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Opioid medications were not better than nonopioid treatment to improve chronic back, hip or knee pain, according to a Minnesota Veterans Affairs clinics study....Read More

Infants who more closely resemble their fathers are likely to get more attention and end up healthier, researchers concluded in a data analysis....Read More

A new imaging agent that targets copper accumulation in tumors can detect prostate cancer recurrence early in patients, according to a study in Italy....Read More

Dermira on Monday announced it was halting development of an acne drug after poor results in two Phase 3 trials....Read More

Patients not strictly taking opioids for pain relief after total hip or knee replacement can decrease their reliance on the drug and have fewer complications....Read More

Antibody-based treatment can help prepare patients with a condition known as “bubble boy disease” for a blood stem cell transplant, researchers say....Read More

The FDA announced it is attempting to stop Cantrell Drug Company from distributing sterile injectable pharmaceuticals because of unsafe compounding conditions....Read More

Researchers in Sweden and Finland have classified five distinct types of diabetes that can occur in adulthood, instead of the two currently recognized....Read More

New research suggests that post-menopausal women who walk at an average pace for 40 minutes several times per week decrease risk of heart disease by 25 percent....Read More

If patients with stage III colon cancer regularly eat nuts, they have a lower of recurrence and death, according a study....Read More