Pills and capsules are the new wave in cancer treatment, but patients often are finding that their insurance companies refuse to pay for these medications. Experts say these oral drugs--which may soon account for as much as 25 percent of cancer treatments--can free patients from frequent trips to a clinic to be hooked to intravenous drugs for hours. This reduction in doctor visits might save the health system money as well as time. And the pills may help move medical science steps closer to...
Read moreRepublished with permission from DiabetesMine.com. I had the most absurdly frustrating phone briefing yesterday with a company developing... Read more »
Excerpted from The Single Gal's Guide to RA See the accompanying comic strip drawn by Jane Samborski Sundays for me have always... Read more »
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As you may already know, Part 1 of my blog regarding "magic pills" for weight loss, was downright discouraging- a hodgepodge of "uppers"... Read more »
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This is a study to determine the safety and tolerability of pantoprazole (Protonix) in infants between the ages 1 month through 11 months with... Read more »
This is a study to determine the minimal clinical difference in gastroesophageal reflux disorder (GERD) patients using pantoprazole (Protonix) versus... Read more »
Wyeth Pharmaceuticals will be conducting a clinical trial to evaluate the use of pantoprazole (Protonix) in children ages 1 to 5. This national study... Read more »
A new study suggests that non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) creams are better than pills for treating chronic knee pain. In the study,... Read more »