Arthritis drug may help lower blood sugar levels
Lefluonamide has long been approved to treat rheumatoid arthritis and previous clinical studies have noted that patients taking the drug tended to have lower blood glucose levels and that obese patients lost weight.
Mar 02, 2018, 17:28 PM ISTNew hope for skin cancer in the form of arthritis drug?
Although only five percent of skin cancer cases involve melanoma, it causes the majority of deaths from the disease.
Dec 20, 2017, 18:00 PM ISTBreakthrough finds arthritis drug could treat blood cancer
Blood cancer sufferers could be treated with a simple arthritis drug, according to scientists at a leading British university.
Aug 03, 2017, 18:23 PM ISTArthritis drug may help treat rare eye disease
A new study has found that a well-known rheumatoid arthritis medication may help treat non-infectious uveitis, a rare eye disease that can lead to loss of vision.
Oct 11, 2016, 23:48 PM ISTIndia rejects Pfizer's patent application for arthritis drug
India's patent office has again rejected US drug major Pfizer's new patent application for its rheumatoid arthritis medicine, tofacitinib, citing it did not enhance the efficacy of the existing approved drug.
Sep 07, 2015, 18:58 PM ISTLupin gets USFDA nod for arthritis drug
Drug firm Lupin Tuesday said it has received approval from the US health regulator to market generic version of GD Searle LLC's Celebrex capsules, used to treat arthritis, in the American market.
Nov 03, 2014, 17:18 PM IST