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Philip Greenland's 89-year old mother had been hospitalized after a fall, and there were indications she might have fractured a hip and require surgery. But over seven days of hospitalization, the orthopedic surgeon in charge of her case "began...
In light of the recent revelations about the harmfulness of the prescription drug rofecoxib (Vioxx) and other painkillers, drug companies have come...
Alternative or complementary medicine treatments should be held to the same standards as conventional medicine, suggests a new report conducted by the...
How safe and unbiased are decisions made by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) when experts that are nominated to its...
Editors of some of the world's leading medical journals are banding together to demand that researchers register key information on...
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has proposed that clinical trials conducted in other countries need not comply with the Declaration...
Generic medications that treat other disorders also may be able to stop a fatal viral infection that has become increasingly common among...
Two separate approaches to treating psoriasis, a painful condition that attacks the skin, have shown promise in the lab and may be...
Approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in 2004, pegaptanib (Macugen), may offer new hope to people who experience the worst...
Two drugs may play a valuable role in treating Parkinson's disease, suggests recent research. In one study, the Alzheimer'...
A popular drug for Alzheimer's disease may help people who have multiple sclerosis (MS) continue to work by combating memory...
The suspension of natalizumab (Tysabri), a drug that was recently approved to treat multiple sclerosis (MS), has hampered—but not destroyed doctors&...