Effective strategies for preventing prostate cancer may be clear in as little as five years, a new review of the research shows.

GlaxoSmithKline has launched a $150 million promotion campaign for its over-the-counter (OTC) weight loss drug, Alli. But not all media coverage is up-beat about what is a lower-dose version of Roche's prescription only drug, Xenical. Consumers might find themselves $50 poorer, with explosive diarrhea.

WASHINGTON - Patients who took a Sanofi-Aventis SA obesity drug in clinical trials were more likely to report suicidal thoughts or actions than others who got a placebo, US drug reviewers said in an analysis released on Monday.

This has been a renaissance year for the black gangster. HBO's The Wire has reached a critical tipping point, earning the fictional kingpins of the West Baltimore cocaine trade some long overdue middlebrow respect. Meanwhile, hip-hop's crime-fiction sub genre is peaking with a series of albums that dissect drug dealing in vivid detail.