Common Painkillers Help Against Skin Cancer

Jul. 11 | According to a new study, aspirin and other similar painkillers may help protect against skin cancer. Published early online in CANCER, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society, the findings indicate that skin cancer prevention may be added...

Actos Of Takeda Pharma Linked To Bladder Cancer

Jul. 11 | In June 2011, the FDA required a new safety label stating that “the use of Actos for more than one year may increase a person’s chance of bladder cancer”. The French Medicines Agency conducted a study of 155,000 patients over four years which revealed...

Johnson & Johnson Seeks Approval of Canagliflozin, A Diabetes Pill

Jul. 11 | Johnson Research & Development has announced that it has submitted a New Drug Application (NDA) to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) seeking approval for the use of canagliflozin, an investigational, oral, once-daily, selective sodium glucose...

Gene Might Be A Link Between Diabetes and Alzheimer’s

Jul. 11 | In recent years, it became clear that people with diabetes face an ominous prospect — a far greater risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease. Biology Professor Chris Li and her colleagues at The City College of New York have discovered that...

FDA Approved Menhibrix, GSK’s Meningitis Vaccine For Children

Jul. 11 | The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Menhibrix, a combination vaccine for infants and children ages 6 weeks through 18 months, for prevention of invasive disease caused by Neisseria meningitidis serogroups C and Yand Haemophilus influenzae...

Overweight Moms Are Likely To Have Large Babies

Jul. 11 | According to a new study, a woman’s weight before and during the pregnancy matters more than glucose level in predicting baby’s size. Being overweight or obese before and during pregnancy is the most reliable predictor of a woman’s risk...

Childhood Obesity May Lead To Cranial Disorder

Jul. 5 | Childhood obesity increases likelihood of a cranial disorder that may cause blindness. According to a new Kaiser Permanente study published in The Journal of Pediatrics, children who are overweight or obese — particularly older, non-Hispanic white...

FDA Approved Levemir For Younger Kids

Jul. 5 | The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Levemir® (insulin detemir [rDNA origin] injection) for use in children ages two to five years with type 1 diabetes. It is being marketed by Novo Nordisk, a world leader in diabetes care. With the expansion...

Three Billion Dollar Fine For GlaxoSmithKline In US

Jul. 5 | GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) was fined with $3 billion by US authorities over charges that it marketed drugs for unauthorized uses, held back safety data, and cheated the government’s Medicaid program. In a long standing case that officials said bared...