For patients weary of scary headlines about popular treatments like the heart drug Vytorin, a new report issued on Thursday by the U.S. Institute of Medicine may offer welcome relief. Reuters Health Information
More money is spent on heart conditions than any other medical field in the US, according to new data from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. Heartwire
Cordis is recalling certain lots of its recently introduced Fire Star RX and Dura Star RX coronary balloon catheters due to a risk of slow or low deflation. Medscape Medical News
A batch of fake Chinese medicine claimed its 14th victim when a man died of kidney failure nearly two years after receiving a tainted injection, state media said. Reuters Health Information
Eight U.S. congressional Democrats urged the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday to reconsider a plan that the lawmakers said would shield companies from liability rather than protect patients. Reuters Health Information
Botox and a similar injection should come with strong warnings following reports of 16 deaths and other serious problems after the botulinum toxin spread inside the body, a U.S. consumer group said on Thursday. Reuters Health Information
