Brain Stimulator Shown To Reduce ‘Untreatable’ Epileptic Seizures

Wednesday, November 9th, 2011

Brain stimulation, already approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for the treatment of Parkinson's disease and essential tremor, has now been shown to offer significant relief to patients with intractable seizures for whom drugs and other treatments have not worked. This is the major finding of a first-of-its-kind ...

Predicting Response To Chemotherapy

Monday, October 31st, 2011

Challenging a half-century-old theory about why chemotherapy agents target cancer, scientists at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute have devised a test that can predict how effective the drugs will be by determining whether a patient's tumor cells are already "primed" for death. In a study published online by the journal Science, the ...

Newer birth control drugs tied to blood clot risk

Friday, October 28th, 2011

Federal health regulators say several new birth control drugs, including the Bayer pill Yaz, appear to increase the risk of dangerous blood clots more than older medications. Find more info about Newer birth control drugs tied to blood clot risk photos videos pictures. read more

One in four new prescriptions go unfilled

Thursday, October 27th, 2011

Cost and convenience play a big role in why people don't fill the drugs prescribed for them. Find more info about One in four new prescriptions go unfilled photos videos pictures. read more

One in four new prescriptions go unfilled, study finds

Thursday, October 27th, 2011

Cost and convenience play a big role in why people don't fill the drugs prescribed for them. Find more info about One in four new prescriptions go unfilled, study finds photos videos pictures. read more