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Drug companies reveal cost of entertaining doctors

The pharmaceutical industry has published details of 'education' events held for doctors today after failing to block a ruling by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission that it include disclosure of the parties in its code of co [...]

Posted On : Mar, 29 2008 | Comments : 0

Check herbal sex pills for drug content

They're touted as the natural remedy for erectile dysfunction (ED), but what you may be popping to perform in bed may cause reactions you weren't expecting. A recent investigation by the Associated Press revealed that male enhancement pill [...]

Posted On : Jan, 17 2008 | Comments : 0

Zimbabweans Turn to Cheaper Herbal Remedies As AIDS Drug Cos...

Like every other necessity of life in Zimbabwe, life-saving antiretroviral drugs have soared in price, leading many who cannot HIV/AIDS activists say the rising cost of ARVs despite government-ordered price freezes has put the lives of many [...]

Posted On : Sep, 18 2007 | Comments : 0

Epilepsy drug puts the unborn at risk

The epilepsy drug valproate may put unborn babies at risk of developing lower IQ. The American academy of neurology studied 187 toddlers born to mothers who took epilepsy drugs during pregnancy. The drugs used weree carbamazepine, l [...]

Posted On : Jun, 04 2007 | Comments : 0

alternative medicine and cancer drugs

Cancer patients who participate in clinical drug trials may be messing up the results if they are taking alternative medications at the same time. Doctors at the University of Chicago questioned 212 patients with advanced cancer, wh [...]

Posted On : Apr, 19 2007 | Comments : 0

Aspirin the wonder drug

It has long been known that aspirin can prevent heart attacks in patients with cardiovascular disease. Now researchers are discovering that it may be useful for a host of other serious conditions. Stroke is a leading cause of disability an [...]

Posted On : Mar, 28 2007 | Comments : 0

Alzheimers Drugs for Leukemia

Scientists have discovered that drugs currently being used for the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease in the elderly may be beneficial for children with leukemia. The studies focused on a particularly aggressive type of cancer called [...]

Posted On : Mar, 21 2007 | Comments : 0

New Drugs for Kidney Disease

People suffering from kidney disease frequently have to face another problem known as hyperparathyroidism. This disorder is characterized by the over working of the Parathyroid glands in the neck. The glands produce a hormone which strips [...]