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  • May 2008

    • Quit-Smoking Drug Linked to Heart Trouble, Dizziness

      newser  |  Wall Street Journal  |  May 22, 08 7:39 AM CDT

      Quit-Smoking Drug Linked to Heart Trouble, Dizziness

      Pfizer smoking-cessation drug Chantix has been linked to nearly a thousand serious incidents in the last quarter of 2007, the Wall Street Journal reports. A report from a drug safety group found that some users of the drug—already linked to depression and suicide—suffered heart trouble, diabetes, or accidents caused by dizziness and confusion. More »

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      FDA  • Pfizer  • pharmaceutical  • smoking cessation  • side effects  • drug safety  • medication  • Chantix

    • Study: Drug Ads Misleading. No, Really.

      newser  |  Time  |  May 18, 08 12:18 PM CDT

      Study: Drug Ads Misleading. No, Really.

      Drug ads are multiplying on TV, and manufacturers are starting to advertise medical equipment used in invasive procedures, so now might be a good time to wonder what the spots are telling us. Not as much as they should, Time reports. An independent researcher has found drug companies are using distractions, fast-talking, and tricks gleaned from neuroscience to downplay negative side-effects. More »

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      advertising  • FDA  • consumer  • prescription drugs  • drug companies  • side effects  • TV advertising

  • April 2008

    • LASIK Patients Urge Better Oversight

      newser  |  Reuters  |  Apr 25, 08 2:52 PM CDT

      LASIK Patients Urge Better Oversight

      Patients experiencing painful and sometimes debilitating side-effects of LASIK eye surgery urged regulators today to keep a closer watch on the procedure, Reuters reports. A surgeon speaking to an FDA panel—soliticing advice for possible warnings after receiving 140 complaints—did not discount the allegations but said “the great majority of our patients see as well or better” after the procedure. More »

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      FDA  • suicide  • depression  • patient  • side effects  • Lasik eye surgery  • opthalmologists

  • March 2008

    • 8 Worrying Drug Side Effects

      newser  |  Forbes  |  Mar 7, 08 7:14 PM CST

      8 Worrying Drug Side Effects

      Despite rigorous testing, some drugs have side effects that only rear their ugly heads when introduced to the general population. Forbes catalogs some of the weirdest: Anti-smoking drug Chantix can cause insomnia and nightmares. Diet drug Alli can have unforeseen gastrointestinal side-effects; these can be counteracted by eating a low-fat diet , of all things. Mirapex, prescribed for Parkinson's and restless-leg-syndrome patients, can lead to compulsive-eating and gambling urges. More »

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      list  • FDA  • blood pressure  • side effects  • drug safety  • Chantix  • drug trials  • Mirapex  • Ambien

  • February 2008

    • Deaths Spark FDA Review of Botox Safety

      newser  |  Reuters  |  Feb 8, 08 5:05 PM CST

      Deaths Spark FDA Review of Botox Safety

      The FDA is investigating the safety of Botox and a competing medication after learning that the drug might have caused death and breathing problems in children being treated for cerebral palsy, Reuters reports. That's not an approved use for the cosmetic drug; docs administer it because it can block nerve impulses and relax spasmodic muscles. No adult deaths were reported, according to the Wall Street Journal . More »

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      FDA  • drug companies  • drug test  • side effects  • Botox

  • January 2008

    • AIDS Patients Are Living Longer, but Getting Sicker

      newser  |  New York Times  |  Jan 6, 08 6:02 AM CST

      AIDS Patients Are Living Longer, but Getting Sicker

      Revolutionary drug cocktails mean AIDS sufferers are living much longer, but as they age they're suffering from medical problems that significantly lower the quality of those extended lives, the New York Times writes. AIDS survivors are struggling with illnesses usually associated with much older people, including cancers, kidney failure, lung problems and depression, doctors are finding. More »

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      health  • drugs  • AIDS  • longevity  • side effects

  • November 2007

    • FDA May Add Warnings to Flu Meds

      newser  |  Wall Street Journal  |  Nov 23, 07 4:12 PM CST

      FDA May Add Warnings to Flu Meds

      The FDA may change the labels of flu medications Tamiflu and Relenza to warn of serious side effects such as hallucinations, the Wall Street Journal reports. More than 700 so-called neuropsychiatric events—for example, children trying to "flee" by jumping through windows—and 16 deaths may be related to the drugs. Most reports come from Japan, where the drugs are most popular. More »

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      influenza  • side effects  • Tamiflu  • Roche Holding  • Relenza

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