CardioGen-82 (Bracco Diagnostic, Inc) is literally the combination of a machine that manufactures a low half-life radioactive tracer, Rubidium-82 (half-life of 76 seconds) from its parent Strontium-82 (half-life of about four weeks) and the Rubidium-82 itself. The FDA terms the machine and the Rubidium-82 combination a “drug” labeled as CardioGen-82. […]
Author: Cal Warriner
CardioGen-82: Is it business as usual winning over Safety? Between February 17th and February 21st, 2011, two heart patients, one from Sarasota, Florida and the second from Nevada underwent nuclear PET (Positron Emission Tomography) scans to diagnose possible heart malfunctions. After having undergone CardioGen-82 PET scans, the two patients and […]
The evidence condemning Metal on Metal (MOM) implants continues to grow. In a recent announcement by the National Joint Registry for England and Wales (NJR), it was revealed that 30% of MOM implants manufactured by DePuy Orthopaedics, Inc., a division of Johnson & Johnson require removal and revision within six […]
In Big Pharma’s constant search for the magic pill, the one that promises relief or a cure for chronic debilitating disease, concerns about side effects, even potentially fatal ones are often dismissed as aberrations, anomalies or not clinically significant. For type 2 diabetics, the two latest magic pills that promised […]
If life weren’t difficult enough for depression sufferers, now there’s more to worry about. The FDA recently alerted psychiatrists and cardiologists that Celexa (Citalopram) has been linked to potentially fatal cardiac arrhythmias. Those taking doses more than 40mg. were at increased risk of developing Torsade de Pointes syndrome which can […]
As technology continues to make its way into our everyday lives, questions begin to arise about the safety of our new “toys.” I guess there will come a time when we are so saturated with new gimmicks that we will simply just hit the wall. At some point, there just […]
Yesterday, the FDA warned that the drug Diflucan (fluconazole) can result in rare and distinctive birth defects if taken during the first trimester of pregnancy. The FDA Safety Information and Adverse Event Reporting Program issued this safety alert to obstetricians, gynecologists, pharmacists, and infectious disease physicians, as well as the […]
Two very popular and enormously successful diabetes drugs have come under intense regulatory scrutiny over the past year. Avandia and Actos were developed and prescribed to treat type 2 diabetes. In people with type 2 diabetes the body does not make enough insulin, and the insulin that the body produces […]
The Florida Supreme Court declined to hear an appeal yesterday made by RJ Reynolds Tobacco Co. following a $28.3 million jury verdict in 2009. The court upheld the verdict in a one-page order, denied jurisdiction, and noted, “no motion for rehearing will be entertained by the Court.” RJ Reynolds had […]
Prescription drugs are not the solution to all of our health problems. In fact, they can be the cause of many of them. Many patients who are being prescribed bisphosphonates for the treatment and prevention of osteoporosis, such as Fosamax, Aredia, and Zometa, are unaware of the risk of long […]
