The drug ‘ MC-1 given before and after bypass surgery does not appear to lower the risk of heart attack or death according to a new study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association .
The drug is a naturally occurring byproduct of vitamin B6.
Of bypass surgery the authors write,” It is the most [...]

The recent serious FDA warnings on possible serious heart risks for the diabetes drug Avandia, a widely prescribed drug that generated billions in revenue yearly, are only the latest in a serious of warnings about the dangers of the drug that raise more questions about the ability and quality of FDA safety monitoring. The question [...]

The FDA may step in on the side of consumer health in a bid by the drug giant Pfizer Inc. to sell the dangerous pain medication Celebrex to kids.
In a special alert in April of 2005, the FDA warned doctors and consumers that, “Celebrex has been linked to an increased risk of serious cardiovascular (CV) [...]