Roche’s XELOX (Xeloda(R) plus oxaliplatin) is an effective alternative to the current standard treatment, FOLFOX-4 (infused 5-FU/leucovorin plus oxaliplatin), for advanced (metastatic) colorectal cancer.
Beta blocker drugs are commonly used in the initial attempts to lower blood pressure. However a Cochrane Review shows that they were not as good at reducing death or the severity of disease as other classes of drugs.
The most recent Cochrane Review concluded antidepressants bupropion (Zyban) and nortriptyline double a person?s chances of giving up smoking and have few side-effects, but selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) such as fluoxetine (Prozac) are not effective.
New research has identified the first genetic evidence of Africans having lived amongst “indigenous” British people for centuries. Their descendants, living across the UK today, were unaware of their black ancestry.
Popular drugs used to treat erectile dysfunction — Viagra, Levitra and Cialis — are safe and effective for men with diabetes, a new review has found.
Although they were prescribed widely in the 1960s to women looking to avoid dangerously high blood pressure during pregnancy, diuretic drugs should not be recommended as a way to prevent this serious condition, called pre-eclampsia, according to a recent review of studies.
Patients with symptoms of depression who have coronary artery disease showed improvement of their symptoms with use of the drug citalopram, but adding interpersonal psychotherapy did not appear to be of benefit, according to a study in the January 24/31 issue of JAMA.
After sustaining an initial low-trauma fracture, older men and women have a similar and substantial risk of subsequent fracture, according to a study in the January 24/31 issue of JAMA.
Low doses of steroids can inhibit joint damage when used in the early phase of rheumatoid arthritis, according to a new review of evidence.
Award-winning physician John Abramson argues that clinical trials provide no evidence of lowering cholesterol in women and elderly.