Participants in an oxycodone ring that was run from the car repair shop of a man dubbed "The King of Hudson" are going to federal prison. ...more

October 28, 2009

Can a tongue-in-cheek ad for a popular pain reliever backfire and turn into a huge headache for one of the most respected health product marketers? ...more

November 18, 2008

Reacting to widespread complaints on social networking sites, Motrin pulls an ad aimed at moms who "wear their babies." ...more

November 17, 2008

Tests on leading brands of bottled water turned up a variety of contaminants often found in tap water, according to a study released Wednesday by an environmental advocacy group. ...more

October 15, 2008

Just about every segment of the medical community is piling on the pharmaceutical industry these days, accusing drugmakers of deceiving the public, manipulating doctors and putting profits before patients. ...more

September 11, 2008

A 1999 Merck & Co. study of its since-withdrawn painkiller Vioxx, touted to participating doctors and patients as meant to show whether Vioxx caused fewer stomach problems than another drug, was primarily a stealth marketing strategy, researchers report. ...more

August 19, 2008

Suffering from excruciating spinal deterioration, Robby Garvin, 24, of South Carolina tried many painkillers before his doctor prescribed methadone in June 2006, just before Garvin and his friend Joey Sutton set off for a weekend at an amusement park. ...more

August 17, 2008

Four North Pinellas residents were arrested last week for allegedly obtaining controlled narcotics from area pharmacies by fraud. ...more

October 2, 2007