07/02/2009 - Chantix and Zyban are both commonly prescribed drugs used to treat nicotine addiction in smokers hoping to quit the habit. Both drugs have proven to be successful in reducing nicotine cravings in addicted smokers, although serious side effects have been reported. More>>>

07/02/2009 - The old saying “knowledge is power” penned by English philosopher Francis Bacon is a motto doctors and dentists live by. The more they know about patients the better treatments they can provide. More>>>

07/02/2009 - Federal safety regulators have announced two large recalls of children's products, including one involving four million water toys, for serious safety hazards on the eve of the Fourth of July holiday weekend. More>>>

07/01/2009 - The FDA is notifying the public that the use of Chantix (varenicline) or Zyban (bupropion hydrochloride), two prescription medicines that are used as part of smoking cessation programs, has been associated with reports of changes in behavior such as hostility, agitation, depressed mood, and suicidal thoughts or actions. More>>>

07/01/2009 - According to the US Drug Watchdog, "we want to hear from any Zicam Nasal Gel or Zicam Nasal Swab user who has lost their sense of smell." The group says, "on June 16, 2009, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration advised consumers to stop using products marketed over-the-counter as cold remedies because they are associated with the loss of sense of smell (anosmia). More>>>

07/01/2009 - Patients who received a bioengineered protein during spinal fusion procedures to correct neck pain had far more complications than patients who did not get it, according to a study released Tuesday. More>>>

07/01/2009 - He was like millions of other consumers who sometimes take vitamins or echinacea, hoping to build up his immunity or ward off a cold. He figured alternative remedies were as safe as a spoonful of honey. But that notion washed away with one squirt of a homeopathic cold gel. More>>>

07/01/2009 - The recent removal of Zicam and Hydroxycut products from the market highlights an important aspect of herbal medications: sometimes you don’t know what you are paying for. Zicam was a popular zinc-based flu remedy taken off the market due to reports of users losing their sense of smell, sometimes permanently. Hydroxycut weight-loss products have been linked to serious liver damage, and were removed from store shelves in May. More>>>

07/01/2009 - Two weeks after receiving the “cervical cancer” vaccination Gardasil, 26-year-old Shannon from Melbourne remembers, “it became so difficult to breathe that I went straight to the emergency room. I was very frightened at this point. Two weeks before I had been fit and healthy, and by this stage I was limping around the house like a stroke victim, wheezing and worried I was suffocating.” More>>>

07/01/2009 - In Massachusetts, a four-year-old girl named Rebecca became the center of a murder investigation after being found dead from an overdose of a dangerous combination of drugs. Both her parents and psychiatrist are facing criminal prosecution and will stand trial later this year. More>>>

06/29/2009 - The drug maker, Roche, has pulled the acne drug Accutane off the market because of jury verdicts regarding bowel disease. The news comes as the drug's purported psychological effects are at the center of a defense argument in a local trial. More>>>

06/29/2009 - Every year, millions of Americans suffering from the common cold buy nonprescription remedies promising relief. Some have ended up with another health problem: loss of the ability to smell. More>>>

06/29/2009 - Just because a supplement is derived from a natural plant, like echinacea, does not always mean it’s good for you. The allure is undeniable. Stroll into a store, pluck a remedy branded “all-natural’’ from the shelf, and pay the price tattooed on the bottle. No insurance card, no prescription, no doctor appointment required. More>>>

06/29/2009 - Since the introduction of Gardasil HPV vaccine, the FDA has reported forty seven deaths. Gardasil was approved in 2007. Cervical cancer is caused by HPV (human papillomavirus) and is easily spread. Adverse events from Gardasil in 2008 totaled 6,273, and 147 were reported at “life threatening”. More>>>

06/29/2009 - MANILA, Philippines – If you have Hydroxycut weight-loss products in your house, you should stop using them and demand a refund from the store where you bought them. More>>>

06/27/2009 - Judicial Watch, the public interest group that investigates and prosecutes government corruption, announced today that it has obtained records from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) documenting 28 deaths in 2008 associated with Gardasil, the vaccination for human papillomavirus (HPV), up from 19 deaths in 2007. More>>>

06/27/2009 - Carol McDaniel blames her permanent loss of smell on the Zicam nasal spray, a cold remedy she thought would be safer than other medicines because it was sold as homeopathic. More>>>

06/27/2009 - Roche Holding AG, the world’s biggest maker of cancer drugs, is pulling its Accutane acne medicine from the U.S. market after juries awarded at least $33 million in damages to users who blamed the drug for bowel disease. More>>>

06/27/2009 - ST. LOUIS – A Madison County couple has sued the makers of the cold remedy Zicam, claiming that parent company Matrixx Initiatives continued selling Zicam after consumers complained that it robbed them of their sense of smell. More>>>

06/27/2009 - In a blow to the diabetes treatment franchise of a Deerfield drug maker, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has asked Takeda Pharmaceuticals North America Inc. to conduct an additional heart safety trial of its experimental drug alogliptin, the company said this afternoon. More>>>

06/27/2009 - A Hamilton family is questioning Health Canada’s approval of Botox after their daughter became so ill she could have died within days of being given the drug to treat cerebral palsy. More>>>

06/25/2009 - That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet—unless you’re one of the hundreds of people who say they lost their sense of smell after using intranasal Zicam cold remedies. More>>>

06/25/2009 - A latest study has revealed how a certain category of diabetes drugs can actually increase the risk of heart failure. The class of drugs under study were thiazolidinediones (TZDs). More>>>

06/25/2009 - Nearly 120 individual claims were filed today in Arizona Superior Court against Matrixx Initiatives, the Scottsdale, Ariz.-based manufacturer of Zicam Cold Remedy gels, a zinc nasal cold gel linked to a loss of smell and taste. More>>>

06/25/2009 - There are serious consequences to losing your sense of smell, but those aren't the things Frederick Schaffer really misses. He misses the smell outside Cinnabon when he's walking through the mall. And a really good cup of coffee. And his wife's perfume. And his kids' hair when they've just taken a bath. More>>>

06/24/2009 - This past May the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) moved to ban the diet product Hydroxycut after receiving 23 reports of serious health problems related to the product, including one death due to liver failure. More>>>

06/24/2009 - Former Wilco member Jay Bennett died of an overdose of a painkiller, the Champaign County coroner said Tuesday, and his office is investigating Bennett's death as an accident. More>>>

06/24/2009 - Medtronic disclosed on Tuesday that it had received a Justice Department subpoena seeking information about its ties with a company consultant, a former Army doctor accused of falsifying a favorable medical journal article about a Medtronic bone growth product called Infuse. More>>>

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