Tears in the shoulder’s rotator cuff, a common sports injury, are painful and restricting. Surgery to repair the damage is successful for pain management,

A hospitalist at the University of Rochester Medical Center calls for more stringent Federal guidelines governing the approval of potential new drugs,

The way researchers and pharmaceutical companies collect and report adverse symptom information in clinical trials submitted to the Food and Drug Administration

A thyroid-hormone-like substance that works specifically on the liver reduces blood cholesterol with no serious side effects, a team of researchers, including

A new drug can significantly lower bad cholesterol, triglycerides and Lp(A), without the side effects that statins cause in many people, the Methodist

Many of the cases filed by Tamil Nadu directorate of drugs of drugs control relate to spurious drugs. This news follows fast on the heels of a Times of

Hope that there would be a WTO solution on the production of low-cost generic drugs, was voiced by a senior Thai official on Monday. This is an issue that has stirred friction with Western companies.

Health experts have warned online shoppers to beware of internet-order medicines some of which have been found to contain everything from arsenic to bird droppings.

Scientists are reporting that Ritalin directly enhances the speed of learning. The drug is given to millions of children every year to improve their ability to focus on tasks.

An Australian judge on Friday found arthritis drug Vioxx doubled the risk of heart attacks and was not fit for sale, opening the way for hundreds of lawsuits against US pharmaceutical giant Merck.