Laser eye surgery has grown exponentially in recent years to where it is virtually a given when a patient has eye problems. This incredible surgery has given back sight to many people who otherwise would be relegated to contacts, glasses, or even partial blindness. Still, like with any surgery, laser eye surgery does have the potential for side effects. Some of these side effects are short lived, and some can be long term. Though the risk (more…)

In the staid world of drug research, this is about as scandalous as it gets.

The antipsychotic drug quetiapine, or Seroquel, is coming under fire. As MedPage Today reports, damning e-mails from the past are resurfacing, implicating the drug maker for “burying” studies linking the drug to weight gain and diabetes.

But here’s where it gets juicy.

AstraZeneca’s former US medical director has admitted prior sexual relationships (more…)

Many patients are fearful of taking prescription drugs.

And who can blame them? Drug advertisements prominently communicate a litany of side effects, and news reports routinely proclaim black box warnings and newly discovered complications.

Within this fog of negativity, patients have to realize the benefits of many medications, and this is what the WSJ points out (via the WSJ Health Blog).

Statins are the most obvious (more…)