FDA posts list of potential problem drugs
AP - 13 hours ago

WASHINGTON (AP) - The government on Friday began posting a list of prescription drugs under investigation for potential safety problems in an effort to better inform doctors and patients.

Review panel criticizes Great Lakes health study
AP - 1 day ago

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) - Substandard science has hurt a federal agency's seven-year effort to document possible links between industrial pollution and health problems in the Great Lakes region, an independent review panel said Friday.

Gene domino effect behind brain, pancreatic tumors
AP - 1 day ago

WASHINGTON (AP) - Scientists have mapped the cascade of genetic changes that turn normal cells in the brain and pancreas into two of the most lethal cancers. The result points to a new approach for fighting tumors and maybe even catching them sooner. Genes blamed for one person's brain tumor were different from the culprits for the next patient, making the puzzle of cancer genetics even more complicated.

FDA orders stronger warnings for 4 arthritis drugs
AP - 3 days ago

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Food and Drug Administration ordered stronger warnings Thursday on four medications widely used to treat rheumatoid arthritis and other serious illnesses, saying they can raise the risk of possibly fatal fungal infections.

Study: Workers to pay more for health care
AP - 3 days ago

NEW YORK (AP) - Get ready for another hike in copays and deductibles. A survey being released Thursday by the Mercer consulting firm found 59 percent of companies intend to keep down rising health care costs in 2009 by raising workers' deductibles, copays or out-of-pocket spending limits.

Study: New way to spot breast cancer shows promise
AP - 3 days ago

(AP) - A radioactive tracer that "lights up" cancer hiding inside dense breasts showed promise in its first big test against mammograms, revealing more tumors and giving fewer false alarms, doctors reported Wednesday.

Report: US drug use shows little change in 2007
AP - 3 days ago

WASHINGTON (AP) - Cocaine and methamphetamine use among young adults declined significantly last year as supplies dried up, leading to higher prices and reduced purity, the government reports. Overall use of illicit drugs showed little change.

Study: No link between measles vaccine and autism
AP - 3 days ago

WASHINGTON (AP) - New research further debunks any link between measles vaccine and autism, work that comes as the nation is experiencing a surge in measles cases fueled by children left unvaccinated.

Heart defibrillator shock can signal more trouble
AP - 4 days ago

NEW YORK (AP) - A lifesaving shock from an implanted heart defibrillator provides relief that a crisis was avoided, but new research suggests it can also be a sign that more trouble is ahead.

Smoking riskier to women's hearts than men's
AP - 4 days ago

MUNICH, Germany (AP) - Women typically get heart disease much later than men, but not if they smoke, researchers said Tuesday.