Topic: Medical Drug Therapy
Getty Images | 2010-02-25 18:16:22
CHICAGO - JUNE 30: Theraflu cold medicine is sold over-the-counter at a drugstore June 30, 2009 in Chicago, Illinois. Theraflu contains acetaminophen, an active ingredient found in many pain killers and cold medicines. Today the Food and Drug Administration's advisory ...
Reuters US Online Report Health News | 2010-02-23 08:15:22
ZURICH (Reuters) - Roche Holding's cancer drug Avastin missed its main target in a late-stage trial when used with chemotherapy to treat patients with advanced stomach cancer, the Swiss drugmaker said on Tuesday. Roche had indicated peak sales of the drug for the disease could have hit between 500 million and 1 billion Swiss francs ($466-$933 million), according to ...
AP News | 2010-02-18 21:58:07
<div id="subtitle">Roche's Genentech gets US OK for blockbuster blood cancer drug Rituxan to treat another cancer</div><div><p>Genentech's blockbuster blood cancer drug Rituxan was approved Thursday for a new use by the Food and Drug Administration.</p><p>The FDA said Genentech ...
Reuters US Online Report Health News | 2010-02-03 17:20:44
<div><p>NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Boys who are short due to underlying health problems are more likely than their female counterparts to be treated with growth hormone -- but the gap is not explained by a bias in doctors' recommendations for treatment, a new study suggests.</p><p>Growth hormone therapy may ...
