Health News Archives

Many Trial Reports on FDA-Approved Drugs Go Unpublished
Selective reporting may color record of comparisons to other meds, study says

Group Works to Streamline Cancer Therapy Approvals
6-point flow chart seeks to clarify most productive research lines for FDA consideration

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

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

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

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