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AP SCIENCE WRITER WASHINGTON -- A drug used by several thousand patients with Parkinson's disease is being pulled from the market because of reports of heart valve damage. The Food and Drug Administration said Thursday that pergolide, sold under the name Permax and also in generic versions, is being withdrawn at the agency's request. There are other drugs in the same class that can be substituted, Dr. Robert Temple of the FDA's office of drug evaluation said at a briefing. At least 14 patients have needed to have heart valves replaced, Temple said, adding he believes that is an underestimate....

Some Question Unusual Side Effects Of Dopamine Agonists (CBS) CHICAGO A new group of drugs called dopamine agonists are offering help to some people with Parkinson's disease and restless leg syndrome. But as CBS 2 Medical Editor Mary Ann Childers reports, complaints of unusual side effects have some questioning if this is a risky remedy. Barbara Hermansen suffered from chronic insomnia caused by restless leg syndrome until her doctor prescribed a drug called Permax. It helped her sleep like a baby, but she says five years later, it turned her life into a nightmare. "Gambling was always in my brain,"...