Prescription Drugs

Sharon, Ozzy Osbourne reunite at LGBT event

2013-05-21 18:15:00

Sharon and Ozzy Osbourne hit the red carpet together at a charity event over the weekend, and the reunion has many wondering whether the couple is officially back together. "The Talk's" Sharon Osbourne, who's been married to the rocker since 1982, split...

It's finals week: Do you know what your teen is taking to study so hard?

2013-05-21 16:18:00

By the end of high school, 12% of teens say they have taken a stimulant medication for reasons other than to treat attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). But parents, including many of those whose kids are taking ADHD drugs in a bid to boost...

Woman dies in car on 101 Freeway, apparently from an overdose

2013-05-19 23:36:00

Traffic was temporarily snarled Sunday on the 101 Freeway in Van Nuys after a woman stopped her car on the freeway, distraught that her companion had died in the passenger seat. About 8:50 a.m., a California Highway Patrol officer spotted a black...

Illinois Senate approves bill to legalize medical marijuana

2013-05-17 18:38:00

Illinois has come within a signature of becoming the 19th state to allow marijuana use for medical purposes. On Friday, the state Senate voted 35-21 to approve a medical marijuana measure, which now will head for Gov. Pat Quinn’s desk. The...

Convicted abortion doctor Kermit Gosnell is spared death penalty

2013-05-14 14:35:00

PHILADELPHIA — Kermit Gosnell, the abortion doctor convicted of killing three babies who were born alive in his grimy clinic, agreed Tuesday to give up his right to an appeal and now faces life in prison but will be spared a death sentence. The...

Drug spending falls for first time in 6 decades

2013-05-09 05:00:00

An explosion of cheap generic substitutes for widely used prescription drugs last year helped drive the first decline in pharmaceutical spending in the U.S. in nearly six decades. Drug makers often lament what they call the patent cliff, which is when...

Abortion doctor guilty of killing 3 babies said to be born alive

2013-05-13 12:47:00

PHILADELPHIA� — A Philadelphia abortion doctor was found guilty Monday of first-degree murder and could face execution in the deaths of three babies who authorities say were delivered alive and then killed with scissors at his grimy clinic, in a...

Many opt for high-deductible health plans despite risks

2013-05-05 00:00:00

Alice Marie Francis believes it's important to have health insurance, but finding a plan that fit her budget was no easy task. "Money is tight," says the 50-year-old Burbank mother of two, whose children are insured by their father's work-based policy....

Ja Rule leaves federal prison for home confinement

2013-05-07 15:40:00

Ja Rule took another step Tuesday toward life as a free man when he was released from a federal prison in upstate New York and headed home to begin home confinement for the balance of his sentence. The rapper, real name Jeffrey Atkins, was picked up...

Dietary supplement contained erectile dysfunction drug

2013-05-08 11:01:00

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has announced the recall of several dietary supplements that contain the undeclared drug tadalafil, which is used to treat erectile dysfunction. The products --�SexVoltz, Velextra, and Amerect -- were manufactured...

Michael Jackson had several drugs in his system when he died

2013-05-07 00:00:00

When he died, Michael Jackson had a cocktail of anti-depressant and mood drugs in his system as well as a level of the anesthetic propofol typical of a patient undergoing major surgery. The revelation came during testimony Monday in the lawsuit Jackson'...

Generic version of narcotic Opana still for sale despite concerns

2013-05-11 10:43:00

Federal regulators said Friday they would continue to allow sales of generic Opana, a narcotic painkiller similar to OxyContin, even though the pills are prone to abuse. Like OxyContin, Opana is an extended-release narcotic designed to offer pain...

Burbank Police Officer Joshua Kendrick takes prescription drugs from residents during the event on Saturday.

2013-04-27 00:00:00

Medications don't belong down the drain and the city of Glendale wants residents to know how to properly dispose of unwanted prescription drugs.

2013-04-26 18:47:00

U.S. Army Spc. Kyle Boswell, 19, of Maysville, Ky., in his room at Ft. Bliss. Last year, Pvt. John Jeffery stumbled into Boswell's room after overdosing on prescription medicine. Boswell drove him to the hospital.

2013-04-11 16:51:52