Glaxo and the FDA have issued new warnings on Paxil-related birth defects for women who take the drug in their first trimester of pregnancy. "Healthcare professionals are advised to carefully…

Many people question the controversy surrounding labels meant to inform patients about the risks of the medicines they are taking. After all, if the side effects are listed clearly, do…

While Reglan has been used to help treat gastroesophageal reflux in babies and children, it also is prescribed for assisting with milk production in breastfeeding mothers. Since it was discovered…

The DUI case against Mötley Crüe singer Vince Neil will be heading to trial next year. Neil was arrested this June in Las Vegas on misdemeanor charges of speeding and…

The FDA has issued warnings for people taking Boniva and Fosamax. Patients that are currently taking bisphosphonates (drugs used for strengthening the bones) are being warned that, ironically, the drugs…

The FDA's Joshua Sharfstein, Principal Deputy Director, recently explained explains why the FDA isn't pulling the popular but controversial diabetes drug Avandia and instead leaving it available to patients who…

Avandia, the popular drug used to treat Type 2 Diabetes, has been taken off the shelves in Europe among information that links the drug to heart attacks. In fact, research…

Large trucks are said to be more likely to be involved in fatal road accidents as compared to passenger vehicles. In fact, the statistics are quite alarming, attributing 9 percent…

It is common knowledge that the oral contraceptive known as Yaz/Yasmin causes blood clots (and, in some cases, venous thromboembolism ). But although side effects often are listed with the…

At 3 p.m. on September 18, 2010, a 61-year-old truck driver, Milan Tomasevic, was driving south on the Stevenson Expressway/I-55 traveling through Cook County, Illinois. The semi trailer truck he…