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Jan. 5, 07: Diet pills thrown for a loss (Topic: Diet Pills)
Eager to work off the holiday turkey and sugar cookies that have lodged in your hips and thighs? You might want to pass on the diet pills. The Federal Trade Commission said Thursday it was fining the ... read more »
Sep. 13, 06: Merck's New Painkiller May Have Same Risks as Vioxx (Update1) (Topic: Vioxx)
Sept. 13 (Bloomberg) -- Merck & Co.'s experimental painkiller, Arcoxia, may carry the same risk of heart attacks and strokes as Vioxx, according to an analysis of 23 studies comparing side effects of ... read more »
Sep. 13, 06: Merck's Vioxx Shown to Pose Heart and Kidney Risks (Topic: Vioxx)
Judith Levy submits: Excerpt from our One Page Annotated Wall Street Journal Summary : Merck's Vioxx Tied to New Threat; Heart Risks Start Early in Study Summary: Two studies published online yesterd... read more »
Sep. 12, 06: Vioxx?s Risks May Be More Than Others, Studies Find (Topic: Vioxx)
A paper published Tuesday suggests that Vioxx posed heart risks that a similar drug, Celebrex, does not. read more »
Sep. 12, 06: Studies unveil more Vioxx risk (Topic: Vioxx)
CHICAGO (Reuters) -- Two studies offer more evidence about the dangers of some painkillers, adding kidney problems to heart concerns already raised with the drug once sold as Vioxx, researchers said o... read more »
Sep. 12, 06: Vioxx Most Dangerous Cox-2 Drug: Studies (Topic: Vioxx)
TUESDAY, Sept. 12 (HealthDay News) -- Two studies suggest that the banned prescription painkiller Vioxx was more dangerous for users than its two cox-2 inhibitor rivals, Bextra, also withdrawn, and t... read more »
Aug. 22, 06: Accutane linked heart, liver woes (Topic: Accutane)
Accutane, the powerful acne drug already known to cause birth defects, seems to raise the risk for potential heart and liver problems more than doctors had expected, according to a new study. read more »
Aug. 21, 06: F.D.A. Strengthens Warnings on Stimulants (Topic: Adderall)
The warnings on stimulants like Ritalin caution against their use in adults or children with heart problems. read more »
Aug. 21, 06: New warnings on ADHD drugs (Topic: Adderall)
Several drugs to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder must include new warning information about the risk of heart problems and psychotic behavior, U.S. health officials said on Monday. read more »
Aug. 21, 06: Accutane Shows Strong Link to Higher Cholesterol (Topic: Accutane)
MONDAY, Aug. 21 (HealthDay News) -- About a third of patients who took the anti-acne drug Accutane developed elevated cholesterol levels, and over 40 percent showed raised levels of blood fats called... read more »
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