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Some drugs used to strengthen bones may increase the risk of an unusual type of fracture if patients take them on a long-term basis for multiple years, a new study shows.

All asthma is not the same.

As a result, a new study shows many people with asthma are not helped by corticosteroid medication prescribed to control their breathing problems.

(McMaster University) This study comes at a time when more women are again asking for this medication to control hot flashes and other symptoms of menopause.

Gene therapy could reduce the need for medication in haemophilia B patients.

The Food and Drug Administration, for the first time, approved Wednesday medication specifically designed for those who wake up in the middle of the night and cannot fall back to sleep.

At least six HIV-positive people have died after evangelical churches in Britain reportedly told them to stop taking their medication because they had been healed by God.

The FDA has issued an alert about medication errors involving patients who were mistakenly given Risperdal instead of Requip, or vice versa.

The FDA has approved the drug Potiga as an add-on medication to treat partial seizures in adults caused by epilepsy.

A life-saving medication could be a killer, if you're not fluent in the language on the label. That's according to immigrant advocates who are pushing for a state law that would require chain pharmacies provide translation services.

Many elderly people may be taking "excessive" medication for their thyroid problems, increasing their fracture risk, researchers warn.