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January 14, 2016

Gov't watchdog: many gaps in FDA's oversight of drug safety

The Food and Drug Administration is speeding up its review of new drugs, yet often fails to keep track of safety issues with those medicines once they reach patients, according to government investigators.

January 14, 2016

Suit alleges EOS lip balm causes blisters, bleeding

When Rachael Cronin's lips became dry and coarse, she began to apply even more of her gluten-free EOS lip balm "to achieve the results of becoming 'sensationally smooth'" as the packaging promised, only to discover that her lips "began severely cracking on the edges, causing flaking and bleeding from the cracks."

January 13, 2016

Can supporting 'Right to Try' drug laws save patients' lives?

Tens of thousands of Americans with terminal illnesses may not have access to drugs that could give them more time... and federal laws bear some blame.

January 12, 2016

How to avoid low back pain: exercise and education

Shoe inserts, back-support belts and other gadgets aimed at preventing low back pain may be a waste of money.

January 12, 2016

Texas pharmacy agrees to stop distributing adulterated drugs

A Dallas-area pharmacy facing government allegations of making contaminated drugs in unsanitary conditions has agreed to a court order that it not distribute adulterated drugs in interstate commerce.

January 11, 2016

Heartburn pills linked to increased risk of kidney disease

People who take popular heartburn pills known as proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) may be more likely to develop chronic kidney disease than individuals who don't use these drugs, a study suggests.

January 11, 2016

Drugmakers raise prices despite criticism

Drugmakers didn鈥檛 let up on price increases with the start of a new year, demonstrating the industry鈥檚 pricing power in the face of mounting criticisms of prescription costs in the U.S. Pfizer Inc., Amgen Inc., Allergan PLC, Horizon Pharma PLC and others have raised U.S. prices for dozens of branded drugs since late December, with many of the increases between 9% and 10%, according to equity analysts.

January 8, 2016

Malaria treatment fails in Cambodia because of drug resistance, researchers say

Malaria-carrying parasites in parts of Cambodia have developed resistance to a major drug used to treat the disease in Southeast Asia, according to research published on Thursday in The Lancet Infectious Diseases journal.

January 8, 2016

Heartburn pills may help grow infection-causing bacteria in gut

Popular heartburn pills known as proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) may be making some people more prone to bacterial infections by altering the types of bugs that grow in the gut, a U.K. study of twins suggests.

January 7, 2016

Woman swallows hair comb after using it to ingest pills

In order to swallow pills, a Turkish woman stuck a hair comb down her throat, accidentally swallowing the comb and requiring emergency surgery for its removal.