More older men get prostate radiation when doctors own the equipment

(Reuters Health) - Elderly men with prostate cancer are more likely to be treated with radiation when their doctors own radiation machines - even patients who may be too old to benefit from the treatment, a U.S. study suggests.

FDA approves Pfizer's leukemia drug

(Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Friday approved Pfizer Inc's drug, Mylotarg, for certain patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML).

EU regulator recommends pulling prolonged-release paracetamol

FRANKFURT (Reuters) - The European Union's healthcare regulator on Friday recommended pulling prolonged-release forms of the popular painkiller paracetamol off the market because cases of overdosing were too difficult to reverse.