Praluent, a newly approved drug, is considered a breakthrough drug for people with seriously high cholesterol levels. But its cost is very high, too: about $14,600 at wholesale per year.
Many college students come up with strategies to protect themselves from the consequences of drinking too much alcohol. But theese strategies end up with them drinking more alcohol than they planned or expected.
Menopause is one of the most significant events in a woman’s life as it signifies another chapter—a life without menstruation and therefore the inability to conceive a child by natural means.
The FDA has proposed that companies state the amount of added sugar in their products as a percentage of the recommended daily calorie intake. This information would be part of the Nutrition Facts label on food packaging.
The price for certain medications is being called outrageous and the pharmaceutical industry is under pressure. High prices for drugs are causing consternation on the state level, where they can bust Medicaid budgets.
The European Medicines Agency has recommended approving what will be the world's first malaria vaccine. The agency endorsed the vaccine's use outside of Europe, which is a regulatory process that helps speed new medicines to the markets where they are needed.
Your health insurance policy may not cover your treatment if you were involved in “illegal activity” and sometimes illegal activity is what the insurance company says that it is.
