drugs news

Electronic Pedigree Services Enable Small and Mid-Sized Drug Companies to Adopt "Smart" Drug Safety Technology

HP today announced that the Almac Group, a global pharmaceutical services provider based in Ireland, has used HP software to reduce the time required to put new drugs through clinical trials.

Novation, the leading health care contracting services company, will implement a ground-breaking new program with pharmacy distributors to provide contract pricing on a portfolio of non-injectable generic drugs.

Compounds extracted from green vegetables such as broccoli and cabbage could be a potent drug against melanoma, according to cancer researchers. Tests on mice suggest that these compounds, when combined with selenium, target tumors more safely and effectively than conventional therapy.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration recently approved the injectable drug degarelix, the first new drug in several years for prostate cancer.

Yale and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill will share a $10 million grant to study the way cocaine use during pregnancy affects interactions between mothers and infants.

Philips Research's intelligent pill (iPill) for electronically controlled drug delivery

The Cure Our Children Foundation, a nonprofit charitable foundation dedicated to children, announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the Orphan Drug Designation of the foundation's unique drug product for children with Ewing's Sarcoma cancer.

First long-term study finds that treatment slows symptom progression, benefits last for years

Customers Earn Rewards for Spending on AT&T Communications Services, Small Business Products, Supplies and Professional Services

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today announced the addition of a boxed warning to the label of Regranex Gel 0.01% (becaplermin) to address the increased risk of cancer mortality in patients who use 3 or more tubes of the product.

Company manufactures and distributes unapproved and adulterated drugs

A cross-disciplinary research team at the University of Maryland has shown for the first time that their microscopic drug research platform can produce the chemical reactions needed to test potential drugs.

The draft guidelines issued today-called an FDA guidance document-outline the agency's recommendations for pre-market clinical evaluation and post-market studies.

Throughout the past decade, Florida Detox(TM) has successfully treated over 5,000 addicted patients.

Mr. Donald Fresne, Chairman and CEO of Egenix, Inc., announced today that the company has recently obtained from Harvard University a field-exclusive license under patent rights that cover certain technologies related to cancer therapy and prognostic testing.

Although he was having a great deal of fun, the 28-year-old actor walked away and he'll never again come back. It was him who really adored life that had to leave it in way that yet remains unclear.

Research by a group of scientists studying the effects of heavy marijuana use suggests that withdrawal from the use of marijuana is similar to what is experienced by people when they quit smoking cigarettes.

Genetic makeup may impact the effectiveness of medications for high blood pressure, which could help explain why certain drugs work for some people and not for others.

Fertility issues affect one in seven couples in the United States and more than six million women and their partners report difficulties conceiving, according to the Centers for Disease Control. Today, Genosis, Inc., announced the introduction of Fertell, the first at-home fertility-screening test for men and women offering new help for couples on the journey towards conception.