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The microchips worked inside patients as drug-delivering pacemakers, following a prescription regimen sent by radio signal.
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Feb 14, 2012 at 5:16 PM EST
The maker of the best-selling cancer drug Avastin is warning doctors and patients about counterfeit vials of the product distributed in the U.S.
Feb 7, 2012 at 12:45 PM EST
Bread and rolls are the No. 1 source of salt in the American diet, accounting for more than twice as much sodium as snacks like potato chips and pretzels.
Feb 6, 2012 at 11:36 AM EST
Scientists for the Food and Drug Administration say an Amgen drug slowed the spread of cancer to the bone in men with hard-to-treat prostate cancer, though the drug failed to extend life and carried significant side effects.
Jan 27, 2012 at 12:59 PM EST
The Food and Drug Administration has approved a new Pfizer drug for patients with advanced kidney cancer that has spread to other parts of the body despite treatment with at least one previous drug.
Jan 9, 2012 at 11:09 AM EST
The Food and Drug Administration is warning patients about a potential mix-up between powerful prescription pain drugs and common over-the-counter medications like Excedrin and Gas-X made at a Novartis manufacturing plant.
Jan 4, 2012 at 4:57 PM EST
A federal advisory panel is recommending lowering the threshold for lead poisoning in children.
Dec 30, 2011 at 5:33 PM EST
The Food and Drug Administration says it has approved Pfizer Inc.'s best-selling Prevnar 13 vaccine for use in preventing pneumococcal disease in adults age 50 and older.
Dec 28, 2011 at 5:57 PM EST
Avastin, the blockbuster drug that just lost approval for treating breast cancer, now looks disappointing against ovarian cancer, too.
Dec 28, 2011 at 2:14 PM EST
Health officials say an Oklahoma baby is the third infant this month sickened by bacteria sometimes associated with tainted infant formula.
Dec 26, 2011 at 2:57 PM EST
Drug companies are working to develop a pure, more powerful version of the nation's second most-abused medicine.
Dec 21, 2011 at 1:27 PM EST
Operators of women's health clinics that perform abortions in Pennsylvania are bracing for new regulations that they say could mean expensive facility changes and more staff.
Dec 14, 2011 at 3:22 PM EST
A U.S. government survey reports that 1 in 4 women say they were hit hard, kicked or otherwise violently attacked by their intimate partners.
Dec 12, 2011 at 1:26 PM EST
The biggest study of its kind says Ritalin and other drugs used to treat attention deficit disorder are safe for adults' hearts.
Dec 8, 2011 at 3:02 PM EST
It's the morning after and the controversy over how to sell emergency contraception still looms.
