Last month, the California Supreme Court agreed to review a class-action lawsuit over the drug Cipro.

The impact of efforts by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to notify the general public and health care providers about unanticipated risks from approved medications has been "varied and unpredictable," according to a systematic review of published studies about FDA warnings and alerts over the last 20 years.

Boxed warning says daily aspirin doses above 100 milligrams decrease effectiveness SILVER SPRING, Md., July 20, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The U.S.

Healthy, middle-aged smokers who take the most popular smoking cessation drug on the market have a 72 percent increased risk of being hospitalized with a heart attack or other serious heart problem.

Cites increased risk of cardiovascular events when used to treat chronic kidney disease SILVER SPRING, Md., June 24, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The U.S.