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• Avandia Trouble

  Allison Snoddy | July 20, 2007 10:12 AM | 0 CommentsGalveston Bay, TX

  The FDA now issues the strictest warning on Avandia due to heart risks. In the New England Journal of Medicine, and article was written discussing the safety issues regarding Avandia (Rosiglitazone).There was 40 clinical studies performed, and this extensive analysis raised concerns about the potential heart complications associated with Avandia. Avandia significantly increases risk of heart...

• What's Up With Paxil?

  Allison Snoddy | July 19, 2007 11:19 AM | 0 CommentsGalveston Bay, TX

  The FDA now advises pregnant women to merely switch from Paxil to another SSRI drug, such as Prozac or Zoloft. Did you take Paxil while you were pregnant? Did you know that by doing so your baby was at risk? Nearly a year ago, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and GlaxoSmithKline -- which make Paxil -- changed the warnings on the drug to include the results of the studies Obstetricians...

• The Kugel Mesh Patch

  Allison Snoddy | July 17, 2007 1:45 PM | 0 CommentsGalveston Bay, TX

  The Composix Kugel Mesh Patch was removed from the U.S. market on December 22, 2005. The Composix Kugel Mesh Patch is used for ventral or incisional hernias and is manufactured by Davol, Inc., a division of C.R. Bard. The device was recalled because the "memory recoil ring," which opens the patch after it has been inserted into the intra-abdominal space, can break.The plastic coil ring is...

• Avandia

  Allison Snoddy | July 17, 2007 1:44 PM | 0 CommentsGalveston Bay, TX

  After the surprising analysis that the drug Avandia caused possible heart attacks, reports of side effects to federal regulators tripled.Avandia is used to control blood sugar, helping more than 6 million people worldwide. These people are already at a higher risk for heart attacks, so news that Avandia might raise this risk even more by 43% is especially disturbing. If you or a loved one has...

• Paxil in the News

  Allison Snoddy | July 13, 2007 10:23 AM | 0 CommentsGalveston Bay, TX

  Did you know that Paxil has now been linked with suicide and violence in children and teenagers? The FDA issued a warning on Paxil in May of 2006 due to a study of 15,000 patients where 11 revealed suicidal attempts, all of which were taking Paxil for depression.Of the 11 people, 8 were aged 18-30 and now an estimated 17 million people worldwide have been treated with Paxil. The FDA eventually...

• Kugel Mesh Patch In The News

  Allison Snoddy | July 13, 2007 10:21 AM | 0 CommentsGalveston Bay, TX

  The Kugel Mesh Patch has been recalled due to serious and dangerous side effects such as: breakage of the coil ring, abdominal pain, bowl perforation, chronic enteric fistulas, unnatural connections/ tissue growth in between the bowls/ intestine and other organs as well as migration of the recoil ring.Now Davol, the manufacturer of the mesh, blames the doctors for the broken rings. However,...

• Avandia In The News

  Allison Snoddy | July 13, 2007 10:20 AM | 0 CommentsGalveston Bay, TX

  8 years ago Avandia, a drug used to treat type two diabetes, came onto the market and is now used by over six million people. Experts now caution all users of Avandia to talk to their doctors about whether or not they should be on the drug, and are warned not to quit the drug all together because some side effects might occur.According to a review published by the New England Journal of...

• Learn About Avandia

  Allison Snoddy | July 11, 2007 11:12 AM | 0 CommentsGalveston Bay, TX

  Avandia was first approved by the FDA (food and Drug Administration) in 1999 to treat type 2 diabetes or adult onset diabetes. For GlaxoSmithKline (the makers of Avandia), It became one of their most popular drugs. Avandia works by allowing the body to use insulin it produces to control the levels of blood sugar in the liver and prevent the serious and potentially fatal aspects of this condition...

• Kugel Mesh Patch..Whos To Blame?

  Allison Snoddy | July 09, 2007 10:49 AM | 0 CommentsGalveston Bay, TX

  The Kugel Mesh Patch has been recalled due to serious and dangerous side effects such as: breakage of the coil ring, abdominal pain, bowl perforation, chronic enteric fistulas, unnatural connections/ tissue growth in between the bowls/ intestine and other organs as well as migration of the recoil ring. Now Davol, the manufacturer of the mesh, blames the doctors for the broken rings. However,...

• Paxil Effects Younger Generation

  Allison Snoddy | July 09, 2007 10:42 AM | 0 CommentsGalveston Bay, TX

  Did you know that Paxil has now been linked with suicide and violence in children and teenagers? The FDA issued a warning on Paxil in May of 2006 due to a study of 15,000 patients where 11 revealed suicidal attempts, all of which were taking Paxil for depression. Of the 11 people, 8 were aged 18-30 and now an estimated 17 million people worldwide have been treated with Paxil. The FDA eventually...