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Report: FDA doesn't track drug makers peddling meds for unapproved use

The biotechnology company reported a successful trial for an experimental osteoporosis drug that reduced the risk of bone fractures in post-menopausal women.

The results showed that 1.25 million people were screened in 2007, up from 826,000 in 2003, with the biggest rates of increase in minority communities.

Immunization rates among children living in the inner city and enrolled in subsidized health care are just over half of national averages, a recent study has found.

The rats developed a variety of diseases. The conclusion was that if the average human diet could not support the health of rats, then it probably would not do much better for humans.

Children should be screened for heart problems with an electrocardiogram before getting drugs like Ritalin

A woman whose husband died after receiving a liver transplant infected with a rodent virus is suing PetSmart Inc., claiming the chain should have warned customers that hamsters can carry the virus.

The drug maker Merck drafted dozens of research studies for a best-selling drug, then lined up prestigious doctors to put their names on the reports...

In the 1990s, drug companies trumpeted a new class of drugs, atypical antipsychotics,

Products alleged to be adulterated under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act