Krystle Vermes

Combination therapy treats patients with BRAF V600 mutation-positive unresectable locally advanced or metastatic melanoma.

Actavis has launched the generic version of Fougera's clobetasol propionate cream 0.05% (Temovate)

The FDA has updated the label of Pfizer's prescription smoking cessation agent, varenicline (Chantix), to warn about potential alcohol interaction and rare seizure risks.

Type 2 diabetes may be associated with impairments in cognitive abilities, such as working memory and verbal fluency.

The FDA has granted priority review to investigational cobimetinib in combination with vemurafenib (Zelboraf) in advanced melanoma.

An estimated 6 billion individuals worldwide had cold or flu symptoms in the past year, resulting in a collective total of 35 billion sick days.

The vast majority of health care professionals who administered a no-needle influenza vaccine this year would like to offer it again next flu season.

Shire plc has submitted a New Drug Application to the FDA for its investigational compound designed to treat patients with dry eye disease.

Casting doubt on previous conjectures, a new study suggests that statins do not protect patients against Parkinson's disease.

An OTC allergy medication may be able to kill the bacteria behind Lyme disease, bringing researchers closer to developing the first targeted therapy for the debilitating infection.

Although believed to be distinct, different psychiatric disorders may produce similar loss of gray matter in the brain.

Although there have been concerns that the human papillomavirus vaccine promotes unsafe sex among adolescents, a new study published in JAMA Internal Medicine suggests that there is no such association after all.

Although the American Diabetes Association recommends that adult patients with diagnosed diabetes visit a health care professional biannually to achieve and maintain glycemic control, a recent report from the National Center for Health Statistics in the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows that 1 in 5 younger diabetics have not done so in the past 6 months.

A healthy diet associated with reduced heart disease risk may also lower the risk of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

A recent study suggests that co-administering the muscle relaxant, baclofen, with the proton pump inhibitor (PPI), omeprazole, may be more effective than PPI monotherapy in reducing heartburn and regurgitation in patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD).

More than 6000 HIV cases in the United States annually can be traced to Craigslist's personals ad sections.

Women diagnosed with polycystic ovary syndrome are more likely to develop heart disease, diabetes, and other chronic conditions than those without the hormone disorder.

A recent report published in JAMA Internal Medicine confirmed a link between dementia risk and commonly used anticholinergic agents, some of which are taken regularly by older adults.

Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease who consume beetroot juice have less trouble exercising.

New research findings on the pathogen behind the flu could increase the effectiveness of influenza immunization programs.

By simulating pertussis resurgences, researchers have identified the immunization schedules that result in the greatest reduction in whooping cough at the lowest economic cost.

Nearly 1-in-5 adults with epilepsy show symptoms of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.

Study finds only a moderate increase in relative risk.

Researchers find no link between neurologic ailments and quadrivalent HPV vaccination.

This season's influenza vaccine only reduces a recipient's risk of flu-related medical visits by 23%.

Older diabetics with multiple comorbid conditions often receive aggressive treatment regardless of their health status or blood sugar levels.

Data published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases on Jan. 8 shows that some contraceptives for women may increase the risk of contracting HIV. This information comes from researchers from the University of California Berkeley, who analyzed 12 studies.

While some researchers have associated human papillomavirus vaccination with an increased risk for multiple sclerosis, a new study found no such link between the vaccine and the development of demyelinating disease.

Flu activity continued to worsen throughout the United States in the final week of 2014.

The number of pharmacies accepting electronic prescriptions for controlled substances has increased substantially in a short time period.