(Reuters) – European health regulators on Tuesday approved an eagerly anticipated blood thinner developed by Bristol-Myers Squibb Co and Pfizer Inc for preventing strokes and blood clots in patients with an irregular...

(CNN) – When you’re a patient, you trust you’re in good hands, but even the best doctor or nurse can make a mistake on you or someone you love. “Mistakes are happening every...

Physicians applaud the latest step in reducing new HIV cases, but insist that high-risk individuals who take the medication still need to practice safe sex. After decades of health professionals trying to...

Under rule 122 DD Registration of Ethics committee (EC) – No ethics committee shall review and accord its approval to a clinical trial protocol without prior registration of the committee with the...

Chemotherapy often stops working because it doesn't kill cancer stem cells that fuel spread of tumours. Scientists have discovered a gene that encourages the spread of breast cancer. They believe the discovery...

Heartburn can make your life a misery. Meals become times of dread as you wait for the sharp, insistent pain that follows when acid seeps from the valve at the top of...

Heartburn can make your life a misery. Meals become times of dread as you wait for the sharp, insistent pain that follows when acid seeps from the valve at the top of...

Novartis AG (NOVN) won U.S. approval to market its cancer drug Afinitor for breast tumors, an achievement that may add more than $1 billion in annual sales. Afinitor was cleared for breast cancer patients whose...