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Edging Closer to OS Benefit With Novel Anti-HER2 Drug
]]> - SAN ANTONIO - An investigational anti-HER2 agent has yet to produce a survival benefit as third-line therapy for metastatic HER2-positive breast cancer, according to an...
12 minutes ago - MedPage Today
FDA Warns Alkermes on Vivitrol Ads
]]> - WASHINGTON - A Vivitrol ad prompted an FDA warning to drug maker Alkermes that it failed to disclose the product's most serious risks. Vivitrol is an extended-release...
12 minutes ago - MedPage Today
FDA Panel to Review First Thyroid Eye Disease Drug
]]> - Whether teprotumumab's benefits in thyroid eye disease outweigh risks for muscle spasm and worsened bowel inflammation will be voted upon at Friday's meeting of the FDA's...
12 minutes ago - MedPage Today
Are Nephrotoxic Drugs Overprescribed to Kids With CKD?
]]> - Nephrotoxic medications are prescribed at high rates to children with chronic kidney disease by primary care physicians, potentially placing these patients at risk, said...
1 hour ago - MedPageToday
House Dems Pass Bill to Lower Drug Prices
]]> - WASHINGTON - The House voted 230-192 on Thursday, along party lines, to pass a bill championed by Democrats that aims to lower drug costs by allowing price negotiation in...
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Facebook Asked to Remove 'Factually Inaccurate' Ads About HIV Prevention Drug
Title: Facebook Asked to Remove 'Factually Inaccurate' Ads About HIV Prevention Drug Category: Health News Created: 12/12/2019 12:00:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 12/13/2019...
4 hours ago - Medicine Net - 2 articles
In surprise decision, US approves muscular dystrophy drug
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved a second drug to treat muscular dystrophy, the debilitating disease that causes loss of movement and early death
8 hours ago - ABC News
US approves fish oil-based drug for cutting heart risks
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FDA committee unanimously recommends approval of teprotumumab for thyroid eye disease
The Dermatologic and Ophthalmic Drugs Advisory Committee of the FDA voted 12-0 Friday in favor of recommending approval of a biologics license application for teprotumumab, an...
10 hours ago - Healio - 3 articles
FDA approves CV event risk reduction indication for icosapent ethyl
The FDA on Friday approved the use of icosapent ethyl as an adjunctive therapy to reduce the risk of cardiovascular events among adults with elevated triglyceride levels...
10 hours ago - Healio - 3 articles
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How to Enjoy Your Holidays While Managing Long-Term Illness?
Having a chronic illness or life-threatening diseases such as cancer, heart disease that causes pain and fatigue can make your holidays hard to cope with, but these...
Death Risk Higher for Government-insured Breast Cancer Patients
Government-insured breast cancer patients are less likely to participate in clinical trials, and those who did stop treatment early, reports a new study.
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For as long as I can remember, my moods have changed with the seasons. I grew up in Michigan, where Winter feels like it's eight months long, and the lack of sunshine can...
Women who regularly take ibuprofen or naproxen 'are 40% less likely to get...
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Hallmark Christmas Movie Buffs Will Feel These Tweets In Their Souls
‘Tis the season for all things holiday-related - and, whether you love them or hate them, that definitely includes Hallmark Christmas movies. It may seem like the TV-viewing...
You Can't Understand What It's Like To Lose A Child Unless Your Child Died Too
Trigger warning: child loss I can't watch movies like Miracle or Heaven Is For Real anymore. Whereas I used to love these types of tear-jerkers and uplifting stories, now they...
Researchers develop way to alter intestinal microbiota, vaccinate against...
Alterations in gut microbiota composition are associated with metabolic syndrome and chronic inflammatory diseases such as inflammatory bowel disease. Researchers recently...
The Kardashian-West Family Shares Their 2019 Christmas Card
All four Kardashian-West kids are featured front and center in the adorable photo Today's the day - Kardashian-West family Christmas card day, to be exact. The family of six...
HRT containing oestrogen may cut the risk of breast cancer but pills with...
More than 27,000 women in the US were given a hormone replacement therapy or a placebo - oestrogen-only HRT was found to reduce cancer risk by 23 per cent while combined HRT...
Elderly Patients With Hypothyroidism Face High Risk of Death
Increased risk does not impact older adults with subclinical hypothyroidism