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Second Participant in Zafgen’s Obesity Drug Trial Dies
By Cheri Cheng | Dec 02, 2015 04:09 PM ESTA second participant involved in Zafgen's late phase trial for an obesity drug has died.
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16 Fall Ill after Taking Synthetic Marijuana, San Diego Police Say
By Cheri Cheng | Nov 30, 2015 11:28 AM ESTA synthetic version of marijuana known as "spice" has sickened 16 people in downtown San Diego .
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Costs of Prescription Skin Care Drugs have Skyrocketed, Study Finds
By Cheri Cheng | Nov 27, 2015 10:26 AM ESTCosts of prescription skin care drugs have soared by an average of 401 percent from 2009 to 2015, a new report found.
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CDC Says not enough People know about Breakthrough HIV Prevention Pill
By Cheri Cheng | Nov 25, 2015 10:23 AM ESTThe CDC said not enough people know about an effective HIV prevention pill.
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Teenagers who take ADHD Meds have a Higher Risk of being Bullied, Study says
By Cheri Cheng | Nov 21, 2015 10:28 AM ESTTeenagers who take medications for ADHD were two times more likely to be bullied when compared to teens who did not have to take these drugs, a new study reported.
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Scientists Break Through Brain Barrier to Treat Cancer Patient
By Cheri Cheng | Nov 11, 2015 05:04 PM ESTCanadian scientists have successfully breached the brain-blood barrier in order to deliver cancer drugs to a patient.
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FDA Approves New Once-a-Day HIV Pill
By Cheri Cheng | Nov 07, 2015 10:11 AM ESTThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a new once-a-day HIV pill.
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Study Says One Reaction to Penicillin does not mean you are Allergic
By Cheri Cheng | Nov 05, 2015 05:14 PM ESTPeople who have reacted to penicillin and were told that they are allergic to the antibiotic might not actually be allergic, a new study reported.
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FDA Approves wider use of Melanoma Drug to prevent Recurring Skin Cancer
By Cheri Cheng | Oct 29, 2015 04:58 PM EDTThe Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved expanded use of melanoma drug, Yervoy (ipilimumab).
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College Grads More Likely to Abuse Certain Drugs
By Christine Hsu | Dec 01, 2014 03:21 PM ESTCollege increases the risk of stimulant drug abuse, and not going increases the risk of pain drug abuse, according to a new study.
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Novartis’s Drug for Hard-to-Treat MS Fails
By Cheri Cheng | Dec 01, 2014 12:40 PM ESTThe latest results from a Phase III trial testing the effects of a drug for a hard-to-treat type of multiple sclerosis (MS) are not promising, a new study reported.
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Teens with Traumatic Brain Injury are more likely to Abuse Drugs
By Cheri Cheng | Nov 26, 2014 06:37 PM ESTTeenagers who have reported a history with traumatic brain injury are more likely to abuse drugs and alcohol, a new study reported.
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FDA Advisory Panel: No Label Needed for Steroids used to Treat Back Pain
By Cheri Cheng | Nov 26, 2014 11:04 AM ESTThe advisory panel for the FDA did not recommend adding the agency's toughest warning labels onto controversial steroid injections for back pain.
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Therapy can Help Treat Lung Cancer Patients, Study Reports
By Cheri Cheng | Nov 26, 2014 10:16 AM ESTA new FDA-approved drug was effective in treating lung cancer for older and African American patients, a new study reported.
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Blood Pressure Drug not linked to a Greater Risk of Breast Cancer
By Cheri Cheng | Nov 19, 2014 10:37 AM ESTA new study concluded that a commonly prescribed blood pressure drug does not increase risk of breast cancer.
