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Studies offer hope that CGRP antibodies will lead to better treatment for disabling headaches.

In the second leg of a weighty interview, Kaufman ruminates on what more is needed.

Nguyen has had the fortune of having been involved in the trials of all three.

On second try, the GOP has begun the process of repealing the ACA.

“Unlikely to have clinically relevant interactions with any commonly prescribed AEDs.”

Already at war over PCSK9, drug giants go to court over another breakthrough drug.

Previous studies link vagus nerve stimulation to pain relief for various conditions.

Study observed more time in target range, even when adjusted for increased activity.

“Today, hernia is really an endocrine disease,” according to Hong Zhao.

Report: consistent stimulant use into adulthood produced an inch of deviation.

Between 2012 and 2015, pod-related eye burns among toddlers increased 3000%.

After spotty trials, Alcobra's MDX met its end as a potential ADHD treatment.

The report documents two dozen high school deaths over 10 years between 2005 and 2014.

The authors of a recently published study claim a novel, existing class of drugs, known as salicylanilides, are effective against C. difficile infection.

Balaji Srinivasan and Jim O'Neill have both previously derided the FDA's role.

Smoking teens, rogue genes, and mashed-up hookworms are among the many diverse, fascinating, and important asthma topics that came out of 2016.

As if egg-laying Australian mammals with webbed feet weren't fascinating enough, it turns out that their venom contains an insulin-stimulating peptide resistant to the forces that usually shorten its effectiveness in humans. Yes, they have venom.

Bryan Bickell, a three-time Stanley Cup winner, has turned to former goalie Josh Harding for guidance on how his new diagnosis will impact his life and career. Harding continued to play in the league for two seasons following his own multiple sclerosis diagnosis in 2012.

The once-daily vaginal insert was found safe and effective in reducing vulvar and vaginal atrophy pain from intercourse. This is the first drug appoved by the FDA that contains its active ingredient, dehydroepiandrosterone.

The common multiple sclerosis treatment, according to a study out of Duke, may do very little for as many as half of people with the disease. In a mouse model of MS, they identified different disease pathways in those resistant to the treatment, raising questions about the heterogeneity of MS.

Prescription testosterone products have become dramatically more popular over the past decade. The FDA now wants their litany of serious adverse side effects more clearly stated.

The mortality rate of AMD patients who received a bevacizumab injection 3 or 6 months after stroke was, in the study’s words, “worrying” compared to the rate of those who did not.

Difluprednate, a steroid stronger than prednisolone, was recently tested for treatment of macular edema and vitritis in cases of posterior/intermediate uveitis, and its impact was noticeable.

Considered safe and effective in killing certain types of bacteria, ultraviolet-C light, when used to disinfect hospital rooms, could prevent Clostridium difficile infections and potentially save millions of dollars.

In a comparison of three non-vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulants (NOACs), apixaban, dabigatran, and rivaroxaban provided similar levels of stroke prevention, but apixaban was least associated with instances of major bleeding.

A new study from Georgia State University examined the mechanisms by which resveratrol was able to work against Haemophilus influenzae, a major respiratory pathogen. The findings may be of use in developing non-antibiotic treatments for bacterial respiratory infections, and also for COPD and asthma therapies.

A new study examined the cost of increasingly prevalent non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in both the United States and Europe and places the bill in the hundreds of billions.

Across the board, researchers saw that studies of active smokers showed increased prevalence of the skin condition, regardless of age or region. It isn't quite clear, though, whether smoking causes AD or AD causes people to smoke.

A recent study of children from two traditional, agrarian communities seems to indicate that environmental exposures experienced by Amish children dramatically reduce their predisposition to asthma.

The National Institute for Health Research gave a sizable grant to the MIDOs project, which seeks to strengthen bones and prevent fractures via minimally-invasive stem cell injectables.