New evidence shows that the drug makers Merck and Schering-Plough have conducted several studies of their popular cholesterol medicine Zetia that raise questions about its risks to the liver, but the companies have never published those results.
The Supplemental Notice of Proposed Rulemaking released last month by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration concedes that testing vehicles for roof crush on both sides of the roof is effective.
The American Heart Association says sudden cardiac arrest claims 900 plus lives a day. And for those that survive the initial attack, the survival rate is low, about five percent is the national average.
A former construction worker from Droitwich died from an asbestos-related cancer, an inquest was told.
GlaxoSmithKline's Avandia is once again making the headlines after it was revealed that the peer reviewer looking at the now-notorious meta-analysis on the diabetes drug's safety profile leaked a confidential copy of the article.
The FDA approved a label change to Johnson & Johnson's Ortho Evra birth control patch on January 18, 2008.
Another Nephrogenic Systemic Fibrosis (NSF) study has tied the debilitating condition to Gadolinium contrast agents used in Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI).
Stevens-Johnson syndrome is a rare, serious disorder of the skin and mucous membranes. It begins with several days of flu-like symptoms, followed by inflammation of your mucous membranes and a painful red or purplish rash that spreads and blisters, eventually causing the top layer of your skin to die and shed.
It is being reported that credit card companies are badly mistreating their customers. Some of these companies are raising interest rates on good customers even if they pay down their balances every month on time.
ConAgra has removed diacetyl, the controversial chemical from its microwave popcorn. The chemical gives the snack a buttery, creamy taste.
