The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has just called for the toughest safety warning on two diabetes drugs, Avandia and Actos, whose health risks have now become a focus of Congressional concern. Avandia is manufactured by GlaxoSmith Kline and is the number one prescribed Type 2 diabetes medication in the world; Actos is manufactured by […]
Pregnant Mothers Taking Antidepressants May Risk Baby’s Health
In recent years, women have been advised to avoid medications during pregnancy and while breastfeeding their infants; yet, at the same time, some conditions pregnant women suffer such as hypertension (high blood pressure), asthma, epilepsy and depression require long-term and continued medication management. It appears as though pregnant women suffering from depression may be in […]
Recalled Contact Lens Solution Can Cause Blindness
A class action has commenced against Advanced Medical Optics, Inc. on behalf of users of the contact lens solution, Complete All-in-one MoisturePlus Solution, that was recalled in the United States and Canada after it has been linked to a rare but serious infection called Acanthamoeba Keratitis (AK). The claim alleges that Advanced Medical Optics knew […]
African-Americans Have Been Target Audience of Cardiac Risk Avandia
The Type 2 diabetes drug, Avandia, manufactured by GlaxoSmithKline, has recently come under fire for presenting serious cardiovascular risks in those taking the drug. After analysis of dozens of trials, it has been concluded that Avandia increases the risk of heart attack by 43% and cardiac-related death by 64%. GlaxoSmithKline is facing additional problems with […]
9/11 Attack Continues to Claim Lives
Just four months before the sixth anniversary of the World Trade Center attack in New York City on 9/11/01, the death toll of that fateful day has just climbed by one after New York officials announced the first reported death blamed on dust from the terrorist attack. Felicia Dunn-Jones of Staten Island, New York died […]
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