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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OTC Lidocaine Soothes Fears, Pain of Mammogram
July 24, 2008 – 6:12 am | One Comment

Many women delay or avoid getting mammography exams because the process itself can cause a considerable degree of discomfort in some women and others fear the possibility.  Researchers may have discovered a way to come …

Will Depressed Women Take Viagra?
July 24, 2008 – 3:14 am | 5 Comments

Ask a depressed woman if she’d take Viagra to invigorate a faded libido caused by the antidepressants she’s taking to keep the blues away and she’s likely to say the proposition sounds like a pretty …

Vytorin Continues to Break Hearts at Merck, Schering
July 22, 2008 – 6:12 am | One Comment

The bad news just seems to keep coming.  The results of the latest test of the prescription drug, Vytorin, show the drug produced no significant indication that it is effective in the treatment of aortic …

Double the Risk of Suicide Not Enough to Warrant Black Box Warning
July 12, 2008 – 2:15 pm | One Comment

In January, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) began the process of evaluating 199 studies of anti-seizure drugs commonly prescribed for epilepsy and other disorders due to reports of suicidal behaviors in patients taking …

Rogue Internet Pharmacies Sell Controlled Drugs Without Prescriptions
July 11, 2008 – 6:03 am | 5 Comments

A new report issued by the National Center of Addiction and Substance Abuse (CASA) warns consumers against the vast array of drugs sold by unregulated online pharmacies.  These pharmacies not only sell controlled drugs without …

FDA Seeks Strongest Label Warning for Epilepsy Drugs
July 9, 2008 – 6:16 am | 4 Comments

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced plans to ask that a black-box warning be required of epilepsy drug labels due to an apparent increase in suicidal thoughts and behaviors associated with some …

Did Gardasil Cause Jenny’s Paralysis?
July 8, 2008 – 7:51 pm | 2 Comments

Jenny was a healthy, happy 13-year-old from Northern California until about 15 months ago when signs of muscle deterioration began appearing.  At that time, she’d also completed the third and final dose of Gardasil, the …

Statins Recommended for Kids’ Cholesterol
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 …

Generic Risperdal Hits the Market
June 30, 2008 – 6:19 pm | No Comment

No time wasted here, patent expired yesterday, orders shipping today.  Also J and J will release their own generic as well, (can’t beat them – join them) so 2 generic versions ready to go.  Teva …

Does Viagra Give Athletes A Boost?
June 30, 2008 – 5:55 pm | 5 Comments

Looks like that little blue pill is moving out the bedroom and into the sports arena.