January 13, 2015 Former televangelist Robert Schuller diagnosed with cancer, daughter says Crystal Cathedral founder and former televangelist the Rev. Robert H. Schuller has been diagnosed with cancer, his daughter said Thursday.
January 13, 2015 Fight for cheap drugs shifts from AIDS to new hepatitis pills A new battle is looming over access to antiviral medicines in developing countries - this time for treating hepatitis C - more than a decade after a global showdown over the price of AIDS drugs in Africa.
January 13, 2015 Attention deficit drugs may cause dangerously long-lasting erections, FDA warns A leading type of stimulant used to treat attention deficit disorder can cause rare cases of painful and long-lasting erections, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration warned on Tuesday.
January 13, 2015 FDA to promote use of registered drug compounders under new law U.S. health officials are hopeful that hospitals and other healthcare providers will show sufficient preference for using drug compounders that sign up for regulatory scrutiny under a new law that potentially risky medicines will no longer be supplied by unregistered compounding pharmacies.
January 13, 2015 FDA recalls antibiotic after visible particles found floating in vials The agency warned that using the drug could result in blood clots causing stroke, heart attack and other catastrophic problems.
January 13, 2015 Army units ordered to stop taking anti-malarial drug linked to brain damage The top doctor for Green Berets and other elite Army commandos has told troops to immediately stop taking mefloquine, an anti-malaria drug found to cause permanent brain damage in rare cases
January 13, 2015 Should women take Avodart to treat hair loss? If you are pregnant, or planning to get pregnant, our medical advisers warn you to steer clear of the drug dutasteride (Avodart and generic) since it can cause birth defects, and the risks can co...
January 13, 2015 Doctors get good and bad safety news on diabetes drugs Diabetes pills known as DPP-4 therapies got a mixed safety report on Monday as studies showed they did not raise the risk of heart attacks but might be linked to heart failure, where the heart fails to pump blood adequately.
January 13, 2015 2 things hospitals do that you should avoid If you or someone you care for is in the hospital, you should watch out for two practices that patients are often subjected to, but often are not necessary.
January 13, 2015 Is it safe to mix alcohol and antibiotics? Q: I'm taking an antibiotic to get over an infection.
