Recently, Reuters reported that “Drug companies generally don’t disclose all the reasons new medicines fail to win U.S. marketing approval, even though regulators often reject treatments over concerns about safety or effectiveness”.

Reporter Lisa Rapaport quotes Dr. Peter Lurie, FDA associate commissioner for public health strategy and analysis, saying “‘Only a minority of the press

On Thursday, January 9th 2014, MedlinePlus reported that gene therapy may be helpful to patients suffering from advanced-stage Parkinson’s disease, as demonstrated by new research.

According to the researchers, this therapy, “called ProSavin, works by reprogramming brain cells to produce dopamine, the chemical essential for controlling movement”. (MedlinePlus)

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In recent pharmaceutical news, a new cancer drug from Peregrine Pharmaceuticals, Inc. called Bavituximab has earned Fast Track designation by the US Food and Drug Administration, The Wall Street Journal reports.

“The FDA Fast Track Development Program is a designation of the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) that accelerates the approval of

Recently, National Institutes of Health reports that it has possibly discovered certain genes that can be targeted for the treatment of Parkinson’s disease.  Parkinson’s is a disorder of the central nervous system (which includes the brain and brain stem).  Early signs of the disease are shaking and impaired movement, while later signs may include problems

Malaria is an infectious disease that affects millions of people throughout the world every year.  Most reported cases come from the Sub-Saharan Africa and Asia.  Thousands of people die each year from this disease, and people living in poor countries are at the highest risk.  Parasites from the genus Plasmodium use the biting of mosquitoes

Recently, a report published on the Director’s Blog at the National Institutes of Health website discussed new microRNA research on cholesterol.  Cardiovascular disease is one of the most common medical issues today, and cardiovascular health is heavily influenced by cholesterol levels.  There are two types of cholesterol, high-density lipoprotein (HDL) also known as “good”

Published Thursday, scientists at the National Cancer Institute wrote an article called “NIH Mouse Study Finds Gut Microorganisms May Determine Cancer Treatment Outcomes”.  The National Cancer Institute believes they may have found a connection between the presence of certain organisms living in the human gut and the success of cancer therapy.  Mice that