Intermezzo: A Nightmare Drug for Insomniacs?
A new sleeping pill is on the market for patients with insomnia. Its name is Intermezzo and what makes this sleeping pill unique and potentially dangerous…
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You Messed with the Wrong Mom!
Editor’s note: We are pleased to welcome Marianne Skolek as a columnist to American News Report. Marianne is an activist and investigative reporter who has…
FDA Revises Safety Warnings for Statins
After years of complaints from statin users about side effects such as muscle pain, cramps and memory loss, the Food and Drug Administration has revised…
Promising Drug to Treat Fibromyalgia May Never Be Approved by FDA
Over 6 million Americans suffer from fibromyalgia, a disorder that causes chronic pain, muscle soreness, moodiness and fatigue. Fibromyalgia is difficult to treat and there…
Drug Company seeks FDA Approval for Marijuana Spray as Painkiller
A British pharmaceutical company hopes to begin selling the world’s first marijuana based prescription drug in the U.S. by the end of 2013. GW Pharmaceuticals…
Men get sexual help, while women left wanting
The FDA’s nod to a new testosterone gel for men will expand the options they have to address the problems of sexual dysfunction. “So where…
Halloween contact lenses are truly frightening, the FDA says so
It doesn't matter if you're a goblin or a ghoul, a blood-sucking vampire or a cackling witch, using decorative Halloween contact lenses without a prescription can seriously damage your eyes and could even blind you.
Obesity drug Meridia withdrawn by Abbott Labs
The weight-loss drug Merida, or Sibutramine, has been voluntarily recalled my Abbott Laboratories after clinical results in Europe showed a high risk of stroke and heart attacks.