Drug News & Alerts

A study published Tuesday in the Journal of the American Medical Association found that women with mutations in common breast cancer genes who opted to surgically remove their breasts were...

Findings from a phase I clinical trial showed that a new experimental drug may extend progression-free survival in certain patients suffering from advanced melanoma, the most severe form of skin cancer....

According to a new study funded by the Danish Medical Research Council and the Lundbeck Foundation, women who took herpes medications during pregnancy were not more likely to give birth to an infant with...

In a 20-2 vote last Friday, an FDA advisory panel of experts voted against approval of Jazz Pharmaceuticals' drug JZP-6 as a treatment for the pain and sleeping problems associated with the chronic pain...

Antibiotics commonly used to treat acne may increase the risk of inflammatory bowel disease, according to a new study published in The American Journal of Gastroenterology.

A new study conducted by researchers at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center (UTSW) found that patients who abused amphetamines were three times more likely to develop a potentially fatal...

On August 3, 2010, Senator Michael Bennet, of Colorado, introduced new legislation which would increase the ability of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to regulate pharmaceutical drugs and active...