FRANKFURT (Reuters Health) Aug 08 –  The chief executive officer of Bayer AG says the German drug giant is open to settling some of the

Aug. 9, 2002 — Twice-daily infusion of glutathione for five days significantly improved macrocirculatory and microcirculatory parameters in patients with peripheral arterial disease (PAD), according

מלבד העובדה שהשימוש בויאגרה בקרב גברים עם אי ספיקת לב סייע בידם בתחום התפקוד המיני, מסתבר שההיענות לטיפול התרופתי הניתן למטופלים אלה, עלתה באופן משמעותי.

על בסיס ניתוח מימצאים של תמותת ספורטאים ממכת חום נמצא כי , בד בבד לירידה שחלה בשנים האחרונות במכות חום ותמותה מהן, בעקבות העליה במודעות, 

Yael Waknine Aug. 5, 2002 A triple-combination product for the treatment of moderate-to-severe melasma shows a clinical success rate double that of previously used compounds.

By Ben Hirschler LONDON (Reuters) Aug 02 – A new AIDS drug could offer new hope to patients, but demand for it is so great

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) Aug 02 – Using a mathematical model, researchers have found that with current combination antiretroviral regimens, a high-prevalence (30%) HIV epidemic

Yael Waknine Aug. 5, 2002 A triple-combination product for the treatment of moderate-to-severe melasma shows a clinical success rate double that of previously used compounds.

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) Jul 31 – The biopharmaceutical firm Aphton Corp. said Wednesday that interim analysis of a phase II trial of the company’s

WASHINGTON (Reuters) Jul 31 – Pharmaceutical giant Merck and Co. Inc.’s pharmacy unit, Medco Health Solutions Inc., withdrew an approximately $1 billion initial public offering

Laurie Barclay, MD Aug. 1, 2002 — Inhaled iloprost was effective in improving symptoms and walking distance in people with severe pulmonary hypertension, according to

By Julie Rovner WASHINGTON, DC (Reuters Health) Jul 25 –  A proposal under consideration in the Senate to allow individuals and wholesalers to bring back

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) Jul 25 – Results of a cohort study show that the risk of cancer, particularly colorectal cancer and Hodgkin’s disease, is

Laurie Barclay, MD July 26, 2002 —  Although niacin has long been relatively contraindicated in type 2 diabetes due to its adverse effects on glucose

In a family-based, case-controlled study, statin therapy was associated with a 39 percent reduction in risk of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) among first-degree relatives of AD

Men who undergo treatment for psoriasis with psoralen plus ultraviolet A (PUVA) are at increased risk of developing genital squamous cell carcinomas (SCCs) compared to

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the expansion of the indication of mometasone furoate monohydrate (Nasonex) for the treatment of seasonal and

The consistently higher persistence associated with the use of angiotensin II antagonists may help improve the management of blood pressure in patients with hypertension.  One

COPENHAGEN, DENMARK — July 19, 2002 — Recombinant human erythropoietin once weekly is an effective and safe treatment for anaemia in haemodialysis patients. Investigators led

July 22, 2002 — Unlike many antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) that alter the effectiveness of oral contraceptive pills (OCP), primarily through induction of the CYP 3A4