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Hormone therapy guidelines for postmenopausal women recommend the lowest dose for the briefest period. "This has led to the clinical practice of pulling women off hormone therapy annually or biannually,

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China has moved to overhaul the way patients seek medical care by attempting to break the habit of heading to a big hospital in a major city and instead encouraging folks to seek local advice and referrals first--all in an effort to get a handle on soaring care costs.

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According to the largest analysis conducted to date, daily doses of aspirin significantly reduces the risk of getting some common cancers.

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The Repurposing Drugs in Oncology (ReDO) project, an international collaboration between Anticancer Fund, Belgium, and US based GlobalCures, finds that existing and widely-used non-cancer drugs may represent a relatively untapped source of novel therapies for cancer.

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Merck announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted for review the Biologics License Application (BLA) for bezlotoxumab, an investigational antitoxin for prevention of Clostridium difficile (C. difficile) infection recurrence.

Sanofi and Regeneron Announce Sarilumab Biologics License Application Accepted for Review by US FDA

Sanofi and Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted for review the Biologics License Application (BLA) for sarilumab.

First data backs efficacy of BMS' novel HIV drug

A Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMS) drug that causes immature HIV particles to be released from cells early, interrupting their lifecycle, has cleared a proof-of-concept study.

EU Rules Could Restrict Genetic Testing

Genetic testing describes the application of laboratory methods to look at a person’s genes (the inherited DNA instructions). Genetic tests can be used to diagnose a genetic condition; screen for a risk of developing a particular health problems; for the selection of treatments; or to assess responses to treatments.

CHMP adopts positive opinion of Edurant in adolescents with HIV-1

The CHMP has adopted a positive opinion recommending a change to the terms of the marketing authorisation for Janssen’s Edurant (rilpivirine) in the EU to extend the indication to adolescent patients aged 12 to <18 years with human immunodeficiency virus-1 (HIV-1) infection

FDA finds mystery 'deficiencies' with Neos' long-acting Ritalin on the eve of approval

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Pfizer's once-failed cancer drug wins the FDA's 'breakthrough' tag

Pfizer has found new hope for a former pipeline standout, picking up the FDA's coveted breakthrough therapy designation for a Phase III reclamation project in oncology.