Medical Research

The Food and Drug Administration's approval process is complex and can take many years. There are several steps involved, including a preclinical testing trial phase followed by three phases of...

Drugs, both prescription and over the counter (OTC), are substances used to manage disease from the early stages of diagnosis through treatment and extending to sickness prevention. Not all drugs,...

Parabens are chemical preservatives. They are widely used by the cosmetics industry to protect their products against contamination by micro-organisms. There have been recent concerns that some...

In 1992 the FDA banned the use of silicone breast implants. The only exception was for use of breast reconstruction after a mastectomy and for those in a clinical trial designed for silicone...

The drug development process is a lengthy one that can take up to 12 years to complete. Pre-clinical studies are performed at the start of the process, both in vitro (not on a living organism) and...

Hydroxycut is a popular weight-loss supplement manufactured by Iovate Health Sciences. Approximately 1 million units of Hydroxycut are sold every year through stores and direct television sales....

The drug Diprivan or Propofol has been in the news lately as a prescription drug Michael Jackson may have taken. If you are interested in prescription drug research and learning about this...

Fen-Phen was a popular weight-loss drug for severely obese patients in the 1990s, until it became responsible for many deaths. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) requested the immediate recall...

Take a look in the average American's medicine cabinet, and most likely you will find a medley of medicines for symptoms ranging from a stuffy nose to upset stomach, and everything in between. But...

Sponsors conducting clinical trials or medical research using human subjects are required to report unexpected adverse experiences to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). How and when you...