Health Sep 29 How the Tylenol murders of 1982 changed the way we consume medication By Dr. Howard Markel
Health Jul 01 Watch FDA Panel Recommends Ban on Popular Painkillers A doctor assesses a new FDA panel recommendation for a ban on such popular painkillers as Vicodin, Percocet and other drugs containing acetaminophen.
Health Jul 01 FDA Panel Urges Restrictions on Acetaminophen A Food and Drug Administration panel on Tuesday called for greater restrictions on the widely used pain reliever acetaminophen -- even recommending banning some medications that contain it -- in a bid to prevent potentially harmful overdoses. By PBS NewsHour
Economy Jun 30 Watch Other News: Markets Slip on Consumer Confidence Data In other news, U.S. stocks fell after an unexpected decline in consumer confidence, and the F.D.A. may seek to ban certain common painkillers.
Health Oct 11 Drug Makers Pull Infant Cold Medicines Drug makers on Thursday voluntarily pulled several children's nonprescription cold medicines off the market less than two weeks after government regulators warned of possible health risks to infants. By PBS NewsHour