The pharmaceutical company, Merck & Co. Inc., won approval in 2006 from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to market Gardasil, the first vaccine ever approved for the prevention of infection from human papillomavirus …

America’s pharmacists are facing an ever-expanding pharmacopeia from which to dispense the medications that ease pain, cure infection, and help people everywhere maintain a standard of living unsurpassed by previous generations.  Some of the drugs …

When Sabrina Johnson was 6, in 2003, she developed a mild fever her parents treated with three doses of Motrin given over the course of two days.  When the Topanga Canyon, California, child developed a …

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced today that some “conventional” antipsychotic prescription drugs must now carry a black box warning label just like the one that has come on newer antipsychotic drug labels …

Researchers at the University of Virginia (UV) Health System have completed a landmark study using topiramate, a drug currently approved for the treatment of migraine headaches and seizures.  The findings of the study suggest topiramate …

In an announcement made Thursday, Pfizer Inc, defended its drug, Chantix, prescribed to help smokers break the desire for nicotine. Chantix has been linked lately to thoughts of suicide and depression when taken by …

Is a drug already on the market for narcolepsy what many of us with fibromyalgia (FMS) have been waiting for?

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has just announced an investigation into the link between certain drugs known as tumor necrosis factor (TNF) blockers and the development of cancer in children and young adults …

Prostaglandins are infinitesimal, ephemeral lipid signalers in every cell in the body, and regulating every activity that takes place within a cell. As regulators of cellular activity, prostaglandins influence how cells are formed and what …

According to a new report, Ibuprofen offers no better protection against Alzheimer’s disease than any other NSAID (non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug). The results have challenged the most recent report that showed Ibuprofen use reduces the risk …