Panel Urges Caution in Use Of Antibiotic Tied to Deaths
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The benefits of an antibiotic linked to rare reports of severe liver problems and several deaths outweigh its risks in treating pneumonia, but it should not be used for less serious bacterial infections such as bronchitis and sinusitis, federal health advisers said Friday.
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A new report reveals an alarming rise in fatal or debilitating prescription drug-related side effects and raises serious questions about basic medical safety practices.
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An expert panel will advise the Scottish government on safety following a rise in deaths on Scotland's roads.
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Several government and public health experts on Tuesday responded to an internal CDC investigation that determined a widely quoted agency study on obesity that was published in the Journal of the American Medical Association inflated the number of deaths
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Doctors have known for years that the  antibiotic erythromycin can, in rare cases, spark an abnormal  and sometimes fatal heartbeat. But combining it with several  common drugs may dramatically increase that risk, researchers  warned on Wednesday.
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LONDON - All children with HIV in developing countries should take a low-cost antibiotic because it could nearly halve the death rate, researchers say.
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Antibiotics are not justified in people with coughs and colds, sore throats or ear infections, say UK researchers.
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Germs found in dental plaque can make their way into the lungs and cause potentially fatal pneumonia in elderly nursing home patients, U.S. researchers reported on Tuesday.
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U.S. food and health regulators should set up a joint task force to study recent outbreaks of food poisoning and decide if better coordination is needed, several Democratic senators said on Tuesday.
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GAITHERSBURG, Maryland  - A U.S. advisory panel began hearing evidence on Thursday about potential risks of drug-coated stents, the tiny tubes used to prop open arteries in millions of heart patients.
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Giving HIV-positive children a common antibiotic could nearly halve the death rate, the UN says.
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NEW YORK  - An effort to change doctors' prescribing habits for antibiotics and to educate parents of small children about the proper use of antibiotics was only moderately successful at curbing antibiotic use, Boston researchers report.
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GAITHERSBURG, Maryland  - A U.S. advisory panel heard evidence on Thursday about risks of drug-coated stents, the tiny mesh tubes used to prop open arteries in millions of heart patients.
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A commission examining last year's botched lethal injection execution said Sunday it will recommend changes this week aimed at reducing errors in Florida's death row procedures.
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Patients going under the knife face a significant risk of becoming the victim of a medical error involving medication, according to a report being released today.
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Hospital practices are more to blame than how sick a person is for infections acquired by hospital patients, researchers reported on Monday, urging medical centers to do more to curb these infections.
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An independent investigation into deaths of patients linked to hospital bug clostridium difficile, is announced.