July 8, 2008 – 4:24 pm | One Comment

In a move sure to stir controversy, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommended on Monday that a more aggressive approach to treating high cholesterol in children should be implemented, even if it means prescribing …

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Why cholesterol-lowering statins might treat cancer
January 19, 2012 – 3:13 pm | No Comment

MedHeadlines – Cholesterol-lowering statins seem to keep breast cancer at bay in some patients. Now researchers reporting in the January 20th issue of the journal Cell, a Cell Press publication, provide clues about …

Common drugs linked to cognitive impairment and possibly to increased risk of death
June 27, 2011 – 12:43 pm | No Comment

(MedHeadlines) – A large, long-term study confirms that medications with anticholinergic activity, which include many drugs frequently taken by older adults, cause cognitive impairment. The research is also the first to identify a possible link …

Empty Pockets Meant Slow Prescription Drug Sales in 2008
May 29, 2009 – 7:28 am | No Comment

Empty American pockets don’t contain the money needed to buy prescription drugs as lavishly as in recent years, a cold and hard fact that meant prescription drug sales slowed to a crawl in 2008.  The …

Cancer Treatment Erases Tourist’s Fingerprints, Leads to Airport Detention
May 28, 2009 – 11:08 pm | No Comment

The current issue of the Annals of Oncology carries the story of a cancer patient from Singapore who met with detention as a suspected security risk when he arrived at an airport in the United …

Baxter Int’l Redux? Two Delaware Deaths Linked to Heparin
May 12, 2009 – 11:08 am | No Comment

Two deaths in Delaware are linked to the premixed intravenous (IV) bags of heparin administered to them in recent days.  A third patient suffered adverse effects, too, but has survived the ordeal, according to Erin …

Botox Much More Than Just a Pretty Face
April 16, 2009 – 5:09 am | 5 Comments

The mere mention of the word Botox brings to mind fixed expressions on fading celebrity faces but not everyone who uses the cosmetic injections go to those extremes.  When used with discretion, Botox does an …

FDA Says 14 Unapproved Narcotic Painkillers Must Go
April 11, 2009 – 3:52 pm | One Comment

Almost 2% of all prescriptions filled in the United States are for drugs that never got approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA).  Fourteen of these unapproved drugs are for narcotic painkillers that …

Doctor Accused of Fabricating Drug Safety Data
March 17, 2009 – 1:31 pm | One Comment

The American public relies on the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to ensure nothing but the safest drugs are prescribed but the FDA relies on medical research scientists to provide the background data in …

Supreme Court Rules Against Wyeth in Amputation Case
March 5, 2009 – 11:20 pm | 2 Comments

In a precedent-setting ruling, the US Supreme Court sided with the victim in a case of bodily injury caused by unlabeled side effects against the drug’s manufacturer.  The drug maker, Wyeth Pharmaceuticals, of Madison, New …

FDA Approves First New Gout Drug in 40 Years
February 16, 2009 – 11:51 pm | 10 Comments

It’s been 40 years since the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved a new drug for treating gout but the new drug, Uloric (febuxostat), has just passed the test, according to Takeda Pharmaceuticals, maker …