Read more over the counter stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/14110/over-the-counter.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 12:01:01 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/44596/cold-sore-drugs-could-treat-alzheimers.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagBritish researchers have firmed up a link between cold sores and Alzheimer's disease, the Times of London reports. The virus behind the sores apparently helped cause Alzheimer's in 60% of cases studied, which may mean that common antiviral drugs can stop the disease. “If we are right, there is a...http://www.newser.com/story/44596/cold-sore-drugs-could-treat-alzheimers.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 06 Dec 2008 16:13:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/17304/pill-guards-against-ovarian-cancer-study.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagOral contraceptives "confer powerful and long-lasting protection" against ovarian cancer, a cancer that often proves deadly because it's so difficult to diagnose early, a new study has found. The effect is so strong that women who take the pill for 10 years will enjoy significant protection against ovarian cancer even...http://www.newser.com/story/17304/pill-guards-against-ovarian-cancer-study.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 25 Jan 2008 8:45:25 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/8775/fda-may-ease-rx-drug-sales.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe federal Food and Drug Administration may allow more drugs to be sold by pharmacists without a prescription if they are kept behind the counter off display shelves. The FDA announced a hearing next month to explore the "public health benefit of drugs being available without a prescription but only...http://www.newser.com/story/8775/fda-may-ease-rx-drug-sales.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 04 Oct 2007 5:55:02 CDT