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Starting in 2012, the government will charge a new fee to your health insurance plan for research to find out which drugs, medical procedures, tests and treatments work best.

(Drugs for Neglected Diseases Initiative) A new pediatric dosage form of benznidazole for the treatment of Chagas disease, a potentially fatal neglected tropical disease, has been approved for registration, bringing a safer, easier-to-administer treatment for young children.

(Burness Communications) New research suggests a pattern of outpatient antibiotic overuse in parts of the United States -- particularly in the Southeast -- a problem that could accelerate the rate at which these powerful drugs are rendered useless, according to Extending the Cure, a project of the Center for Disease Dynamics, Economics & Policy.

A new approach to treating cancer appears to help certain patients with advanced lung cancer, and researchers say they think they may have a way of spotting those who will benefit.

(MedPage Today) -- Half of antibiotics given to children are broad-spectrum drugs, often with inappropriate indications, a national ambulatory care study found.

About 500,000 people in the U.S. become infected with the potentially fatal diarrhea bug Clostridium difficile (C. diff.) each year.

Now a new study is shedding light on who is most at risk -- and why.

Abuse of prescription painkillers is now at epidemic levels, an official report says, with more deaths caused by the drugs than heroin and cocaine combined.

This article explores the lies teens tell about drugs and what parents can do to get over their hurt and anger to keep their child safe.

(American Society for Microbiology) Antivirulence drugs disarm pathogens rather than kill them, and although they could be effective in theory, antivirulence drugs have never been tested in humans.

A new study to be published in the online journal mBio on Tuesday, Oct. 18 reveals these drugs have the potential to fight infection while avoiding the pitfalls of drug resistance.

A gene responsible for chronic pain has been identified, which researchers say could lead to drugs for treating long-lasting back pain, arthritis and headaches.