The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists recommends IUDs or hormonal implants as the best birth control for girls, according to the Miami Herald.
The Miami Herald notes that both types of contraception are more invasive and expensive than birth control pills, requiring a doctor to put them in place, which may explain why pills are still the most popular form of contraception in the U.S.
But birth control pills are sometimes ...
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A former Johnson & Johnson sales manager testified that the company promoted the illegal marketing of its antipsychotic drug Risperdal through tactics such as paying doctors to give favorable speeches and subsidizing golf trips, Bloomberg reports.
In 2003, company officials specifically urged salespeople to visit doctors who treat children, with the intention of getting more children on the drug – at a time when the drug wasn’t approved for children.
The former ...
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According to a Reuters story, scientists have identified biological markers in the blood that may eventually help doctors match patients to the best type of treatment for depression.
The story says major depression affects around 20 percent of people at some point in their lives, and the World Health Organization predicts it will soon rival heart disease as the health disorder with the highest global disease burden.
But up to now, treatment ...
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According to Reuters, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has set March 17 as the deadline for deciding whether to approve blood thinner Eliquis for patients with atrial fibrillation.
The agency declined to approve the drug in June, requesting that manufacturers Bristol-Myers Squibb Co and Pfizer Inc. provide more information on a pivotal clinical trial of the medicine, which is designed to reduce the risk of stroke caused by blood ...
continue reading...New research indicates that people who stop taking the blood thinner warfarin over concerns about gastrointestinal bleeding raise their risk of blood clots and death if they remain off the drug, according to U.S. News and World Report.
Warfarin makes it harder for clots to form and block the blood stream, and is prescribed to ward off conditions such as stroke that are caused by blood clots. It also raises ...
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The FDA has notified healthcare professionals about a potential increased risk of heart failure from the drug pramipexole, which is sold under the brand name Mirapex.
Mirapex is a prescription medicine used to treat Parkinson’s disease and restless legs syndrome.
According to the FDA warning, recent studies suggest a possible increased risk of heart failure from Mirapex, requiring further review of available data. But because of the study limitations, the FDA isn’t ...
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