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Jun. 29, 06: New Bold Warning Added to Ketek (Topic: Ketek)
Sanofi-aventis said Thursday it has added a new bolded warning to the labeling of its antibiotic Ketek (telithromycin). read more »
Jun. 26, 06: Study correction shows early Vioxx risks (Topic: Vioxx)
A correction published Monday by a medical journal to a key study on withdrawn painkiller Vioxx reveals the risk of heart problems was elevated throughout the time people took the drug and did not de... read more »
Jun. 12, 06: Federal Trial Over Vioxx Begins Monday (Topic: Vioxx)
A federal trial over the now-defunct drug Vioxx begins Monday in New Orleans. The case involves a New Orleans man who suffered a heart attack after taking the drug. Merck, the maker of Vioxx, is choo... read more »
Jun. 9, 06: ACE inhibitors: New warning for pregnant women (Topic: ACE Inhibitors)
What happened? Women who have high blood pressure and are pregnant or considering pregnancy have a serious new warning when it comes to blood pressure medication. read more »
Jun. 9, 06: Lens solution the culprit in worldwide contact lens scare (Topic: ReNu with MoistureLoc)
SINGAPORE : Contact lens maker Bausch and Lomb has discovered that the cause behind the recent spate of fungal eye infections worldwide is the ReNu lens cleaning solution itself. read more »
Jun. 8, 06: FDA official urged halt to Ketek trial on kids: NYT (Topic: Ketek)
A U.S. health official last month called for French drugmaker Sanofi-Aventis to halt clinical trials of its antibiotic Ketek in children because the drug could be deadly, a newspaper reported on Thur... read more »
Jun. 8, 06: Would-be mothers are told to avoid ACE inhibitors (Topic: ACE Inhibitors)
Women who want to become pregnant should not take ACE inhibitors to control their high blood pressure, federal drug regulators say. read more »
Jun. 8, 06: New Risk in Blood Pressure Drugs (Topic: ACE Inhibitors)
A study links ACE inhibitors to birth defects when taken in the first trimester. read more »
Jun. 8, 06: Some hypertension drugs risky in early pregnancy (Topic: ACE Inhibitors)
A class of widely used blood pressure drugs once considered safe in the early stages of pregnancy can nearly triple the risk of birth defects, a study showed on Wednesday. read more »
Jun. 8, 06: Asthma Inhaler Type Could Boost Death Risk (Topic: Advair)
THURSDAY, June 8 (HealthDay News) -- Adding to the ongoing controversy over a popular class of asthma inhaler medications, a new data review suggests the drugs may be dangerous. read more »
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