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Non-steroidal and tissue-selective anabolic agents such as Selective Androgen Receptor Modulators (SARMs) are being sold on the black market for their performance enhancing qualities, resear... Read more

A statistical analysis of approval intervals from 1997 to 2006, published in the International Journal of Electronic Healthcare says that drug approvals are taking just as long as the... Read more

Switzerland lifted on Thursday some of the restrictions imposed earlier on the use of swine flu vaccine Pandemrix, allowing it now to be used also by people over the age of 60.

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A drug used to treat erectile dysfunction has been found to improve heart function in children and young adults, say researchers.

Single-ventricle defects are a collection of car... Read more

Good news for smokers struggling to quit: an injectable vaccine has been developed that may help them kick the habit.

Smokers could soon have access to the vaccine following ... Read more

The US FDA has given its nod for Qutenza (capsaicin) skin patch for treating pain caused by postherpetic neuralgia (PHN) i. e. shingle-related pain.

Excruciating, PHN pain is often d... Read more

Adding anti-malaria drug to conventional breast cancer inhibitors can dramatically increase the rate by which the treatment kills cancer cells, anew study led by Indian-origin researchers ha... Read more

The US Food and Drug Administration said Tuesday it has approved a Canadian-made shot against swine flu.

The vaccine is the fifth approved by the FDA for use in the United States... Read more

Germany's Boehringer Ingelheim has developed a once-daily pill that appears to increase sex drive in females. In the announcement on Monday, the company said that the drug, which is chemical... Read more

Fresh doubts have been cast on the effectiveness of Zetia, a cholesterol drug produced by US pharmaceuticals giant Merck in a new study.

Ezetimibe, marketed as Zetia and supposed... Read more