In a recent issue you have a rather favourable article on Fosamax .. ...
Diuretics were invented 70 years ago to reduce body swelling due to water retention. They are based on relatively simple chemical formulas that work by encouraging the kidneys to expel more urine,
The blood pressure drug Istin was first prescribed for me in October 1994. My doctors told me that it was a new wonder drug which was absolutely safe. Indeed, my blood pressure stablised at a s ...
Q Could you tell me the side effects of the new chickenpox vaccine, which doctors are now recommending for babies? - EH, Santa Fe, NM.
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Contrast agents are chemicals used to enhance medical and diagnostic images such as X-rays, and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and computed tomography (CT) scans.
It’s been just a few short months since Avastin (bevacizumab) was being hailed as the great new breakthrough drug for cancer therapy. It is the first drug designed to stop angiogenesis, the development of new blood vessels to carry vital nutrients...
Didronel PMO a combination of the drug etidronate and calcium is licensed specifically for the treatment of established vertebral osteoporosis, or serious bone thinning of the spine.
Overweight people often dream about a magic bullet that will make them slim overnight. But dexfenfluramine is one bullet that can be hit or miss, sometimes with serious consequences. ...
GlaxoWellcome's IBS drug Lotronex (alosetron hydrochloride) has been withdrawn from the US market after just nine months, following reports of five deaths among patients. In all, the Food and Dru ...
An Australian subscriber has alerted us to the side effects of Prepulsid, a drug which helps speed food through the stomach. In the package insert supplied with the drug, the manufacturer Janssen ...