WEDNESDAY, July 18 (Healthday News) -- Qsymia (phentermine and topiramate extended-release) has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, making it the second weight-loss drug to be given the agency's green light in less than a month. read more..
SUNDAY, July 29 (Healthday News) -- Parents should not use benzocaine products to relieve teething pain in babies except under the advice and supervision of a health care professional, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration says. read more..
FRIDAY, July 20 (Healthday News) -- Kyprolis (carfilzomib) has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to treat certain people with multiple myeloma who have already been given at least two prior therapies. read more..
FRIDAY, July 20 (Healthday News) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved the use of the drug Afinitor (everolimus) for use by women with a particular form of advanced breast cancer. read more..
FRIDAY, Aug. 3 (Healthday News) -- The first generic versions of Singulair (montelukast sodium) have been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. read more..
THURSDAY, July 19 (Healthday News) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration's approval of two new weight-loss Drugs within the past month -- the first such medications in 13 years -- won't be a panacea for America's obesity epidemic, health professionals say. read more..
TUESDAY, July 24 (Healthday News) -- The Tudorza Pressair (aclidinium bromide) inhaler has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to treat narrowing of the lung airways associated with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in people 18 and older. read more..
FRIDAY, July 20 (Healthday News) -- Afinitor (everolimus) has been approved in combination with the drug exemestane to treat postmenopausal women with advanced hormone-receptor positive, HER2-negative breast cancer, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said Friday. read more..
FRIDAY, Aug. 3 (Healthday News) -- Zaltrap (ziv-afilbercept) has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in combination with a FOLFIRI chemotherapy regimen for adults with advanced metastatic (spreading) colorectal cancer, the agency said Friday. read more..
SATURDAY, Aug. 4 (Healthday News) -- For good health, be sure to eat fruits and vegetables, exercise regularly and lie as seldom as possible. read more..
THURSDAY, July 26 (Healthday News) -- Four people attending an Indiana county fair this month came down with flu traced to pigs, U.S. health officials report. read more..
FRIDAY, July 20 (Healthday News) -- Many Medicaid recipients with chronic health conditions that can lead to Heart Disease -- diabetes, high blood pressure and high cholesterol -- do not take their prescribed medications, a new study has found. read more..
THURSDAY, July 19 (Healthday News) -- Older Americans enrolled in Medicare health plans have better access to care and are less likely to have problems paying their medical bills than people who insure themselves or receive coverage through their employers, according to a new study. read more..
FRIDAY, July 20 (Healthday News) -- As word spread Friday that a heavily armed man had shot up a suburban Denver movie theater crowded with families and children for a midnight showing of the new Batman movie, mental health experts offered guidance on how to cope with the tragedy. read more..
FRIDAY, July 13 (Healthday News) -- Twenty percent of American women had no health insurance in 2010, up from 15 percent in 2000, a new report reveals. read more..
THURSDAY, July 12 (Healthday News) -- Life-threatening but completely preventable infections are being contracted by patients in the United States because health care providers fail to follow safe-injection recommendations from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, according to a new study. read more..
MONDAY, July 9 (Healthday News) -- A new genetic test to help doctors determine if the drug Erbitux would be an effective treatment for certain colorectal cancer patients has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. read more..
MONDAY, July 9 (Healthday News) -- As part of its efforts to curb the abuse of narcotic painkillers, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is requiring drug makers to educate doctors about the risks of long-acting and extended-release forms of the drugs. read more..
THURSDAY, July 5 (Healthday News) -- The first DNA test to help doctors treat a common viral infection in people who have had a solid organ Transplant has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. read more..
THURSDAY, July 5 (Healthday News) -- Heart Failure patients who are carrying extra pounds have a lower risk of death and other heart failure-related health outcomes than thin or normal-weight patients, new research suggests. read more..
THURSDAY, July 5 (Healthday News) -- As many as 300,000 people in the United States may have chronic Chagas disease -- mostly spread by blood-sucking insects -- health officials report. read more..
TUESDAY, June 26 (Healthday News) -- Women who regularly eat a high-protein, low-carbohydrate diet may be raising their Risk of heart disease and stroke by as much as 28 percent, a new study suggests. read more..
