An unusual study at the Department of Surgery at Heidelberg University Hospital examined for the first time whether the incision technique used in major abdominal surgery had an effect on the results. Neither physician nor patient knew what kind of incision had been made.

Government experts say prescription drugs like Vicodin and Percocet that combine a popular painkiller with stronger narcotics should be eliminated because of their role in deadly overdoses. A Food and Drug Administration panel on Tuesday voted 20-17 that prescription drugs that combine acetaminophen with other painkilling ingredients should be pulled off the market.

VIRGINIA BEACH A Virginia Beach psychiatrist has agreed to an indefinite suspension of his medical license by the Virginia Board of Medicine, which accused him of inappropriately prescribing powerful narcotics to patients with chronic pain.

VIRGINIA BEACH A Virginia Beach psychiatrist has agreed to an indefinite suspension of his medical license by the Virginia Board of Medicine, which accused him of inappropriately prescribing powerful narcotics to patients with chronic pain.

Medical News USA / Canada: Conscious Sedation Consulting announces the development of a course to educate non-anesthesia physicians and nurses in the administration of propofol.

A federal advisory panel voted to recommend a ban on Percocet and Vicodin because of their effects on the liver.

Although no official determination about his death has been made, the case is shining new light on the widespread abuse of doctor-prescribed drugs.

The Food and Drug Administration is taking a closer look at one of the most common drugs found in over-the-counter pain relievers. Acetaminophen has long been used in pain medications, both prescription and on the shelves.

A Food and Drug Administration advisory panel made recommendations on Tuesday that drug companies should lower the dose of acetaminophen in their products. Every year, accidental overdose of the popular medication, which is best known in Tylenol, sends patients to the emergency room and in some cases into liver failure. Dr. Theodore Bania at St. Luke's Roosevelt Hospital says patients can ...

Government experts say the maximum dose listed for Tylenol and dozens of other painkillers should be reduced to help curb deadly overdoses.