Painkillers

One-third of adults in the U.S. may be unwittingly taking prescription drugs linked to depression and suicide, according to a new study.

Increasingly strict drug regulations are creating a new health crisis outside the U.S.

More than 60 percent of NFL teams play in states where medical marijuana is legal.

Duterte had previously expressed interest in the alternative painkiller when mayor of Davao City.

Acetaminophen, the active agreement in Tylenol, poses a greater threat than ibuprofen, the main ingredient in Advil and Motrin.

The drugs stemming from the opium poppy have sparked wars, been used as a painkiller the world over and currently a prescription abuse epidemic in the U.S.

Prince was found dead in late April, aged 57.

Nurofen's manufacturer should be fined $6 million for misleading customers, according to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC).

Studying the way the toxins block nerve cells led scientists to a molecule that may be safe and effective enough to use as a drug.

The rising mortality rate of middle-age white Americans can be traced directly to the rise in prescription opioids.

The company sold pain-specific tablets that were identical to each other.

The federal regulatory agency says the narcotic painkiller is safe for the treatment of chronic pain in children as young as 11.

By biohacking yeast to produce opium, researchers hope to shut down poppy fields

Researchers have produced 20 medications using a new scientific technique