Topic: Medical Drug Therapy
Reuters US Online Report Health News | 2010-02-03 17:20:44
<div><p>NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Boys who are short due to underlying health problems are more likely than their female counterparts to be treated with growth hormone -- but the gap is not explained by a bias in doctors' recommendations for treatment, a new study suggests.</p><p>Growth hormone therapy may ...
AP News | 2010-02-03 16:23:21
<div id="subtitle">Keryx Biopharma, FDA agree on design of late-stage trial for drug against colorectal cancer</div><div><p>Keryx Biopharmaceuticals Inc. said Wednesday it reached an agreement with regulators on the design of a late-stage study of its cancer drug candidate perifosine.</p><p>The agreement ...
Reuters US Online Report Health News | 2010-02-01 20:24:57
<div><p>WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Prostate cancer treatments that cut off the supply of male hormone raise cholesterol, worsen blood sugar and make men fatter and thus likely raise the risk of heart attack, too, doctors said on Monday.</p><p>An advisory published in the American Heart Association's journal Circulation recommends ...
AP News | 2010-01-25 17:22:59
<div id="subtitle">Poniard Pharma tumbles as data raises doubts on cancer drug's effectiveness, side effects</div><div><p>Shares of Poniard Pharmaceuticals Inc. dropped Monday due to safety concerns about its experimental chemotherapy drug picoplatin.</p><p>On Sunday, Poniard reported results from a midstage clinical ...
