A common class of drugs called anticholinergics might boost risks for heart failure and other dangerous cardiac conditions, a new study says. People taking the largest amounts of anticholinergic drugs ...

A class of medications best known for treating diabetes and obesity may also reduce the risk of addiction—and help people who already have one, a new study shows.

GLP-1 receptor agonists are new weight loss drugs that make you feel full longer. Stimulants like phentermine are widely used and can help reduce appetite. Diet pills such as lipase inhibitors slow ...

April 1 (UPI) --Swedish scientists have made a breakthrough in combating the global rise in microbial resistance to antibiotics with the discovery of a potent new class of drugs, according to new ...

Every day seems to bring more exciting news. First the drugs tackled diabetes. Then, with just an injection a week, they took on obesity. Now they are being found to treat cardiovascular and kidney ...

Researchers looked specifically at head-to-head randomized clinical trials of next-in-class cancer drugs against existing agents in the same class. Less than one-quarter of next-in-class cancer drugs ...

In 22.2% of trials, there was a survival benefit with the next-in-class agent. Less than one-quarter of next-in-class cancer drugs demonstrated a survival benefit over existing in-class agents in head ...