HealthDay - MONDAY, May 23 (HealthDay News) -- Older doctors are more likely to recommend lifestyle changes for patients with heart disease risk factors, while younger doctors are more likely to prescribe medications, a new study finds.

HealthDay - MONDAY, May 23 (HealthDay News) -- New research suggests that a certain class of drugs used to treat chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) boosts the risk that male patients will be unable to urinate.

AP - Federal officials said Monday they're taking a hard look at a new Indiana law that withholds some public funding for Planned Parenthood of Indiana, a development that could cost the state some of its Medicaid funding.

Reuters - Dentists were less willing to see kids who needed an emergency appointment if they were covered by Medicaid than if they had private insurance in a new study based in Cook County, Illinois.

HealthDay - FRIDAY, May 20 (HealthDay News) -- People who have psoriasis and hypertension are more likely to have more severe high blood pressure, requiring more medications to control it, a new study suggests.

LiveScience.com - The expansion of high-speed Internet connections to rural towns and inner city America has helped introduce more people than ever to the commerce and knowledge of the Information Age. However, a new study says that the widespread increase in access to high-speed Internet connections could also be directly connected to a growth in prescription drug abuse.

AP - The Food and Drug Administration said Friday it approved a new HIV drug from Johnson & Johnson for patients who have not been treated with other medications for the virus.

HealthDay - THURSDAY, May 19 (HealthDay News) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has announced that the controversial diabetes drug Avandia will no longer be sold at retail pharmacies beginning this November, due to the cardiovascular risks it poses to patients.

HealthDay - THURSDAY, May 19 (HealthDay News) -- When someone with type 2 diabetes needs a third medication to control blood sugar levels, the choice may come down to which drug has the least undesirable side effects, because the available medications all lower blood sugar in a similar manner.

Reuters - New York City began offering a new card on Wednesday that lets people buy prescription drugs at big discounts, a step that could potentially increase drug sales and ease strains on the city's public hospitals.

HealthDay - MONDAY, May 16 (HealthDay News) -- Children taking drugs to control attention deficit hyperactivity disorder appear to be at no greater risk for heart problems than kids not taking ADHD medications, a new study finds.

Reuters - Delaware became the 16th state on Friday to legalize marijuana for medical use after the governor signed the bill into law.

Reuters - Access to rogue online pharmacies may be driving a rapid increase in the abuse in the United States of prescription drugs like powerful painkillers Percocet and Oxycontin, a new study shows.

Time.com - Patients, pharmacists and manufacturers are reporting a serious shortage of medications to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) due to a hold in 2010 by the DEA on the drugs' main ingredients

AP - Treating HIV right away, before patients are too sick, dramatically lowers their chances of spreading the AIDS virus to a sexual partner, says a major international study that may convince more doctors to offer medication sooner.

HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, May 11 (HealthDay News) -- Retrieving about 15 eggs from a woman's ovaries in a single in vitro fertilization (IVF) cycle offers the best chance of achieving a live birth while avoiding complications from fertility medications, according to a new study.

Reuters - Patients on heart drugs are less likely to fill their prescriptions if they have to make more trips to a pharmacy or have multiple doctors prescribing them drugs, according to a new study.

Reuters - A small percentage of people account for a huge share of Medicaid healthcare program costs and U.S. officials on Wednesday announced a drive to save money while improving care for these patients.

AP - North America's first and only legal injection site is facing a court challenge from a government that sees it as a facilitator of drug abuse.