B
Already sanctioned to treat HIV

Injected Drug Approved for High Blood Pressure
When oral therapy isn't feasible

New Test IDs Cancer Cells in Tumors
Helps pinpoint which type of cancer is present