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Spina Bifida Risk in Newborn Associated with Painkiller Use

10/16/2013
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A new study suggests pregnant women stay far away from prescription painkillers such as Oxycontin, Percocet and Vicodin, especially early in their pregnancy. Published in Obstetrics Gynecology September and in print, October 2013, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) funded the study that confirmed what research to date […]

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Cognitive Decline Drugs May Do More Harm Than Good

10/14/2013
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When it comes to the mind-robbing disease of Alzheimers, there are very few medications that have been found able to slow its progression. There also appears to be few medications to effectively treat mild cognitive decline that is not related to Alzheimer’s. Cognitive enhancers are given to patients who are […]

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Government Shutdown Cripples CDC and Flu Fighting

10/10/2013
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Amid a government shutdown, the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) cannot do the job of watching the nation’s health. With two-thirds of the staff furloughed, about 13,000 employees worldwide, the CDC’s director, Dr. Thomas Frieden, says he is losing sleep. Without personnel, the agency is not on […]

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Use of Statins Linked to Cataract Risk

10/9/2013
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As we age, we are more likely to get cataracts, a cloudy lens in the eye that reduces our ability to see. Researchers from Dallas suspected the use of cholesterol-lowering drugs known as statins, was correlated with the development of cataracts. Results from a new study prove that assumption is […]

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States Push for FDA to Regulate E-Cigarettes

10/9/2013
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Because the dangers of electronic cigarettes are unknown, attorneys general from 40 states have called on the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to restrict the sale of electronic cigarettes to minors. Electronic cigarettes or e-cigarettes (e-cigs) are battery operated chambers that deliver a heated liquid formulation of nicotine from tobacco […]

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New Multidistrict Litigation Proceeding for Effexor

10/3/2013
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The Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (JPML) has just created a new MDL (multidistrict litigation) proceeding in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. This new MDL has been formed in order to centralize the various state court claims alleging that Effexor, the serotonin and norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor antidepressant causes birth defects […]

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Avastin Linked to High Blood Pressure

10/2/2013
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Researchers publishing in the August 27th issue of the online journal Clinical Drug Investigation, report that use of the cancer drug Avastin has been linked to high blood pressure and gastrointestinal bleeding. This is not the first bad news associated with Avastin. The drug was approved by the Food and […]

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Fentanyl Patches Ordered Relabeled After Child Deaths

10/1/2013
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They look like fun bandages or stickers – eye candy for little children. That’s why parents are being warned about how toxic fentanyl pain patches have been linked to accidental exposures resulting in several child fatalities. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will require manufacturers of the fentanyl pain patches to make […]

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FDA Steps Up Medical Device Monitoring, Finally

09/25/2013
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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) finally seems to be taking something other than a head-in-the-sand approach to monitoring medical devices after they are approved and in use by patients. The U.S. does not monitor medical devices after they go through the FDA’s approval process. Since most medical devices are […]

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