A commonly used treatment for obstructive sleep apnea does more than help sufferers get a good night's rest. It also reduces the symptoms of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). Researchers at Duke University followed more than 300 patients with obstructive sleep...
New schizophrenia drugs may not be better than an older generic medicine. In a recent study, the older antipsychotic perphenazine worked as...
People who take low-dose aspirin plus clopidogrel (Plavix) to prevent a first heart attack or stroke are 78% more likely to die...
The first shingles vaccine, Zostavax, has been approved by the FDA for adults 60 and older who previously had chickenpox. If you...
Corticosteroids can cause bone loss if taken for long periods and in high doses. High doses are used to treat lung disease,...
It's not a cure, but a new drug may ease the worries of the 3 million Americans who have peanut...
A study of more than 170,000 heart attack patients (most of whom had never taken a cholesterol-lowering statin drug) found that...
Dr. Jay Van Gerpen, a neurologist and movement disorder specialist from the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, FL, says he was not surprised...
All nine people were taking levodopa and a dopamine agonist when their gambling problems began. Levodopa is a drug that changes into...
A combination of some Parkinson's disease medications may produce a rare but potentially devastating side effect—addictive gambling behavior. Researchers...
You might expect newer, more advanced and costlier medications for high blood pressure to be more effective than the older and less...
Most people know there's a risk of buying counterfeit drugs on the Internet. What you need to know... Problem: Even...