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| Clinical Trials Update: March 12, 2010
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| HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of ClinicalConnection.com: |
| Plavix Less Effective in Some Patients
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| HealthDay - FRIDAY, March 12 (HealthDay News) -- The anti-clotting drug Plavix must now carry a 'black box' warning on its label, alerting patients and doctors that some people don't metabolize the medication properly, U.S. health officials said Friday. |
| Long-used, little-studied laxative safe, effective
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| Reuters - Until now, a scant number of top notch clinical trials have evaluated whether sodium picosulfate -- the active ingredient in numerous over-the-counter laxatives -- is safe and effective. |
| Clinical Trials Update: March 10, 2010
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| HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of ClinicalConnection.com: |
| Alternative to Statins Shows Promise
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| HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, March 10 (HealthDay News) -- A thyroid-derived cholesterol-lowering drug that could be an alternative to the widely used statin medications has done well in a small, early trial, Swedish and American researchers report. |
| For Tough Head Lice, Pill Tops Lotion
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| HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, March 10 (HealthDay News)-- In children with hard-to-treat head lice, the oral medication ivermectin is more effective than the standard treatment, the topical cream malathion, new research finds. |
| FDA rules out bisphosphonate, thigh fracture link
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| Reuters - U.S. regulators said on Wednesday they have found no link between oral bisphosphonate osteoporosis medications such as Merck & Co Inc's Fosamax and certain thigh bone fractures. |
| Despite law, drug safety still a concern at FDA
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| Reuters - Recent new powers have helped the U.S. Food and Drug Administration combat contaminated medications, counterfeit pills and other safety woes, but more work is needed to address lingering concerns about drug risks, FDA officials said on Wednesday. |
| Clinical Trials Update: March 9, 2010
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| HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of ClinicalConnection.com: |
| Most Drug Studies Don't Help Docs Pick Best Treatment
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| HealthDay - TUESDAY, March 9 (HealthDay News) -- Less than one-third of drug studies published in major medical journals answer the fundamental question of which of the range of available medications works best for a particular condition. |
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