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		<title>Dialysis, Kidney Transplant Patients Face Higher Risk of  NSF from Gadolinium Agents</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13980</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:04:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A study  of patients exposed to gadolinium contrast dyes at the Mayo Clinic has revealed that hemodialysis patients had a  77-fold higher risk of developing nephrogenic systemic fibrosis (NSF), while kidney transplant patients had a 69-fold higher risk of the disease.  The NSF study was published in the October issue of the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>FDA Warns Web Sites Selling Unapproved Drugs</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13976</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:16:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The U.S. Food &#038; Drug Administration (FDA) just issued 22 warning letters to Web site operators as part of its International Internet Week of Action (IIWA), a coordinated, weeklong, international effort intended to curb illegal actions involving medical products.
The FDA’s Office of Criminal Investigations (OCI), in conjunction with the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Vicks Sinex Nasal Spray Recalled Over Bacterial Contamination</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13968</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:27:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Vicks Sinex nasal spray is being recalled in three countries because of potential bacterial contamination.   According to a recall notice issued by Proctor &#038; Gamble, the recall includes three lots of Vicks Sinex nasal spray sold in the United States, United Kingdom and Germany.  The bacteria, B. cepacia, has been found in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>OptiMARK Gadolinium Contrast Agent Label Changed Over NSF Risk</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13949</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:44:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Gadolinium]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pharmaceuticals]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The maker of OptiMARK gadolinium contrast agent is modifying the product&#8217;s label to contraindicate its use in patients with severe kidney impairment because of  its association with nephrogenic systemic fibrosis (NSF).  Mallinckrodt Inc., a Covidien company, has submitted this label change to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and says it is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;Rockhard Weekend&#8221; Dietary Supplements Recalled</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13945</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 19:40:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[RockHard Laboratories is conducting a voluntary nationwide recall of specific lots of its dietary supplement sold under the name RockHard Weekend (RHW), the U.S. Food &#038; Drug Administration (FDA) just announced.
RockHard Laboratories is conducting the recall after being informed by the FDA that voluntary lab analysis found that RHW, specific to the affected lot numbers, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Magnevist, Omniscan and OptiMARK Have Highest Risk of NSF, FDA Says</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13943</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 19:12:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Gadolinium]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pharmaceuticals]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Three gadolinium contrast dyes &#8211; Bayer Healthcare&#8217;s Magnevist, GE Healthcare&#8217;s Omniscan,  and Covidien &#8217;s  OptiMARK -carry a higher risk of nephrogenic systemic fibrosis (NSF) than other agents on the market, according to the U.S. Food &#038; Drug Administration (FDA).  Though the agency&#8217;s drug safety unit said the risk associated with the gadolinium [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Gardasil No Longer Requirement For Immigrants</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13941</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 18:30:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Gardasil or other HPV vaccination will no longer be a requirement for immigrant girls and women seeking a green card, according to the Associated Press (AP). Currently, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) requires that all immigrants filing for a green card must receive a variety of shots; the HPV vaccine is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Plavix Users Warned Not to Take Prilosec, Nexium</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13930</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:40:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Prilosec and Nexium reduce the anti-clotting effects of Plavix, according to a Public Health Advisory issued by the U.S. Food &#038; Drug Administration (FDA).  As a result, patients at risk for heart attacks or strokes who use Plavix to prevent blood clots will not get the full effect of this medicine if they are [...]]]></description>
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		<title>FDA Says Shire, Eisai Drug Promotions Misleading</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13926</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 20:37:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[News media are reporting that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued warning letters to Shire PLC and Eisai Co Ltd about drug promotions for Dacogen and Fosrenol. The warning letters state that the Dacogen (Eisai) and Fosrenol (Shire) promotions understate the risk and overstate the benefits of the medications.
The FDA said that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pai You Guo Weight Loss Supplement Recalled</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13905</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 20:37:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) informed GMP Herbal Products, Inc. that its weight loss dietary supplement, sold and marketed as Pai You Guo, contains undeclared ingredients.
An FDA lab analyses of dietary supplements distributed by GMP Herbal Products found them to contain two undeclared ingredients:
Undeclared sibutramine, an FDA-approved drug used as an appetite suppressant [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Vytorin, Zetia Disappoint Again</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13903</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 20:15:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Vytorin and Zetia, Merck &#038; Co.&#8217;s anti-cholesterol medications, are coming under fire again.  A new study has found that a much older &#8211; and cheaper &#8211; drug reduced artery plaque much better in eight months than ezetimibe, the active ingredient in both Vytorin and Zetia.
According to USA Today, this latest study was  released [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Genzyme Drugs Found To Be Tainted With Steel Fragments, Other Foreign Matter</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13899</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 17:33:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The U.S. Food and Drug Administration and Genzyme Corporation are advising endocrinological and genetics medicine healthcare professionals that Genzyme products marketed as Cerezyme, Fabrayzme, Myozyme, Aldurazyme, and Thyrogen are potentially tainted with foreign particles. The medications are used to treat rare, serious, and life-threatening diseases.
The foreign particles include stainless steel fragments, non-latex rubber from the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Reports Of Cartilage Damage Associated With Local Anesthetics, Pain Pumps</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13895</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 16:52:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Orthopedic and anesthesia healthcare professionals and hospital risk managers are being advised by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) of 35 reports of chondrolysis—cartilage necrosis and destruction—in patients given continuous, intra-articular infusions of local anesthetics with elastomeric pain pumps used to control pain after joint surgery.  The anesthetics in question are marketed under [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Acetaminophen Linked To Asthma, Wheezing Risk</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13880</link>
		<comments>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13880#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 18:36:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Acetaminophen, the active ingredient in Tylenol, is again being linked to increased health risks, this time to increased asthma risks in adults and children, said Reuters Health. The analysis involved 19 studies and was detailed in the journal CHEST.
Lead study author, Dr. J. Mark FitzGerald of the Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute in British Columbia, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pfizer Influenced Neurontin Studies</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13859</link>
		<comments>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13859#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 18:40:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It has been known that Neurontin is associated with a significant—80 percent, accoring to a prior LA Times report—increase in suicidal ideation and actions. Now, Reuters, is reporting that internal Pfizer Inc. documents point to the drug maker having “altered or omitted unfavorable study findings to expand its epilepsy drug, Neurontin&#8217;s, market,” citing U.S. researchers [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Illness Reported After H1N1 Vaccine</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13857</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 18:00:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Health Concerns]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Less than 24 hours after being inoculated against the H1N1 Swine Flu, a young Virginia boy has come down with the dangerous, often debilitating Guillain-Barre syndrome, MSNBC is reporting.
Jordan McFarland (14), is wheelchair-bound and developed severe headaches, spasms, and leg weakness, said MSNBC, and is expected to need to use a walker for up to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Yaz, Yaz Litigation Progresses, Plaintiffs&#8217; Steering Committee Named</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13854</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 15:50:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Legal News]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[There is progress to report in the Yaz and Yasmin multidistrict litigation (MDL No. 2100) currently underway in U.S.  District Court for the Southern District of Illinois.  Judge David Herndon, who is overseeing the Yaz and Yasmin MDL, has appointed members to the Plaintiffs&#8217; Steering Committee.  One of those appointed by Judge [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hospira Propofol, Liposyn Recalled Over Particulate Matter</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13837</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:23:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hospira, Inc., a global specialty pharmaceutical and medication delivery company, is voluntarily recalling 85 lots of Liposyn™ II 10%, Liposyn II 20%, Liposyn III 10%, Liposyn III 20%, Liposyn III 30%, as well as 73 lots of Propofol Injectable Emulsion 1% products that begin with lot numbers 79 and 80. The recall has been implemented, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Psych Meds While Pregnant Triples Risk Of Early Birth</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13797</link>
		<comments>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13797#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 19:41:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last month we wrote that women who take antidepressants known as selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRI) during pregnancy may be more likely to experience premature birth than other women. Science Daily is now reporting that the likelihood of premature child delivery triples in pregnant women with a history of depression and who take certain psychiatric [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Yaz, Yasmin Lawsuits in New Jersey Could be Deemed Mass Tort</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13790</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:08:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This year, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) mandated Bayer—maker of the birth control pill, Yaz—to run a correction to its Yaz marketing that cost some $20-million. Bayer must also submit its ads to the agency for approval resulting from a legal settlement obtained by some state attorneys general and the agency.
Now, Yaz and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dutch Ban Prevnar After Infant Death</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13765</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:30:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Following the deaths of three babies within a two-week period, authorities in Holland have banned a batch of Prevenar, also known as Prevnar, reported Reuters. The babies all died within two weeks of receiving the vaccination.
&#8220;On average about five to 10 deaths are reported annually after babies get vaccines,&#8221; said a spokeswoman for the Dutch [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Stiff Nights Contains Dangerous, Undeclared Ingredients</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13756</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 19:00:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is warning consumers that Stiff Nights, a product marketed as a dietary supplement for sexual enhancement, contains an ingredient that can dangerously lower blood pressure and is illegal. Stiff Nights contains sulfoaildenafil, a chemical similar to sildenafil, the active ingredient in Viagra.
Following a consumer complaint, the FDA determined [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Nursing Home Pharmacy Settles Kickback Charges</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13739</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 13:05:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Drug giant Johnson &#038; Johnson (J&#038;J) continues to make news with a Justice Department investigation into accusations of Medicaid Fraud, announced Business Week. The Justice Department recently settled with Omnicare over kickback allegations to the tune of $112 million.
The massive settlement concerned kickbacks involving the United States’ biggest nursing home pharmacy, Omnicare and generic drug [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Recall of Injectable Painkiller Expanded by American Regent</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13716</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 14:55:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[American Regent is recalling more Ketorolac Tromethamine Injection.  The company is now expanding its recall of the injectable painkiller to include all lots of Ketorolac Tromethamine Injection, USP 15 mg/mL; 1mL Single Dose Vials; NDC# 0517-0601-25.
According to the Food &#038; Drug Administration (FDA), this recall is in addition to the voluntary recall initiated on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bodybuilding.com Recalls Supplements Over Steroid Concerns</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13713</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 14:37:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bodybuilding.com has issued a nationwide recall for 65 dietary supplement products.  All of the recalled supplements were sold through the Bodybuilding.com Web site.  According to a notice on the Food &#038; Drug Administration (FDA) website, the agency believes the recalled products contain ingredients that are steroids.
A list of the recalled dietary supplements can [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Drug Makers Fail To Disclose Event Sponsorship</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13705</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 21:59:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We’ve long been saying so, and the issue has made headlines many times in recent months; now PLoS Medicine is writing that ties between Big Pharma and health professionals—are not sufficiently broad, reports Science Daily. In this case, the issue concerns Australian reporting standards; however, the problem has been noted in a variety of global [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Some Common Antibiotics Linked To Birth Defects</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13697</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 18:08:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A large study on the effects of antibiotics used during pregnancy and birth defects has been released. The Associated Press (AP) reported that the emerging study—the first of its kind to review the use of antibiotics during pregnancy—found a link between mediations for urinary tract infections and birth defects. The study appears in this month’s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Byetta Patients Report Kidney Problems,  Label Revised</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13693</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 14:20:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The labeling for Byetta, a drug used to treat type 2 diabetes, has been revised to include new safety information about possible kidney function problems, including kidney failure.
Byetta was approved by the Food &#038; Drug Administration (FDA) in 2005 to help type 2 diabetics better control blood sugar when other drugs were not adequate. The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>FDA Warns on Vicks Nyquil, Dayquil Marketing</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13672</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 16:03:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Early last month, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a warning to the Procter &#038; Gamble Company regarding how the drug maker marketed some of its Vick’s brand cold medications. The letter was immediately retracted, with the FDA saying there was a computer problem that inappropriately released the letter.
Now, reports the Associated Press [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Liquid Glucose Hexokinase Reagent Recalled Due to Test Failures</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 15:42:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Pointe Scientific, Inc. has issued a recall of its Liquid Glucose Hexokinase Reagent due to test failures, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
Pointe Scientific, Inc, located in Canton, Michigan is initiating a nationwide recall of all size kits of Liquid Glucose Hexokinase Reagent catalog number G7517.  The reagents have been found [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Gardasil Researcher Questions Safety, Effectiveness of HPV Vaccines</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13628</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 13:36:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A medical researcher who played a role in the development of both Gardasil and Cervarix recently asserted that neither HPV vaccine would do much to reduce cervical cancer rates in the U.S. According to a report on chattahbox.com, Dr. Diane Harper also said the HPV vaccines should not be administered to girls under 15.
Gardasil  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Matrixx Says FDA Won&#8217;t Budge on Recalled Zicam Products</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13620</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 16:25:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It looks like federal health regulators aren&#8217;t backing down when it comes to recalled Zicam Nasal Cold Remedies.  According to a Reuters report, Matrixx Initiatives Inc., the maker of Zicam products, said the Food &#038; Drug Administration (FDA) is &#8220;unwilling to reverse its position regarding the warning letter&#8221; it issued over Zicam nasal remedies [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Atypical Antipsychotics Linked to Worrisome Weight Gains, Other Outcomes, in Children</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13604</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 13:20:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yet another study has linked significant weight gains in children to some antipsychotic medication. Forbes reported that an emerging study found that weight gains of 10-to-20 pounds were not unusual in children during their first three months on the medications like Zyprexa, Seroquel, Risperdal and Abilify. Also, cholesterol, triglyceride, and other metabolic “parameters” were elevated, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Nursing Homes Administer Psych Drugs For No Reason</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13600</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 20:13:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Chicago Tribune broke with an expose on how some powerful psychotropic medications are being administered to nursing home residents in Illinois without consent and without valid psychiatric diagnoses. Some of these elderly have suffered from a variety of adverse responses that include, said the Tribune, “tremors, dangerous lethargy, and a higher risk of harmful [...]]]></description>
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		<title>IBD Drugs May Raise Skin Cancer Risk</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13598</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 18:39:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Another class of medication appears to have some links to skin cancer, according to recent research. Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) patients are the latest who have experienced higher risks for developing skin cancer, WebMD Health News is reporting.
WebMD Health News noted that the study was presented at the American College of Gastroenterology&#8217;s annual meeting in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Drug Studies Often Play Down Adverse Events</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13593</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 17:08:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Although drug and medical clinical trials are necessary to rooting out potential problems and dangers with medicines and procedures, study authors are known to often minimize negative data on such trials. The LATimes wrote that, according to an emerging report, this is the case more often than not.
“The reporting of harm is as important as [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tysabri Getting More Scrutiny Over Brain Infection</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13578</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 17:19:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[European regulators are taking another look at Tysabri.  According to The Wall Street Journal, the European Medicines Agency&#8217;s Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) is concerned that Tysabri may have a higher rate of a rare brain infection called progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy, or PML, than previously disclosed.
According to the Journal, Tysabri is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Third Rituxan Patient Diagnosed with PML</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13571</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 15:58:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A third Rituxan patient has developed a serious and often fatal brain infection called progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML).   According to a statement posted on the Food &#038; Drug Administration (FDA) Web site, this is the first case of PML in a patient with rheumatoid arthritis  treated with Rituxan who has not previously [...]]]></description>
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		<title>FDA Slow To Act On Bad Doctors</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13548</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 17:51:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A recently released report has found that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) does not move as quickly as it could in banning health professionals from drug research roles who are known to have convicted crimes, the Wall Street Journal just reported.
In one of the cited cases, the agency took 11 years to debar [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mental Health Group Got Big Bucks From Drug Makers</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13533</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 17:02:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A congressional investigation has revealed that drug makers have been the biggest contributors to the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI).  According to The New York Times,  NAMI is one of the most influential treatment advocacy groups in country, but has long been criticized for its ties to the pharmaceutical industry.
We have long [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Drug Labels Omit Important Information</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13528</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 15:20:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Prescription drug labeling is making headlines today. The Baltimore Sun reports that medical professionals may not always be aware of prescription drug benefits and side effects because important information is often not present on medication labels, citing the New England Journal of Medicine. According to Reuters, labeling information can make a drug appear to be [...]]]></description>
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		<title>CDC Says Gardasil For Boys Should Be Optional</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13524</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 14:38:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday, the U.S. Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices voted against recommending routine Gardasil vaccination for boys. The voting does, however, allow physicians the option of recommending the vaccine for boys and men, said AJC/HealthDayNews. The Committee reports its findings to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
The drug was approved by the U.S. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mom Says Ortho Evra Killed Her Daughter</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13521</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 13:49:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Ortho Evra birth control patch is being blamed for the death of a young Boston woman.  According to a report in the Boston Globe, 17-year-old Adrianna Niedner died on September 28 of a pulmonary emboli.  Now her mother is questioning why Ortho Evra has been allowed to remain on the market for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New Super PoliGrip Insert Says Denture Cream Contains Zinc, Warns of Excessive Use</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13519</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 20:01:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Packages of Super PoliGrip now include an insert informing users that the popular denture cream contains zinc, and warning that using excessive amounts may cause health problems.  
Dozens of lawsuits have been filed against the makers of Super PoliGrip and other zinc-containing denture creams by people who claim they sustained neurological injuries from the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>American Regent Expands Recall of Injectable Pain Reliever</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13513</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 19:25:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[American Regent is expanding its recent recall of Ketorolac Tromethamine Injection USP 30 mg/mL.  Hospitals, surgi-centers, clinics and other healthcare facilities have been warned not to use any American Regent Ketorolac Tromethamine Injection, USP Injection 30 mg/mL for patient care and should immediately quarantine any product for return.
Ketorolac Tromethamine is an NSAID pain reliever [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Researchers Name Gardasil a Suspect in Two ALS Cases</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13488</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 15:52:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Gardasil may have played a role in two fatal cases of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig&#8217;s disease, according to researchers from the ALS Center at the University of California San Francisco Medical Center.  According to WebMD, the researchers looking into the cases can&#8217;t confirm a connection, but are hoping that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dexferrum Boxed Warning Modified for Anaphylactic-Type Reactions</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13411</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2009 17:38:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Boxed Warning for Dexferrum (iron dextran injection, UPS) has been updated to emphasize the warning about anaphylactic-type reactions that have occurred following parenteral administration.  According to the Food &#038; Drug Administration (FDA), some of these reactions have been fatal.
A &#8220;Dear Health Care Provider&#8221; letter issued by American Regent said the following recommendations were [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tylenol May Interfere With Vaccines</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13408</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2009 17:17:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A new study has revealed that acetaminophen, the active ingredient in Tylenol, could potentially hamper infants’ immune system responses to vaccinations, WebMDHealthNews reports.
Acetaminophen is, according to a prior Dow Jones report, the most “widely used drug in America,” and is found in OTC painkillers, fever reducers, and cough medications such as Excedrin, Tylenol, NyQuil, and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>FDA Decision to Treat Omniscan, Other Gadolinium Contrast Dyes Equally Questioned</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13404</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2009 14:09:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A ProPublica investigation has  found that a disproportionate number of Nephrogenic Systemic Fibrosis (NSF) cases have been associated with the use of General Electric&#8217;s (GE) Omniscan gadolinium contrast dye.  Yet, according to the investigation, published in Business Week, the Food &#038; Drug Administration (FDA) has refused to characterize Omniscan as more problematic than [...]]]></description>
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		<title>FDA Vick&#8217;s NyQuil, DayQuil Warning Letter Rescinded, Posted in Error</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13402</link>
		<comments>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13402#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2009 13:18:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On Wednesday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) posted a letter on its Website warning Procter &#038; Gamble (P&#038;G) about issues with ingredients in its NyQuil and DayQuil cold products marketed under the Vicks brand. The warning letter has since been removed and the FDA said it was posted in error and was not [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Avandia Linked to Heart Attacks, Liver Failure, Other Health Woes</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13377</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 19:37:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The diabetes drug Avandia has been linked  to so many health problems that some have questioned whether or not it should be on the market at all.
In November 2007, a warning detailing Avandia’s association with myocardial ischemia was added to the drug’s boxed warning. The warning followed an analysis of 42 clinical trails published [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Lawsuit Claims Execs Knew Vytorin Study Wouldn&#8217;t Be Favorable</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13364</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 17:04:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A lawsuit alleges that marketing executives at Schering-Plough, one of the makers of Vytorin, knew long before it was released that the ENHANCE study would not be favorable.
Vytorin is a combination of Zetia and the statin Zocor that is marketed jointly by Merck &#038; Co. and Schering-Plough. It has been under the microscope since the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Study Questions Safety Of Advair, Similar Drugs For COPD</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13355</link>
		<comments>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13355#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2009 20:02:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[For those people who are diagnosed with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, commonly known as COPD, taking both an inhaled steroid and a long-acting beta-2 agonist, might be less beneficial than effective, reports Reuters Health, citing emerging research. COPD is a progressive lung disease that causes breathing difficulties.
According to the research team, said Reuters, the two-drug [...]]]></description>
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		<title>First Paxil Birth Defects Trial A Loss for Glaxo</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13348</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2009 15:04:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[GlaxoSmithKline has lost the first Paxil birth defects lawsuit to go to trial, with a Pennsylvania state jury ordering the drug maker to pay $2.5 million to the family of a 3-year-old boy.  The child was born with heart defects, which his mother attributed to her use of Paxil while pregnant with him.
Paxil is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>FDA Moves To Stop Sales Of Unapproved Codeine</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13346</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2009 14:14:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) just announced that it warned four companies that they must stop marketing unapproved codeine sulfate tablets. These drugs are opioid analgesics, commonly called narcotics, and are widely used to treat pain.
These particular products have not received FDA approval and the agency has no evidence that they are safe [...]]]></description>
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		<title>HRT Study: Tenderness May Be Breast Cancer Warning Sign</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13335</link>
		<comments>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13335#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2009 17:32:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Issues surrounding hormone replacement therapy (HRT) are again making news. This time, reports Reuters, women who experience breast tenderness following HRT have a nearly two-fold risk of being diagnosed with breast cancer versus women on HRT, but without the tenderness, according to researchers.
&#8220;We report that an increase in breast tenderness, easily detected by physicians or [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pfizer Stops Enrolling Patients in Lung Cancer Trial</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13320</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2009 16:28:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Pfizer Inc. has stopped enrolling people in a trial for the experimental lung cancer drug, figitumumab, because of a higher number of adverse events, including deaths, among patients treated with the drug.  According to The Wall Street Journal, figitumumab was in a Phase III trial when enrollment was halted.
Figitumumab is known as a IGF-1R [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Relenza Death Linked to Improper Use</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13305</link>
		<comments>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13305#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2009 13:43:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The improper use of Relenza Inhalation Powder has been associated with the death of a patient.  According to an alert from the U.S. Food &#038; Drug Administration (FDA), the death occurred after Relenza Inhalation Powder was converted to a liquid and administered via mechanical ventilation.  Relenza is not intended to be reconstituted in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Gardasil For Boys May Not Be Cost-Effective</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13296</link>
		<comments>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13296#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2009 18:21:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Legal News]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Just as U.S. regulators are set to decide on approving Gardasil for boys and young men, a new study is questioning the cost-effectiveness of HPV vaccination for that group. The study appeared online today in The British Medical Journal.
According to a press release from Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH),  researchers there found that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hepatitis  B Vaccine with Thimerosal Linked to Developmental Delays in Animal Study</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13290</link>
		<comments>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13290#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2009 16:12:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The vaccination debate has been a long and controversial one with claims of adverse effects as a result of the mercury-based preservative, thimerosal, at the root of the issue. Now, CBS News is writing that a new study conducted with rhesus macaque monkeys and thimerosal-containing hepatitis B vaccination points to some noteworthy physical delays.
The study [...]]]></description>
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		<title>FDA Releases Quarterly List of Drugs Under Review</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13282</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2009 19:23:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[U.S. health regulators are currently probing possible safety issues of more than a dozen drugs.  The drugs currently under review include the cancer drug Sutent, gandolinium-based contrast agents used in MRIs, and Reclast, which is used treat post-menopausal osteoporosis.
The medications were included on a quarterly list released today by the Food &#038; Drug Administration [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Label Changes for Prescription Sleep Aids Announced in Canada</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13268</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2009 14:52:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Health Canada has announced label updates for several medications used in the short-term treatment of insomnia. The prescription sleep aids subject to the label revision include:  
    *     Dalmane, Som Pam (flurazepam)
    *     Mogadon, Nitrazadon (nitrazepam)
    * [...]]]></description>
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		<title>SSRI Antidepressants Linked to Early Birth</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13239</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2009 17:41:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Women who take antidepressants known as selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRI) during pregnancy may be more likely to experience  premature birth than other women, according to a new study.    The study, which was published in the  Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, also found that babies born to women taking [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Botox Maker Sues to Have Off-Label Marketing Rules Lifted</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13196</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2009 18:11:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Allergan Inc. is claiming that rules forbidding it from distributing information about the off-label use of Botox wrinkle treatment and other drugs are a violation of its First Amendment right to free speech.  According to The  Wall Street Journal, the drug maker has filed suit against the Food &#038; Drug Administration (FDA) over [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bayer Sued Over Vitamin Cancer Claims</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13191</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2009 17:08:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Pharmaceutical giant, Bayer, is in trouble, yet again. This time for making allegedly bogus claims about its Men’s One A Day multivitamins. The Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) is suing Bayer for claims that the selenium in the popular men’s vitamins could help reduce prostate cancer risks, said CSPINet.
In June, the CSPI [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Heparin Less Potent, FDA  Warns</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13187</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2009 13:54:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Heparin, which has been reformulated following last year&#8217;s contamination scandal, is not as potent as it once was.   The U.S. Food &#038; Drug Administration (FDA) is warning doctors that some patients may now require more of the drug.
In 2008, Baxter International recalled prefilled heparin vials after they were linked to serious, and sometimes [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ghostwriting Ban Included in Voluntary Guidelines From Drug Industry Group</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13181</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 19:24:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The drug industry group PhRMA has banned medical  ghostwriting.  According to The Wall Street Journal, the ban is part of new voluntary clinical trial guidelines that went into effect today. The guidelines were approved by PhRMA&#8217;s board, which includes officials from most of the big drug companies.  
As we’ve reported in the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Merck Loses Vioxx Appeal</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13175</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 16:55:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The New Jersey Supreme Court has thrown out a Merck &#038; Co. appeal of a $4.5 million Vioxx award.  According to a Business Week report, the dismissal ended the last unresolved Vioxx patient lawsuit.
Vioxx was approved for use in 1999, and quickly became a blockbuster for Merck, with annual sales of $2.5 billion. However, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Swine Flu Vaccine Worries Some</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13161</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 17:10:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Some patient advocates are concerned that the new swine flu vaccine may not be safe for everyone.   The worry that the vaccine has not been subjected to enough testing, and fear that there could be a repeat of the public health disaster that was spawned by the use of a vaccine for a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>FDA Delays Cervarix Decision, Glaxo Says British Death Not Behind Delay</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13157</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 15:05:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[U.S. regulators have postponed an approval decision on GlaxoSmithKline&#8217;s cervical cancer vaccine, Cervarix.  The Food &#038; Drug Administration&#8217;s (FDA) delay of the Cervarix decision came a day after news broke that a British girl had died only hours after receiving the vaccine.  According to the Associated Press, Glaxo said the death in Britain [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Class Of Diabetes Drugs That Includes Avandia Linked To Fracture Risk</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13153</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 14:03:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The risk of bone fracture in individuals taking thiazolidinediones  has again been suggested in another recent study. Science Daily just reported that research published this week in PLoS Medicine discussed the risk between the type 2 diabetes drugs  and bone fracture. Thiazolidinediones—known as TZDs—were introduced in the 1990s and include such popular medications [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Serious Drug Reactions Affect Half Million Kids</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13141</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2009 17:14:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[An emerging study, appearing in October’s Pediatrics, suggests that serious adverse drug reactions affect over 500,000 children each year, according to the Associated Press (AP). In many cases the children require hospitalization, said the AP
The AP pointed out that children under the age of five—about 43 percent—are most impacted and that penicillin and other prescription [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Yaz Faces Swiss Probe Following User&#8217;s Sudden Death</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13133</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2009 15:01:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Swiss health regulators are investigating Yaz following the &#8220;sudden&#8221; death of a young women who suffered a pulmonary emboli while taking the popular birth control pill.  
Yaz was approved in the U.S. in 2006.  It is a low-estrogen pill, and is made with a type of progestin called drospirenone.  As we’ve reported [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Vioxx Settlement Fund Will Pay 3,000+  Death Claims</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13126</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2009 20:19:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The $4.85 billion Vioxx settlement announced by Merck &#038; Co. in 2007 will include payments to the families of over 3,000 people who died of a heart attack or stroke while taking the now-withdrawn painkiller, according to a report on Bloomberg.com.
Vioxx was approved for use in 1999, and quickly became a blockbuster for Merck, with [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Greater Heart Failure Risk with Avandia, Study Finds</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13121</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2009 18:41:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Another study involving Avandia has found an increased risk of heart failure among patients taking the controversial diabetes drug.  The Canadian study was published this month in the  British Medical Journal.  
Avandia’s cardiovascular side effects first became the subject of concern in May 2007, when an analysis of 42 clinical trails published [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Exjade Under Review for Kidney Failure, Other Problems</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13119</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2009 17:25:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is reviewing adverse event information for Exjade from a database that tracks all patients prescribed Exjade, as well as a company-sponsored global safety database.  According to information obtained by the FDA, there may be a greater risk for adverse events such as kidney failure, gastrointestinal hemorrhage (potentially [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Avastin Study Patients Develop Congestive Heart  Failure, Enrollment Suspended</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13112</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2009 13:26:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Enrollment in an Avastin clinical trial has been halted after six patients developed clinical congestive heart failure.  According to a report in The Wall Street Journal, the trial protocol requires that enrollment stop if six or more cases of clinical congestive heart failure are seen in the first 200 patients.
Avastin was the first approved [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Yaz and Yasmin Legal Woes Mount for Bayer</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13105</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2009 03:17:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bayer Healthcare is facing a raft of  legal troubles over its popular birth control pills, Yaz and Yasmin.  According to The New York Times, at least 74 lawsuits have been filed by women who claim either Yaz or Yasmin caused health problems, including heart attacks, strokes and blood clots. 
Yasmin and Yaz are [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tamiflu Dosing Error Warning Issued by FDA</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13102</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2009 18:56:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The U.S. Food &#038; Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a Public Health Alert advising pharmacists and pediatrics healthcare professionals about potential dosing errors with Tamiflu (oseltamivir) for Oral Suspension.
The FDA stated that U.S. health care providers typically write prescriptions for liquid medicines in milliliters (mL) or teaspoons, while Tamiflu is dosed in milligrams (mg). The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Physicians&#8217; Group Calls for Changes at FDA</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13002</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2009 17:49:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The American College of Physicians has called for broader authority and increased funding for the U.S. Food &#038; Drug Administration (FDA).  According to a press release from the college, chronic underfunding and other problems have hindered the agency&#8217;s ability to regulate the safety and effectiveness of new and approved drugs.
“The FDA is critical in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pancreatitis Reported in Januvia, Janumet Patients</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/12926</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2009 16:39:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Januvia (sitagliptin) and Janumet (sitagliptin/metformin) have been associated with cases of acute pancreatitis, the Food &#038; Drug Administration (FDA) said today.  The agency said it is working with Merck &#038; Co. to update the drugs&#8217; labels to include information about the pancreatitis cases.
According to the FDA, there have been 88 cases of acute pancreatitis [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Another Study Links Antidepressants To Birth Defects</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/12924</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2009 15:35:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[More emerging research is  pointing to links between antidepressant use and a greater chance for a particular heart birth defect, writes WebMD.
A Danish study of over 400,00 children born from 1996 to 2003, found that the risk increased when expectant mothers either take more than one selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) or switch SSRIs [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Glaxo Changes Approach to Funding Medical Training Programs</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/12887</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2009 16:56:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[GlaxoSmithKline is changing the way it funds medical education.  According to a press release from the giant drug maker, starting in 2010 it will fund only independent medical education programs that are &#8220;clearly designed to close gaps in patient care, and that demonstrate support for the optimal performance of healthcare professionals.&#8221;  
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		<title>Tylenol Children and Infant Varieties Recalled Due to Bacterial Contamination</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/12869</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2009 13:38:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Product Recalls]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Children&#8217;s and Infants&#8217; Tylenol liquid medicines have been recalled because of possible bacterial contamination.  The recall involves more than 20 Children&#8217;s and Infants&#8217; Tylenol liquid varieties.
According to a &#8220;Dear Healthcare Professional&#8221; letter issued by McNeil Consumer Healthcare, the bacteria Burkholderia cepacia (B. cepacia) was detected in an &#8220;inactive ingredient&#8221; in products manufactured between April [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tysabri-PML Link Will Weigh on Biogen Stock, Report Says</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/12854</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2009 14:44:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tysabri troubles could continue to cause a drag on Biogen Idec stock, according to a Wall Street Journal report.  A recently released research note  from Barclays Capital indicated use of Tysabri is being tempered by worries over how many patients may develop progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy or PML, a sometimes fatal brain infection, the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Schools Not Getting Timely Notice Of Recalled Foods, Audit Says</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/12846</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2009 19:01:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Some 31 million children are at increased risk for food poisoning due to delays in tainted food products being removed from school cafeterias. USA Today, citing a federal audit it obtained, wrote that federal agencies supplying food for schoolchildren are not ensuring swift removal of tainted food from cafeterias. These actions increase the risk of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Gardasil Killed My Granddaughter, Florida Woman Claims</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/12843</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2009 18:31:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A Florida woman thinks the death of her 17-year-old granddaughter may have had something to do with Gardasil.  According to a report on firstcoastnews.com, Denise Melton insists that Jessie Ericzon had been in good health until she received the HPV vaccine.  
Gardasil prevents four strains of HPV, two of which cause 70 percent [...]]]></description>
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		<title>HRT May Up Lung Cancer Risk/</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/12841</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2009 18:01:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Since the massive Women’s Health Initiative (WHI) study was initiated in 1991, an array of adverse effects has been associated with hormone replacement therapy (HRT). Now, WebMD is reporting that HRT has been linked to an increased risk of women dying from lung cancer.
The study, based on information collected during the WHI looked at women [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ghostwriting Prevalent in Medical Journals, Study says</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/12819</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2009 17:07:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Nearly eight percent of all medical journal articles are the work of industry-paid ghostwriters, according to a study that recently appeared in the Journal of the American Medical Association.  The paper was presented this month at the sixth annual International Congress on Peer Review Congress and Biomedical Publication in Vancouver, Canada,
As we’ve reported in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Zicam Lawsuit Hearing Set for Thursday</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/12813</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2009 15:28:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Federal Zicam lawsuits could be consolidated in a Multidistrict Litigation (MDL).  A hearing before the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (JPML) will take place later this week.
Earlier this summer, the U.S. Food &#038; Drug Administration (FDA) said it had received 130 reports of anosmia—loss of sense of smell—in people who had used the product. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ex-Glaxo Exec Testifies at Paxil Trial</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/12810</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2009 14:32:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A former GlaxoSmithKline executive has testified that officials with the drug maker said  in 2001 that a birth defect in a fetus was probably linked to the mother&#8217;s use of Paxil, reported Bloomberg.com. Glaxo  is facing some 600 pending cases in which Glaxo is alleged to have known Paxil causes birth defects, yet [...]]]></description>
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		<title>25 Denture Cream Lawsuits Pending, More Filings Expected</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/12358</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2009 19:21:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[More than two dozen denture cream lawsuits from 11 states have been consolidated in a Multidistrict Litigation in Federal court in Miami, Florida. According to the Associated Press, the lawsuits allege that zinc in products like Poligrip and Fixodent caused plaintiffs to suffer a serious copper deficiency which in turn caused neurological problems.
As we&#8217;ve reported [...]]]></description>
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		<title>FDA Warning On Stolen Albuterol</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/12347</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2009 16:27:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[


 In another case of stolen medication, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a warning to consumers not to use stolen Albuterol Sulfate Inhalation Solution and Ipratropium Bromide Inhalation Solution.
The involved respiratory medications were purchased after September 8, 2009 and were manufactured by Dey L.P., a subsidiary of Mylan Inc. The medications [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Study Finds Yaz Ingredient Ups Blood Clot Risk</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/12340</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2009 13:29:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A new study has found that the type of progestin used in the Yaz birth control pill is associated with more blood clots than other forms of the hormone.   The study is published in the British Medical Journal (BMJ).

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		<title>FDA Says Latisse Website Misleading</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/12331</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2009 16:33:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The newly released, prescription eyelash thickener marketed by Allergan is not without its problems. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has deemed marketing materials touting Latisse as “misleading.”
The FDA asked Allergan to immediately stop using the materials, reported Reuters.
  
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		<title>Tysabri Safety Info Now Includes PML Cases</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2009 15:57:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Food &#038; Drug Administration (FDA) is updating Tysabri safety information to include cases of progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy or PML, a rare brain infection that some Tysabri patients have developed.  However, according to The Wall Street Journal, the agency is not making any changes to the Tysabri label.
In the U.S. Tysabri was taken off [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Judge Says Glaxo Must Turn Over Paxil Emails</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2009 14:30:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline Plc has been making news in recent days over issues with its blockbuster antidepressant medication Paxil and allegations the drug is linked to birth defects when taken by pregnant women. Worse, new claims are emerging of a cover-up in which Glaxo knew of the dangerous side effects, but buried the information.
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		<title>Bayer Gets FDA Warning Letter On German Plant</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2009 19:20:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Following an inspection in March that caused the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) concern regarding Bayer AG’s ability to test and monitor quality, a warning was issued to the pharmaceutical giant. Reuters wrote that the issue concerned testing at Bayer’s Bergkamen, Germany facility, citing an FDA letter.
The FDA letter addressed the quality of drug [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Protonix Ups Pneumonia Risks</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2009 16:50:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Protonix, the popular stomach-acid medication, has been linked to increased pneumonia risks. Science Daily explained that Protonix, when used to prevent stress ulcers in critically ill patients on ventilation, presents a three-fold increase for pneumonia, citing Wake Forest University School of Medicine research




Science Daily explained that in critically ill patients, hospital-acquired pneumonia is the number [...]]]></description>
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