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Presidential hopeful Michele Bachmann isn't alone when it comes to suffering from migraines.

The drugs, mainly for men with late-stage prostate cancer, can extend lives for additional months, but some cost more than $90,000 for a course of treatment.

A new drug combination can help patients with pancreatic cancer live months longer than on standard therapy.

Dr. Neena Abraham discusses the hazards of taking a baby aspirin a day.

A common antidepressant combined with an intensive treadmill training program helped people with partial spinal cord injuries walk better and faster, U.S. researchers said on Sunday.

A combination of cholesterol and blood pressure medicine can cut the incidence of attacks by up to 60%, a report says.

More than half of children taking antiviral drug Tamiflu suffer side-effects such as nausea, insomnia and nightmares, UK researchers have said.

The Food and Drug Administration says Zicam nasal spray can permanently damage users’ sense of smell.

Cholesterol-lowering statin drugs may protect men against prostate cancer and other urological complaints, as well as reducing the risk of heart attacks, US researchers said on Sunday.

Drugstore operator Walgreen will offer free clinic visits to the unemployed and uninsured for the rest of the year, providing tests and routine treatment for minor ailments through its walk-in clinics though patients will still pay for prescriptions.