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A Detroit man has been charged in the theft of nearly $1 million in money intended for employee prescription drug coverage in the city of River Rouge.
Some seniors could end up paying 20 percent more for their Medicare prescription drug plans under health care legislation in the House.
People in the United States could get lower-cost drugs from Canada over the Internet under a plan that has passed the Senate.
MOREHEAD, Ky. – Late in the morning last New Year's Day, Sam and Lynn Kissick received a devastating phone call that would tear their lives apart.
The Supreme Court won't stop the state of New Hampshire from making doctors' prescription-writing habits confidential over the objection of companies who analyze and sell that information.
Watching TV news could make you think America faces a crisis of irritable bowels, malfunctioning genitals and insomnia. The pharmaceutical industry spends billions of dollars each year to make sure you know about these, and other, conditions.
A federal appeals court on Tuesday upheld the constitutionality of New Hampshire's first-in-the-nation law that restricts drug company access to some information about doctors' prescription writing habits.
We are a pill-popping nation. From TV and magazine ads hawking the latest cures to the estimated $287 billion prescription drug business, Americans are taking medicine for everything from heartburn to erectile dysfunction.
Nine-month-old Shayla Davidson was a sick little girl, and her mother had no idea why.
Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the world's largest retailer, announced Monday it would expand its discounted prescription drug program to offer 90-day supplies for $10 and add several women's medications at a discount. It also said it would lower the price of more than 1,000 over-the-counter drugs.
If you watched TV, read a newspaper, or flipped through a magazine this week, there’s a very good chance you saw a few advertisements for prescription drugs. They’re hard to miss. It’s not uncommon for a 30-minute network newscast to have four or five drug commercials.
A federal judge has ruled that a new Maine law making doctors' prescription-writing habits confidential violates the Constitution.
A three-week search for the companion dog of an Oregon man battling depression has ended with a happy reunion in Wyoming, more than 700 miles from the spot where the pet was stolen.
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. expanded a $4 offer for some prescription generic drugs to 11 more states Thursday in its plan to reach all 50 states by as early as January with the discount program.
The federal government will stop seizing small amounts of lower-priced prescription medications mailed from Canada, officials said.
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and legislative Democrats reached a deal Thursday that they say will help uninsured, lower-income Californians get discounts of up to 40 percent on name-brand drugs.
Prescriptions now biggest cause of fatal drug overdosesDebra Jones didn't begin taking painkillers to get high. Jones, 50, was trying to relieve chronic pain caused by rheumatoid arthritis.
Obama's Deal With Drug Firms Survives Under the agreement negotiated by the White House, drug companies pledged to contribute $80 billion in discounts and fees over the next decade in return for a universal health-care bill that could deliver 30 million newly insured customers.
Taking Prescription Drugs is a Health RISK Posted By Dr. Mercola 9/22/2009
Clamour grows for heroin on the NHS A group of government-appointed drug experts will call for a nationwide network of "shooting galleries" to provide injectable heroin for hardened drug addicts across the country.
Healthcare reform that's hard to swallow -- latimes.comCutting costs at the expense of pharmaceutical firms could lead to drug rationing By Jeff Stier
Ibuprofen may be better than prescription for kids with breaksKids with a broken arm do better on a simple over-the-counter painkiller than on a more powerful prescription combination that includes a narcotic, a surprising study finds.
Privacy: Silly Consumer, Did You Think Your Prescription Info Was Private?I am appalled...yet not surprised.
Deputy arrested for allegedly buying prescription narcotics A Marion County Sheriff's deputy has been arrested for allegedly buying prescription narcotics.
Court orders local authority to subsidize Viagra to ensure quality of lifeArguing that having sex is essential to a reasonable quality of life, a Swedish court has ordered local authorities to subsidize a 30-year-man's prescription for the potency drug Viagra.
Powerful castration drug pushed for autistic children, but medical experts denounce unproven claimsPrescribing powerful drugs for autistic children seems too big a risk to take.
LA Courts Examiner: Stern and 2 docs ordered back to court in Anna Nicole Smith CaseBreaking News in Anna Nicole Smith Drug Case
Hackers Break Into Virginia Health Professions Database, Demand RansomHackers last week broke into a Virginia state Web site used by pharmacists to track prescription drug abuse.
Can Taking Tamiflu Unnecessarily Hurt You? (Video Report)At pediatricians' offices, parents are worried. "We wanted to make sure our young ones are safe," said Beverly Thiagarajan, a concerned parent. Doctors like Nicole Nourmand in Los Angeles said patients are asking about one thing.
Addicted to prescriptions Peterborough Examiner story about growth in local prescription opioid addicitons.
Costco - Unbelievable! (Letter submitted by email) Make sure you read to the end. You will be amazed. Let's hear it for Costco! (This is just mind-boggling!)
Save On Prescriptions With The Colorado Drug CardA simple discount card can save Colorado consumers up to 75 percent on some prescription drugs. It's called the Colorado Drug Card and it's free to all residents and ready to use.
Failure To Track Pharmacy Mistakes May Be 'Prescription For Trouble'Your prescription medication can save your life. But the wrong pills can kill you.
A Prescription For Death - 'Death With Dignity'Excerpt: Terminally ill patients with less than six months to live will soon be able to ask their doctors to prescribe them lethal medication in Washington state.
Girl, 3, Left In Car Outside Shadyside Giant EagleA 3-year-old girl was left in a freezing car for nearly an hour and a half Thursday in Pittsburgh's Shadyside area. Police said that the temperature outside was 18 degrees when they found the girl in a parking lot outside Giant Eagle on Centre Avenue.
Genetic Map of Cold Virus a Step Toward CureInvestigators are so optimistic with their findings that they predict the development of new drugs within the next two to five years, depending on Food and Drug Administration approval, which could mean one day soon, runny noses caused by colds may be a thing of the past.
Internet Pharmacy Law and Noncontrolled SubstancesCriminal defense attorney discusses internet pharmacy law and noncontrolled substances
Health Canada boosts funding to review long-term drug safety"The Drug Safety and Effectiveness Network complements Canada's rigorous pre-testing of new drugs by studying how Canadians respond over time to already-approved drugs," Aglukkaq said at a Toronto hospital during her first major news conference as health minister.
Marijuana's Memory Paradox Are pot smokers less likely to get Alzheimer's? A compound similar to the active ingredient in cannabis shows promise as a potential memory protector.
When Drug Labels Make You SickResearch has shown that expecting to feel ill can bring illness on in some instances, particularly when stress is involved. The technical term is the "nocebo effect," and it's placebo's evil twin.
t r u t h o u t | Prescription Drugs Kill 300 Percent More Americans Than Illegal DrugsA report by the Florida Medical Examiners Commission has concluded that prescription drugs have outstripped illegal drugs as a cause of death.
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