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A drug used to treat bipolar disorder and other forms of depression may help to preserve brain function and prevent nerve cells from dying in people with a traumatic brain injury, according to a new Rutgers University study.

Canadian physicians are being advised to reduce their prescribing of opioid medication to patients with chronic non-cancer pain in a new guideline for clinical care that focuses on harm reduction.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Radicava (edaravone) to treat patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), commonly referred to as Lou Gehrig’s disease.

Ipsen announced that it has completed its previously announced acquisition of a portfolio of five consumer healthcare products from Sanofi.

The Uttar Pradesh government has launched a vaccination campaign in six of its districts where by children receive free vaccines against pneumonia to combat the threat.

As the number of opioid-related deaths continues to rise across Canada, new federal legislation is aimed at reducing the number of deaths from overdoses.

The World Health Organization (WHO) is to launch a pilot project this year to evaluate inexpensive copies of costly drugs for biotechnology cancer to make these drugs more accessible in the poorest countries.

The US House of Representatives, controlled by the Republicans, passed a new version of the American Health Care Act to repeal and replace Obamacare, by a vote of 217 to 213. The Republican leaders of the house have blurred to gain sufficient support for the vote after adding a series of changes since an earlier version was taken from a vote in Parliament at the last minute of March.

Researchers have developed a custom algorithm that predicts the impact of certain foods on an individual's blood sugar, according to a new study published in PLOSComputational Biology.

Roche Diagnostics UK and Ireland launches the next generation of INR patient self-monitoring meter for patients on warfarin anticoagulant therapy. The new CoaguChek INRange meter allows patients to send their results to their clinic via an App on their phone using wireless connectivity.