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Medical Product Safety Alerts
Apr 23, 08 Clinical UpdatesFor patients who underwent angioplasty to open narrowed coronary arteries, the use of stents releasing the drug everolimus reduced the… »
Apr 22, 08 Clinical UpdatesTuberculosis (TB) has long been one of the world’s great killers. Now, forms of drug-resistant TB--multidrug (MDR) and extensively drug-resistant… »
Merck Caught in Massive Scientific Fraud as In-House Authors were Disguised as Independent Scientist
Apr 19, 08 Drug NewsDrug giant Merck has been caught red-handed in a scheme to deceive the FDA and the public over the integrity… »
Apr 17, 08 Clinical Updates Medical Product Safety AlertsA cheaper, generic version of GlaxoSmithKline Plc’s Wellbutrin XL antidepressant is just as safe and effective, despite complaints from some… »
Apr 17, 08 FDA ApprovalsThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved a combination migraine drug from GlaxoSmithKline Plc and Pozen Inc, the companies… »
Apr 17, 08 Clinical UpdatesVitamin supplements taken by millions of people in the hope of extending their lives may actually increase the risk of… »
Apr 17, 08 Clinical Updates FDA warningsBiogen Idec and its partner Elan Corp said on Tuesday no new cases of a potentially deadly brain infection… »
Apr 17, 08 Clinical UpdatesNew clinical data showed some cancer patients with recurrent lymphoma benefited from an experimental drug called AME-133v, said a researcher… »
Apr 16, 08 FDA warningsThe contamination of Baxter International Inc’s recalled blood thinner heparin likely was done for economic reasons, the head of the… »
Apr 16, 08 Clinical UpdatesIn a study of heroin-dependent patients, hospitalizations due to opioid use decreased significantly following treatment with a naltrexone implant, while… »
Apr 16, 08 Medical Product Safety AlertsThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration does not have the funding it needs to adequately protect the nation’s increasingly global… »
Apr 16, 08 Clinical UpdatesAs promising cancer therapies and drugs emerge, researchers strive to find ways to deliver them to patients with minimal side… »
Apr 16, 08 Clinical UpdatesPeople with Alzheimer’s disease who take vitamin E appear to live longer than those who don’t take vitamin E, according… »
Apr 16, 08 Clinical UpdatesCompared to older drugs for Parkinson disease, a newer class of medications called dopamine agonists might be better at preventing… »
Apr 16, 08 Clinical UpdatesMany physicians prescribe antiepileptic medications to patients with brain tumors, even to those with no seizure history. Now, a new… »
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