A Focus on Violence by Returning G.I.’s - NYTimes.com (link)
For the past several years, as this Army installation in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains became a busy way station for soldiers cycling in and out of Iraq, the… 0

Dangerous drug combos pose risk for elderly | Reuters (link)
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Older adults in the United States are popping prescription pills, over-the-counter drugs and dietary supplements in record numbers, and in combinations that could be deadly, U.S. researchers… 0

Abuse of Prescription Drugs Rises Among Stressed Iraqi Soldiers - NYTimes.com (link)
The abuse of prescription drugs, widely available in Iraq on the black market and through private pharmacies, has significantly increased since 2003, doctors and other health specialists say, nourished by… 0

Wyeth’s Use of Medical Ghostwriters Questioned - NYTimes.com (link)
Wyeth, the pharmaceutical company, paid ghostwriters to produce medical journal articles favorable to its female hormone replacement therapy Prempro, according to Congressional letters seeking more information about the company’s involvement… 0

Pharmalot // Pharma Blog (link)
The common distinction between first- and second-generation antipsychotics has no scientific basis and should be dropped, according to a paper in The Lancet. A meta-analysis of 150 double-blind studies found… 0