Medical prescription

Nolotil painkillers are still prescribed in Spain, but is banned in many other countries.

‘People are dying’: A popular painkiller in Spain may have killer side effects

In Spain, the government is facing legal action over one of the country’s most popular prescription painkillers. A patients’ advocacy group claims the drug can have potentially fatal side effects. And Britons traveling in Spain may be most at risk.

‘People are dying’: A popular painkiller in Spain may have killer side effects
Stolling outdoors

Getting outside is a prescription for better health

Getting outside is a prescription for better health

Does Medicare Part D Care About Safety?

Does Medicare Part D Care About Safety?

Obama Administration Appealing Judge's Ruling on Plan B

Obama Administration Appealing Judge's Ruling on Plan B

Does Finding Purpose Have Health Benefits?

Does Finding Purpose Have Health Benefits?

Tennessee struggling with homemade meth problem

Tennessee tried to pass a law that would have required drugs containing pseudoephedrine to be sold only by prescription. The law failed to pass, and a weaker, tracking law that was enacted has failed to produce results.

Tennessee struggling with homemade meth problem

Plugging Kids Into the Great Outdoors

Getting the kids to take a hike can sometimes meet resistance, but commentator Bonnie Auslander found some solutions.

Plugging Kids Into the Great Outdoors

Should Pharmaceutical Reps Have the Right to Doctors' Prescription Histories?

Should Pharmaceutical Reps Have the Right to Doctors' Prescription Histories?
The World

Kids and antipsychotic drugs: are we over-prescribing?

As parents struggle with their children's behavior, more and more doctors are turning to antipsychotic drugs. Do our little ones need this much medication?

Kids and antipsychotic drugs: are we over-prescribing?
The World

Cymbalta, Prozac and more stolen in prescription drug heist

A group of thieves stole massive amounts of prescription drugs from a warehouse for Eli Lilly in Connecticut. The thieves cut a hole in the roof and slid down ropes to get inside, leaving with $75 million worth of pills.

Cymbalta, Prozac and more stolen in prescription drug heist
The World

The Wild Side of Y2K

The Wild Side of Y2K