| LONDON (AP) -- Some doctors have long suspected that if the plaque that builds up in the brains of patients with Alzheimer's disease could be removed, they could be saved. But a new vaccine that did just that suggests the theory is wrong.
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Plans for a large-scale trial of a potential AIDS vaccine are being dropped in favor of a smaller, more focused study, the National Institutes of Health said Thursday.
WASHINGTON (AP) -- A Minnesota family is trying to force a New Jersey drug company to give their son an experimental drug for a fatal form of muscular dystrophy, saying he'll die without it.
NEW YORK (AP) -- Former President Clinton's foundation has signed pricing agreements with several suppliers involved in making a malaria-fighting drug in an effort to stabilize the medication's fluctuating costs and ensure more dependable availability.
NEW YORK (AP) -- Drug company sales representatives will have to stop doling out coffee mugs and pens that push their products when they visit doctor's offices. But they can still sneak in the occasional free lunch.
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Faced with the globalization of drug production, the United States is joining with Europe and Australia to inspect factories in countries like China and India that make an increasing share of the active ingredients in medications.
WASHINGTON (AP) -- More than three-quarters of Web sites that offer highly addictive medications do not require a prescription, according to a study released Wednesday.
CHICAGO (AP) -- For the first time, an influential doctors group is recommending that some children as young as 8 be given cholesterol-fighting drugs to ward off future heart problems.
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