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Levaquin lawsuits

by Kay Van Wey on 21. Nov, 2009 in Dangerous Drugs

The popular antibiotic Levaquin was approved by the FDA in 1996. However, in July 2008 the FDA warned consumers that Levaquin (adn other drugs in the fluoroquinolone class of antibiotics) put users at a heightened risk for developing tendonitis and tendon ruptures. The FDA ordered the drug’s manufacturer, Ortho-McNeil Pharmaceutical, Inc. (a subsidiary of Johnson [...]

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Yas/Yasmin birth control pills should be taken off the market

by Kay Van Wey on 15. Nov, 2009 in Dangerous Drugs

A study recently published in the British Medical Journal concluded that pills containing the hormones drospirenone or desogestrel may be dangerous. Yaz and Yasmin both contain 3 mg of drospirenone. These drugs, which are manufactured by Bayer are believed to pose a six fold increase in the risk of blood clots, which cause serious injuries [...]

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Appearance on Dan Rather Reports Tonight, October 27th 2009

by Kay Van Wey on 27. Oct, 2009 in Press

Please tune in for a special Dan Rather Reports episode tonight , Tuesday October 27th at 8:00 PM EST on HDNet . The episode will feature the growing national pill mill problem by profiling Ken and Esther Scarborough of Beaumont, Texas, whose 25-year-old son, Christopher, died an accidental death caused from combined drug toxicity on September 23, 2007. [...]

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The Epidemic of Prescription Drug Overdose Deaths

by Kay Van Wey on 15. Sep, 2009 in Prescription Drug Overdose

With the recent rash of celebrity overdose deaths, Americans are becoming increasingly aware of the prescription drug addiction epidemic which is ravaging this country and claiming the lives of her citizens. According to the CDC, The mortality rates from unintentional drug overdose (not including alcohol) have risen steadily since the early 1970s, and over the [...]

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