At the end of the nineteenth century, the U.S. hunger for narcotics and cocaine was so notorious that one leading public-health official declared, We are the drug-habit nation. (1) Today, Americans lustfully--if schizophrenically--consume huge quantities ...

AP - China's national drug regulator has revoked the license of the maker of an antibiotic blamed for at least six deaths and dozens of illnesses, the official news agency said Monday.

Reuters - A new attention deficit drug made by Shire Plc and New River Pharmaceuticals Inc. is "approvable" by U.S. regulators for children ages 6 to 12 pending a decision by drug enforcement authorities on the level of control it will be subject to, the ...