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Higher doses of cholesterol lowering drug Zocor, sold generically as simvastatin, may increase risk of a condition which can lead to fatal kidney failure, a drug watchdog has warned.
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Anti-obesity drugs fall short of providing long lasting health benefits, researchers have pointed out.

Experts at the University of Liverpool debated the drugs handled the biolog...  Read more

The Indian-developed Shan5 combination vaccine, which is used against infections such as diphtheria, tetanus and hepatitis B, was suspended by The World Health Organization on Thursday.
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Providing advance emergency contraceptives has not been able to reduce the number of unwanted pregnancies, a new study published in The Cochrane Library said.

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A new study has found that a simple genetic test can help pinpoint the precise dose of a potentially life-saving medication taken by millions to ward off blood clotting after heart surgery. ...  Read more

An experimental blood thinner developed by Merck and Portola Pharmaceuticals was found to be safe and effective in a mid-stage study presented Monday, with a lower incidence of serious bleed...  Read more

A Henry Ford Hospital study says that the drug regadenoson is safe and poses fewer side effects than the conventional medication used during a cardiac nuclear stress test of heart transplant...  Read more

According to a study released Sunday, the brains of psychopaths could be hardwired to seek reward even when the consequences are life-threatening to others or themselves.

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A new oral treatment is more effective in eradicating lice as compared to any prescription lotion for the scalp, French medical researchers have found.

Lice are parasites, which ...  Read more

According to a study released Friday, Japanese scientists have uncovered how thalidomide led to deformities in children born to mothers taking the drug in the 1950s and 1960s.

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