Medicare will keep paying for the drug Avastin to fight breast cancer even though an FDA panel has recommended that the medication no longer be sold as a treatment for breast cancer.
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Medicare Will Pay for Avastin and Provenge
The FDA has approved the drug Potiga as an add-on medication to treat partial seizures in adults caused by epilepsy.
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FDA OKs New Epilepsy Drug
The FDA has found “very low levels” of a cancer-causing form of arsenic in the livers of chickens fed the widely used arsenic drug 3-Nitro or Roxarsone. Pfizer will suspend U.S. sales of the drug in 30 days.
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FDA Raises Concerns Over Arsenic in Chickens
The FDA has approved the drug Afinitor (everolimus) to treat a rare type of pancreatic cancer.
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FDA OKs Afinitor to Treat Pancreatic Cancer
Our rheumatology expert answers WebMD community members’ questions about systemic lupus erythematosus.
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WebMD 5: Our Expert’s A’s to Your Top Lupus Q’s
WebMD discusses common veteran or military health problems, how to cope with these health conditions, and how military families can find support.
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Veterans’ Health Problems: Limb Loss, PTSD, Traumatic Brain Injury, and More
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