But researchers point out that the overall risk for developing the cancer was still low, and they suggest that the benefits of the drug may outweigh the risks for IBD sufferers. Read Summary >
One reader of The People's Pharmacy says that the long-term use of the heartburn drug Reglan led her friend to develop tardive dyskinesia. Read Summary >
The antidepressant Elavil does not treat painful gastrointestinal problems in children, new research suggests, in a finding that contradicts previous studies that found the drug helped these symptoms in adults. Read Summary >
Five Democrats voted with all of the panel's Republicans in opposing the inclusion of the government-run option in the bill in what is expected to be the first of several battles in Congress over the public option. Read Summary >
The Swedish study found that the risk of death increased by 39 percent in patients with celiac disease and 35 percent with latent celiac disease. Read Summary >