Berlex, which makes Betaseron (interferon beta-1b), has issued a warning regarding the drug’s adverse effects on the liver. Used to slow the progression of multiple sclerosis, the drug can cause autoimmune hepatitis, leading to kidney failure, and...
Over the past 200 years, doctors have prescribed an almost uninterrupted succession of 'addictive' drugs, always in the belief they would not cause dependence or that patients would be mainly responsible if they did.
Botox injection is the fastest-growing sector of cosmetic surgery in the US following its approval by the US Food and Drug Administration last April.
New evidence shows that systemic chemotherapy for breast cancer or lymphoma can result in a significant decline in cognitive function.
The latest drugs which look like making a fortune for the drugs industry are those designed to lower blood cholesterol levels. ...
Sodium valproate also known as valproic acid and marketed under the brand names Epilim, or Depakene or Depakote in the States is a drug used in the treatment of epilepsy and discussed as a possibl ...
The recent attack by UK health authorities on vitamin and mineral supplements was astonishing largely because of the flimsiness of the evidence of so-called dangers.
Naproxen is an established NSAID (non steroidal anti inflammatory) drug for treating arthritis. But one of its main problems is that it can cause serious gastrointestinal problems, such as bleedi ...
Lariam (mefloquine hydrochloride), the anti malarial drug produced by Hoffman-La Roche, has rarely been out of the news since its introduction in the 1980s. ...
Thousands of obese Americans are on the warpath. They've filed lawsuits claiming they have been injured by taking either Pondimin, Redux or Fen-Phen, all slimming drugs. ...
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