Gel may 'replace pills and jabs'
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It may soon be possible to take medication in a gel form rather than having to swallow a tablet.
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New evidence is raising questions about the tests used to prescribe the breast cancer drug Herceptin, which was initially seen as a model for tailored medicine.
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Women who get lots of painful yeast infections can safely ward them off with a weekly pill, the largest study on the subject has found.
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A new drug in the form of a topical cream may be able to stop the transmission of HIV to women during intercourse, according to new research.
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Women will be told to consider longer acting methods including injections and implants
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An experimental drug injected twice a year may prevent bone loss in postmenopausal women with low bone density, claims a new study funded by the drug&#39;s maker.
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A chemical specially designed to thwart how the AIDS virus invades during sex offers scientists a new lead in the long quest for a vaginal gel that women could apply to protect themselves when men don&#39;t use a condom.
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While researchers plan to look at the use of all NSAIDs in clinical trials, people shouldn&#39;t take high doses or for too long. By Amanda Gardner.
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A pill-sized camera might eliminate the need for invasive techniques to screen for inflammations or obstructions in the esophagus.
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The pharmaceutical enlists help to thwart a troublesome illness.
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A new study showing an increased risk of blood clots among women using a contraceptive skin patch has prompted the Food and Drug Administration to add that finding to the drugâs label.
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Can a vaccine help stave off forms of the disease?
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TORONTO (CP) - A single dose of flu vaccine could be stretched to protect as many as five people if split into smaller doses and delivered directly into the skin rather than into the muscle of the upper arm, two studies rushed to print Wednesday suggest.
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Medication in a gel form could replace hard to swallow pills and painful injections, Indian scientists hope. They have developed a gel that can deliver drugs to the stomach without being broken down on the way and can be taken orally.
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They say their findings could lead to a new kind of microbicides - creams and gels applied directly to the vagina or rectum to stop transmission of the disease.
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A gel that withstands the acidic environment of the stomach could help create oral versions of drugs that currently must be given by injection, scientists reported on Monday.
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A once-a-day pill to reduce the symptoms of hayfever will be launched in the UK early next year.