Doctors in West Virginia and elsewhere prescribe around 15 million patients the heartburn medication Zantac, and some people buy it without a prescription. Zantac contains a chemical called ranitidine, and it has been tied to cancer risks. Ranitidine has also been...

People in West Virginia deserve to know when a common medication has been pulled from the market. That's what happened recently with ranitidine, marketed under the brand name Zantac. Tests showed that Zantac didn't just block histamines to treat heartburn; this drug...