China’s much-hyped market for vitamins and supplements is facing a steep challenge from traditional remedies from ginseng to deer antler,…
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Brain chemicals explain the power of placebos
We all know the basics of the placebo effect: Someone takes a sugar capsule that a trusted doctor has extolled…
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said it approved Japan’s Eisai Co Ltd’s drug to treat the most common form…
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FDA approves J&J drug-resistant tuberculosis treatment
U.S. health regulators have approved a new Johnson & Johnson drug for patients with tuberculosis who do not respond to…
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High doses of common painkillers increase heart attack risks
Long-term high-dose use of painkillers such as ibuprofen or diclofenac is “equally hazardous” in terms of heart attack risk as…
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Family credits rare medical marijuana with helping epileptic son
A California family says a rare type of medical marijuana has helped control their 7-year-old son’s severe epilepsy, Fox 40…
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Antidepressants not tied to stunted infant growth
Despite concerns that antidepressant use during pregnancy could affect infants’ growth and development, a small new study finds no size…
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WHO: Tuberculosis numbers fall, but drug-resistant strains on the rise
Cases of people infected with tuberculosis and the number of deaths from it fell in 2012, but progress on controlling…
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FDA panel votes to remove long-used osteoporosis drug over cancer risk
A panel of federal health experts says a long-established bone strengthening drug should no longer be used by women because…
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Many US women use unapproved custom-compounded hormones for menopause
An estimated 1.4 million U.S. women take custom-compounded bioidentical hormone therapy (CBHT) for menopausal symptoms, and most are unaware that…
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