Is your doctor listening to you or the drug companies when it comes to pinpointing the cause of your symptoms?

The L.A. Times today did a great story yesterday on the rising use of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) drugs and how an increase in marketing in the last few years may have contributed to this.

After hundreds of serious injuries and a handful deaths, the FDA warns parents not to give cough medicine to children under 2 years old.

Heartburn meds Nexium and Prilosec have been in the news lately because of the possibility they may increase risk of heart attack. While the jury's still out on this, it's fascinating look at the amount of money that's been poured into the marketing of these drugs.

News from Congressional Quarterly today..

Unless a miracle happens tonight or tomorrow, it looks like Congress is going to delay finalizing FDA reform legislation until they get back from summer recess in September.