AbbVie’s Imbruvica fails to meet main goal in pancreatic cancer study
FILE PHOTO: A screen displays the share price for pharmaceutical maker AbbVie on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange July 18, 2014. REUTERS/Brendan Read More
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Long-term exercise by older adults tied to lower risk of falls
(Reuters Health) – Older adults who have exercised regularly for at least a year may be less likely to experience falls or related injuries than Read More
Shorter waits for new patients at VA than in private sector, U.S. study finds
(Reuters Health) – In many cases, veterans get a first appointment at VA hospitals quicker than the general public gets first appointments with health care Read More
AbbVie’s cancer drug fails to meet main goal in late-stage study
FILE PHOTO: A screen displays the share price for pharmaceutical maker AbbVie on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange July 18, 2014. REUTERS/Brendan Read More
Insomnia treatment may help ease depression during menopause
(Reuters Health) – Women going through menopause may have fewer symptoms of depression when they get treatment for insomnia than when they don’t, a recent Read More
Samsung Bioepis biosimilar to Roche’s Herceptin wins FDA nod
FILE PHOTO: The logo of Swiss pharmaceutical company Roche is seen outside the Shanghai Roche Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. headquarters in Shanghai May 22, 2014. Swiss Read More
Samsung Bioepis-Merck biosimilar to Roche’s Herceptin wins FDA nod
FILE PHOTO: The logo of Swiss pharmaceutical company Roche is seen outside the Shanghai Roche Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. headquarters in Shanghai May 22, 2014. Swiss Read More
Enhanced NMR reveals chemical structures in a fraction of the time
MIT researchers have developed a way to dramatically enhance the sensitivity of nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy (NMR), a technique used to study the structure and Read More
Lawsuits ramp up pressure on family that owns opioid company
The legal pressure on the prominent family behind the company that makes OxyContin, the prescription painkiller that helped fuel the opioid epidemic in the U.S., Read More
For heart failure patients in hospital, flu boosts risk of complications, death
(Reuters Health) – When people with heart failure are hospitalized, having influenza is tied to greater odds of respiratory and kidney complications and a higher Read More