FDA approves drug for multiple sclerosis
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WASHINGTON -- The government has approved a drug that tries a new method of attacking multiple sclerosis, an incurable disease of the central nervous system that affects 350,000 Americans.
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Genentech and OSI Pharmaceuticals won federal approval yesterday to sell Tarceva, a pill to treat lung cancer. The approval by the Food and Drug Administration came well before the agency&#39;s
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Biogen Idec and Irish drugmaker Elan Corp. won government approval yesterday to sell a new multiple sclerosis drug, Tysabri. The drug, which some analysts predict will bring in $2 billion
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The Food and Drug Administration has approved a new form of the widely used cancer drug Taxol that is easier to administer and avoids some side effects.
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Drugs given to patients with multiple  sclerosis can reduce brain tissue loss and slow down the  progression of the illness, scientists said on Friday.
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SAN FRANCISCO (CBS.MW) -- Shares of Elan Corp. and Biogen Idec rose in after-hours trading Tuesday after Tysabri, a drug used for the treatment of multiple sclerosis, was approved by the US Food and Drug Administration.
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Tablets of the drug etravirine were approved Friday by the Food and Drug Administration for the treatment of HIV infection in adults
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US regulators said Tuesday they approved a new cancer drug from Genzyme Corp. for treating a type of childhood leukemia. The Food and Drug Administration, in a statement on its
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A second-line drug to treat a life-threatening form of leukemia has won federal approval, the Food and Drug Administration said Monday.
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Oct. 27, 2004 -- The US FDA has approved the first artificial disc for the treatment of severe low back pain, the device&#39;s manufacturer reports.
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NEW YORK  - Genzyme Corp. announced Wednesday that its drug Clolar has been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (news - web sites) (FDA (news - web sites)) for the treatment of
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An anti-fungal drug received federal approval Monday for use in patients whose weakened immune systems make it difficult for them to fight infection.
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A gene that helps to stave off the effects of multiple sclerosis has been discovered by scientists.
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The US Food and Drug Administration has approved the first over-the-counter diet drug, a lower dose version of a prescription drug made by British firm GlaxoSmithKline.
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NEW YORK  - Donepezil, a drug used to treat  Alzheimer's disease, seems to improve the memory of people with  multiple sclerosis (MS), according to a report in the journal  Neurology.
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The government approved a drug Tuesday that tries a new method of attacking multiple sclerosis, an incurable disease of the central nervous system that affects 350,000 Americans.
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For those that missed it last night, Biogen Idec (BIIB:Nasdaq - news - research) and Elan Pharmaceuticals (ELN:NYSE ADR - news - research) received FDA approval for their new multiple sclerosis drug, now called Tysabri (formerly known as Antegren.