| TRENTON, N.J. (AP) -- Biotech company Celgene Corp. on Wednesday sent a letter to doctors warning that a study of its drug to treat dangerous blood clots suggests it may increase the risk of death in elderly patients.
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Federal regulators on Monday said they have approved the first new drug to treat prostate cancer in four years.
CHICAGO (AP) -- At least 2 million older Americans are taking a combination of drugs or supplements that can be a risky mix -- from blood thinners and cholesterol pills to aspirin and ginkgo capsules -- a new study warns.
WASHINGTON - Those pain pills you think help your migraines? Take too many and you could make them worse. Overusing painkillers can spin migraine patients into a rut, spurring more headaches that in turn require more pain medication. A very unlucky fraction even get what's called chronic migraine, where they're in pain more days than not, and new research suggests certain prescription painkillers, including narcotics, increase that risk.
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