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High Blood Pressure Linked to Depression in Pregnancy Prescription Drugs

High Blood Pressure Linked to Depression in Pregnancy

Hypertension can lead to depression for pregnant women

November 27, 2011·2 min read
IBD Can Inflame Skin Cancer RisksPrescription Drugs

IBD Can Inflame Skin Cancer Risks

Inflammatory bowel disease thiopurines increase risk of nonmelanoma skin cancers

November 27, 2011·2 min read
Expanding Chronic Myeloid Leukemia OptionsPrescription Drugs

Expanding Chronic Myeloid Leukemia Options

Chronic myeloid leukemia drug therapies researched

November 27, 2011·2 min read
Pfizer to Acquire Excaliard PharmaceuticalsPrescription Drugs

Pfizer to Acquire Excaliard Pharmaceuticals

New investigational compound for prevention and treatment of skin scarring is in the works

November 24, 2011·3 min read
FDA Approves Insomnia Drug IntermezzoPrescription Drugs

FDA Approves Insomnia Drug Intermezzo

insomnia drug approved for middle of the night waking followed by difficulty returning to sleep

November 23, 2011·2 min read
Ocrelizumab Maintained Significant Reduction in Muliple SclerosisPrescription Drugs

Ocrelizumab Maintained Significant Reduction in Muliple Sclerosis

Phase II study showed ocrelizumab maintained significant reduction in disease activity for multiple sclerosis patients

November 22, 2011·2 min read
Chronic Myeloid Leukemia AdvancementsPrescription Drugs

Chronic Myeloid Leukemia Advancements

Chronic myeloid leukemia research focuses on genes and drug therapies

November 22, 2011·1 min read
Relief from FibromyalgiaPrescription Drugs

Relief from Fibromyalgia

Milnacipran for treating fibromyalgia may achieve long term pain relief

November 22, 2011·2 min read
Which Pill to Pop for Kidney Protection?Prescription Drugs

Which Pill to Pop for Kidney Protection?

CellCept for lupus nephritis may be better drug than Imuran

November 21, 2011·2 min read
Fibromyalgia: All-Body PainPrescription Drugs

Fibromyalgia: All-Body Pain

Fibromyalgia patients experience fatigue sleep memory and mood problems

November 21, 2011·7 min read
FDA Approves Eylea For Eye Disorder In Older PeoplePrescription Drugs

FDA Approves Eylea For Eye Disorder In Older People

Maintains clearness of vision in those with wet age-related macular degeneration

November 21, 2011·2 min read
Increased Drug Options for Mental HealthPrescription Drugs

Increased Drug Options for Mental Health

Schizophrenia pharmaceutical alliance provides treatment options

November 21, 2011·1 min read
Xgeva Delays Spread of Prostate CancerPrescription Drugs

Xgeva Delays Spread of Prostate Cancer

Prostate cancer bone metastasis delayed with denosumab

November 19, 2011·2 min read
Novel Therapy Restores Blood FlowPrescription Drugs

Novel Therapy Restores Blood Flow

Drug eluting stent inside a bare metal stent effective for blood flow restoration

November 19, 2011·2 min read
Erwinaze Approved to Treat LeukemiaPrescription Drugs

Erwinaze Approved to Treat Leukemia

Acute lymphoblastic leukemia has new treatment in Erwinaze

November 19, 2011·2 min read
FDA Revokes Approval of Breast Cancer DrugPrescription Drugs

FDA Revokes Approval of Breast Cancer Drug

Avastin not shown to be safe and effective in breast cancer patients

November 18, 2011·3 min read
First Therapy Approved in the EU for Neurodegenerative DiseasePrescription Drugs

First Therapy Approved in the EU for Neurodegenerative Disease

Vyndaqel approved in the European Union for Transthyretin Familial Amyloid Polyneuropathy

November 18, 2011·5 min read
Long-Term Benefits With MS DrugPrescription Drugs

Long-Term Benefits With MS Drug

Interferon beta-1b drug trial follow up shows improvement in patients with PPMS

November 17, 2011·2 min read
Love Your Mate, Not AIDSPrescription Drugs

Love Your Mate, Not AIDS

HIV serodiscordant couples treated with antiretroviral drugs could be a cost effective prevention

November 17, 2011·2 min read
FDA Approves First Drug to Treat a Rare Bone Marrow Disease Prescription Drugs

FDA Approves First Drug to Treat a Rare Bone Marrow Disease

Jakafi approved to treat bone marrow disease myelofibrosis

November 16, 2011·2 min read
Gout Drug May Love Your HeartPrescription Drugs

Gout Drug May Love Your Heart

Colchicine may reduce incidences of atrial fibrillation after heart surgery

November 16, 2011·2 min read
Injecting Your Way to Lower CholesterolPrescription Drugs

Injecting Your Way to Lower Cholesterol

Cholesterol control with PCSK9 appears promising

November 15, 2011·1 min read
Experimental Cholesterol Drug Shows PromisePrescription Drugs

Experimental Cholesterol Drug Shows Promise

Evacetrapib found to lower bad cholesterol and increase good cholesterol

November 15, 2011·2 min read
Reverse Artery Plaque With MedicationsPrescription Drugs

Reverse Artery Plaque With Medications

Cholesterol drugs reduce plaque in clogged arteries and reverse coronary artery disease progression

November 15, 2011·2 min read