A common pain reliever may help people with type 2 diabetes control their blood sugar levels.
A preliminary study shows salsalate reduced blood sugar levels and helped with glycemic control at a variety of doses in people with type 2 diabetes. However, it also has been shown to increase protein in the urine and its long-term [...]
Allowing patients to control their own pain medication intravenously is four times more likely to cause the patient harm than other medications, a new study says.
The report, published in the December issue of The Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety, shows that most mistakes involving intravenous patient-controlled analgesia (PCA) resulted from either [...]
Giving your child medications, even over-the-counter medicines, should always be carefully monitored by your doctor.
The American Academy of Family Physicians offers these suggestions before you give any pain medication to your child:
If a person younger than age 18 has the flu or chickenpox, never give the person aspirin, which could lead to a rare but [...]
Merck & Co. said it will pay $4.85 billion to end thousands of lawsuits over its painkiller Vioxx in what is believed to be the largest drug settlement ever.
Merck faced personal injury lawsuits representing 47,000 plaintiffs, and about 265 potential class action cases, filed by people or family members who claimed the drug proved fatal [...]
