Drug Toxicity News

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

A new Canadian study has said that expectant mothers consuming prescription drugs are at an increased risk of suffering miscarriage or give birth to kids with major co... Read more

Alternative health remedies have gained immense popularity in the health care marketplace. Now, a new study sheds light on how people choose among the various available remedies.

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In clinical trials for cancer, it is standard for clinicians rather than patients to report adverse symptom side effects from treatments, such as nausea and fatigue. At present, patient self... 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

A new National Institutes of Health study led by Stanford University School of Medicine researcher Mark Hlatky, MD has said that many patients with diabetes should forego angioplasties for h... Read more

Non-generic prescription drug prices have gone up following the impending US health care reform.

The American Association of Retired People (AARP) found in a study released on Mo... Read more

The Asia-Pacific market for contraceptives should post strong growth in the next decade as women shed their fears and new products are introduced, drugs giant Bayer Schering Pharma said. Read more

MM-Cat. Sounds like the next cloned feline after CC? Nope, it's actually a deadly cocktail of drugs which, when expanded, spells Mephedrone. The new hybrid version, "a cross between cocaine ... Read more