The key to heart failure, new therapies on horizon
Some 5.8 million Americans suffer from heart failure, a currently incurable disease. But scientists...
Discovery opens door to new drug options for serious diseases
Researchers have discovered how oxidative stress can turn to the dark side a cellular...
HPS2-THRIVE trial: Side-effects cause a quarter of heart patients to stop treatment
The largest randomised study of the vitamin niacin in patients with occlusive arterial disease...
FDA approves Roche’s Kadcyla (trastuzumab emtansine), the first antibody-drug conjugate for treating HER2-positive metastatic...
Roche announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Kadcyla (trastuzumab...
Scientists unveil secrets of important natural antibiotic
An international team of scientists has discovered how an important natural antibiotic called dermcidin,...
Mushroom-supplemented soybean extract shows therapeutic promise for advanced prostate cancer
A natural, nontoxic product called genistein-combined polysaccharide, or GCP, which is commercially available in...
New study on Hepatitis C drug treatment in vivo and in vitro
Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection affects about 4.1 million in the United States and...
ViiV Healthcare announces FDA priority review designation for dolutegravir
ViiV Healthcare announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted a...
Frequently prescribed drug used in concerning ways with harmful side effects
Previous studies have linked benzodiazepines - a medication class that may be used in...
Vitamin C is beneficial against the common cold
Vitamin C seems to be particularly beneficial for people under heavy physical stress. In...