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• Blood Thinner, Heartburn Drugs May Be Risky After Heart Attack

  March 3 (HealthDay News) -- Heart attack patients given the blood thinner Plavix, plus a ...

• Scientists Discover New Drug Targets for Crohn's Disease

  February 26 (HealthDay News) -- An international team of researchers has pinpointed new genetic targets ...

• Kapidex Approved for Acid Reflux

  February 2 (HealthDay News) -- Takeda Pharmaceuticals said the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has ...

• Plavix Plus Heartburn Drugs May Hike Heart Risk

  January 28 (HealthDay News) -- People taking the clot-preventing drug Plavix and an acid-reducing proton ...

• Antacids Are Best First Choice for Indigestion

  January 15 (HealthDay News) -- Starting treatment for dyspepsia -- the medical name for indigestion ...

• Hispanics Respond Poorly to Standard Hepatitis C Therapy

  January 14 (HealthDay News) -- The standard treatment for hepatitis C does not appear to ...

• One-Quarter of Biologic Drugs Have Had Safety Issues

  October 21 (HealthDay News) -- New research shows that almost one-quarter of biologic therapies approved ...

• Infliximab-Based Treatment Effective for Crohn's Patients

  October 9 (HealthDay News) -- Infliximab (Remicade) alone or in combination with azathioprine is more ...

• FDA Demands Tougher Warnings on Immunosuppressive Drugs

  September 4 (HealthDay News) -- Federal health authorities have asked the manufacturers of four widely ...

• Inexpensive Compound Could Treat Severe Diarrhea

  June 17 (HealthDay News) -- A new compound that may lead to an inexpensive, easy-to-take ...

• Common Medications Could Cause Physical Impairment in the Elderly

  May 3 (HealthDay News) -- Two new studies show that anticholinergics, a commonly prescribed group ...

• Amitiza Treats Irritable Bowel With Constipation

  April 30 (HealthDay News) -- Amitiza (lubiprostone) has been approved by the U.S. Food and ...

• Many Americans Share Prescription Meds

  April 29 (HealthDay News) -- If you've ever shared your allergy medicines, antibiotics or even ...

• Relistor Helps Ease Painkiller-Related Constipation

  April 25 (HealthDay News) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Relistor (methylnaltrexone ...

• Common Medications May Harm Memory in Older People

  April 17 (HealthDay News) -- Common medications known as anticholinergic drugs -- used to treat ...

• Vaccine Could Cut Bouts With Stomach Flu

  Feb. 13 (HealthDay News) -- It may be possible to develop a vaccine to control ...

• Anti-Reflux Drugs May Be Overprescribed in Infants

  Nov. 6 (HealthDay News) -- Doctors may be overprescribing anti-reflux medications to infants, new research ...

• No Link Between Anti-Nausea Drug, Heart Trouble

  Sept. 25 (HealthDay News) -- The current "black box" label warning for the anti-vomiting drug ...

• Direct-to-Consumer Drug Ads Booming Despite Criticisms

  August 16 (HealthDay News) -- Drug company spending on direct-to-consumer advertising continues to skyrocket, even ...