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More and more Americans are landing in the hospital due to poisoning by powerful prescription painkillers, sedatives and tranquilizers, according… »   

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Monday it has approved a new formulation of controlled-release OxyContin that makes… »   

A drug whose clinical benefit in treating multiple sclerosis was discovered at Rush University Medical Center was approved by… »   

Vaccines likely would work better in protecting children from flu if they included both strains of influenza B instead… »   

Pfizer Inc on Wednesday said it paid $35 million to some 4,500 doctors and researchers from July through December 2009… »   

U.S. prescription drug sales climbed by 5.1 percent to $300.3 billion in 2009, easily outpacing the 1.8 percent growth rate… »   

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is evaluating clinical data that may suggest Parkinson’s disease treatment Stalevo is linked to… »   

British scientists have discovered a new way of tackling the fatal parasitic disease African sleeping sickness which they say could… »   

For many people, it’s a morning necessity: having at least one cup of coffee filled with caffeine. And a new… »   

For the most part, US office-based physicians prescribe psychiatric medications for psychiatric conditions, according to the results of a survey… »