ATLANTA -- Pregnant women should take prescription flu medicines if they are diagnosed with the new swine flu, health officials said Tuesday. So far, the swine flu has not proven to be much more dangerous than seasonal influenza, and it's not clear whether or not pregnant women catch swine flu more often than other people. But in general, flu poses...
Novel drug for kidney transplant effective in humans
Newstrack India
Newstrack India
Washington, Feb 18 (ANI): A new drug for kidney transplant may prove to be more useful than the existing class of drugs like cyclosporine in preventing the immune system from rejecting new organs. Belatacept, a...
FDA has concerns with Bristol transplant drug
Wtop
Wtop
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Food and Drug Administration says an organ transplant drug from Bristol-Myers Squibb improves kidney function, but the...
FDA flags heart risk with HIV drug combination
Newsvine
Newsvine
WASHINGTON — The Food and Drug Administration is warning about potential heart risks of combining two anti-HIV drugs. The agency...
FDA flags heart risk with HIV drug combo
MSNBC
MSNBC
WASHINGTON - The Food and Drug Administration is warning about potential heart risks of combining two anti-HIV drugs. The agency says preliminary data suggest Roche's Invirase and Abbott...
New class of antibiotics could treat drug-resistant infections
The Times
The Times
Scientists have developed a new class of antibiotics that could help to overcome the growing problem of drug-resistant infections in hospitals. The compound, POL7080, could enter clinical trials in the UK this year. A...
Transplant Drug Preserves Kidneys, Avoids Toxicity
redOrbit
redOrbit
Posted on: Thursday, 4 March 2010, 08:04 CST The experimental drug belatacept can prevent graft rejection in kidney transplant recipients while better preserving kidney function when compared with standard...
Countering malaria drug resistance
The Hindu
The Hindu
Scientists battling malaria have earned a major victory. According to a Nature Genetics study, an international group of researchers has used genomics to decode the blueprint of Plasmodium falciparum - a strain of...
Immunosuppressive drug may help fight Alzheimer's
Newstrack India
Newstrack India
Washington, Feb 25 (ANI): A new study has revealed that rapamycin, a drug that keeps the immune system from attacking transplanted organs, may help fight Alzheimer's disease. Researchers from The University of...
FDA Warns of Heart Risk With HIV Drug Combination
ABC News
ABC News
By MATTHEW PERRONE AP Business Writer WASHINGTON February 23, 2010 (AP) The Associated Press The Food and Drug Administration issued a warning Tuesday about potential heart risks when combining two HIV drugs. The agency...
FDA says Bristol-Myers kidney transplant drug extends life, but carries side effects
Star Tribune
Star Tribune
WASHINGTON - The Food and Drug Administration says an organ transplant drug from Bristol-Myers Squibb improves kidney function, but the agency has concerns about potentially fatal side effects. Bristol has asked the FDA...
FDA says HIV drugs from Roche and Abbott can be dangerous when used together
KDVR
KDVR
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Food and Drug Administration issued a warning Tuesday about potential heart risks when combining two HIV drugs. The agency said preliminary data suggest Roche's Invirase and Abbott...

