WASHINGTON (Reuters Health) -A black box warning has been added to the label of Hoffman-La Roche's cancer treatment Xeloda (capecitabine) to strengthen a warning regarding

FRANKFURT (Reuters Health) – The head of the Federal Union of German Associations of Pharmacists (ABDA) on Wednesday strongly criticized attempts by drug manufacturers to

מתוך medicontext.co.il By Joene Hendry WESTPORT, CT (Reuters Health) – Topical nitroglycerin significantly decreased pain intensity in a small cohort of women with vulvodynia, according

מתוך medicontext.co.il By Will Boggs, MD WESTPORT, CT (Reuters Health) – Antitumor agents derived from 2-acetylpyridine inhibit colon cancer cells in vitro and in nude

מתוך medicontext.co.il By Todd Zwillich WASHINGTON (Reuters Health) – Bush Administration officials confirmed Monday that anthrax had been detected in the downtown offices of the

מתוך medicontext.co.il WESTPORT, CT (Reuters Health) – In symptomatic patients with mild-to-moderate asthma, combined treatment with low-dose salmeterol/fluticasone is as effective as therapy with a

By William Langbein NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Prescription drug benefits and overall health plan costs are projected to rise in the double digits next

מתוך medicontext.co.il By Anthony J. Brown, MD WESTPORT, CT (Reuters Health) – Histamine 2 (H2) receptor antagonist use is linked with a decreased risk of

מתוך medicontext.co.il LONDON (Reuters Health) – Reduction of systolic blood pressure, not the pharmacological properties of antihypertensive drugs, is what principally accounts for reduction of

מתוך medicontext.co.il By Jim Wolf WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States is talking to German drugmaker Bayer AG about relaxing its patent on Cipro (ciprofloxacin),

מתוך medicontext.co.il WESTPORT, CT (Reuters Health) – The angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor ramipril appears to slow the development of diabetes in individuals considered to be

מתוך medicontext.co.il WESTPORT, CT (Reuters Health) – Doctors in Seattle report a case of severe bleeding that developed in a man who was taking twice

מתוך medicontext.co.il By Ori Twersky WASHINGTON (Reuters Health) -The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said on Thursday that it will approve new labeling for

מתוך medicontext.co.il LONDON (Reuters Health) – Abbott Laboratories Inc.'s anti-obesity drug sibutramine (Reductil/Meridia) was cleared by Britain's cost-effectiveness watchdog on Wednesday. The National Institute for

מתוך medicontext.co.il FRANKFURT (Reuters Health) – The German Association of Pharmacists (ABDA) has voiced strong support for a key component of the Health Ministry's proposed

מתוך medeicontext.co.il By Keith Mulvihill WESTPORT, CT (Reuters Health) – A number of studies have found that the widely used food additive carrageenan causes cancer

מתוך medicontext.co.il WESTPORT, CT (Reuters Health) – The serotonin receptor agonist LY334370, which targets the 5-HT-1F receptor, appears to be effective treatment for acute migraine,

מתוך medicontext.co.il By Megan Rauscher WESTPORT, CT (Reuters Health) – Overweight or obese patients who lose weight in their first 3 months on orlistat (Xenical,

מתוך medicontext.co.il By David Douglas WESTPORT, CT (Reuters Health) – Treatment with zafirlukast for 1 week gives cat-sensitive asthmatics significant protection against asthma symptoms and

מתוך medicontext.co.il By Anthony J. Brown, MD WESTPORT, CT (Reuters Health) – Migraine of moderate to severe intensity responds to 200-400 mg of ibuprofen. In