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| Sanofi head-lice lotion wins FDA approval (Reuters) |
| Reuters - Sanofi said on Tuesday that the Food and Drug Administration had approved a lotion to treat head lice after clinical trials, which compared it with a placebo. |
| Roche breast cancer drug gets FDA priority review (Reuters) |
| Reuters - Health regulators granted a priority review for an experimental Roche breast cancer drug that in clinical trials added six months to the time before the disease worsened. |
| Government health spending seen hitting $1.8 trillion (Reuters) |
| Reuters - Government spending for Medicare, Medicaid and other healthcare programs will more than double over the next decade to $1.8 trillion, or 7.3 percent of the country's total economic output, congressional researchers said on Tuesday. |
| DEA raids 2 CVS pharmacies in drug abuse probe (Reuters) |
| Reuters - The Drug Enforcement Administration said on Monday it raided two CVS pharmacies over the weekend as part of an effort to curb the abuse of prescription painkillers and other potentially addictive substances. |
| Skepticism grows around Medco/Express Scripts deal (Reuters) |
| Reuters - Objections to Express Scripts' $29 billion plan to buy rival pharmacy benefits manager Medco Health Solutions are accumulating as U.S. antitrust regulators weigh whether they have enough evidence to stop the megamerger. |
| Many Stroke Victims Still Don't Get Treated Fast Enough: Study (HealthDay) |
| HealthDay - FRIDAY, Feb. 3 (HealthDay News) -- While a clot-busting medication can often help stop a stroke in its tracks if it's given promptly, a new study finds that a high number of stroke victims continue to fail to get to the emergency room quickly enough to get the drug. |
| New Anti-Clotting Drug May Cut Brain Bleeding Risk: Study (HealthDay) |
| HealthDay - THURSDAY, Feb. 2 (HealthDay News) -- A new medication that helps prevent strokes in people with the abnormal heart rhythm disorder known as atrial fibrillation poses less risk of bleeding in the brain than a commonly used drug, research comparing rivaroxaban (Xarelto) and warfarin suggests. |
| Brain Changes Cause Drug Addiction, Researchers Say (LiveScience.com) |
| LiveScience.com - Drug addicts and their nonaddict siblings share the same brain abnormalities linked with poor self-control and drug dependence, a new study suggests. |
| Siblings' brain scans may hold key to addictions (Reuters) |
| Reuters - Drug addicts and their non-addicted siblings share certain features in the brain, suggesting a susceptibility to addiction is inherited but is also a flaw that can be overcome, scientists said on Thursday. |
| Heartburn Drugs May Raise Fracture Risk in Older Women (HealthDay) |
| HealthDay - TUESDAY, Jan. 31 (HealthDay News) -- Older women who take popular medications to control indigestion and heartburn may put themselves at higher risk for hip fractures, researchers report. |
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