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FDA Approves Anti-Obesity Drug Qsymia [VIDEO]

Shauna Wright — Thu, 19 Jul 2012 13:10:48 +0000

Less than a month after the FDA approved weight loss drug Belviq the agency has signed off on Qsymia.

FDA Approves Truvada to Help Prevent HIV Infections in Healthy Individuals

Shauna Wright — Tue, 17 Jul 2012 17:46:21 +0000

On Monday, the FDA approved a groundbreaking drug called Truvada, the first medication shown to prevent HIV in people who have sex with those infected with the virus that causes AIDS. In trials where HIV-negative individuals had unprotected sex with multiple partners, including some HIV carriers, the daily pill cut the risk of HIV infection [...]

New 'Motivation Pill' Can Help You Get Off Your Lazy Butt and Exercise

Mike Adams — Fri, 15 Jun 2012 15:03:07 +0000

Now they’ve gone and done it. It looks as if a group of mad scientists has emerged from a dirty basement in central Switzerland, carrying a handful of pills in which they claim will help motivate a lazy society. The pill is called Erythropoietin (Epo), and researchers claim that the drug has proven to increase [...]

Millions of Unneeded Antibiotics Are Prescribed to Kids Every Year

Shauna Wright — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 17:00:33 +0000

A new study from researchers at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City found that pediatricians write more than 10 million prescriptions for unnecessary antibiotics every year.

In the two-year study, 65,000 kids were profiled to determine the type of diagnosis they were given during doctor’s visits as well as the type of of drugs, if any, they were prescribed. The research revealed doctors prescribed antibiotics during one of every five visits.