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• Kugel Mesh Info for YOU!

  Allison Snoddy | June 27, 2007 12:44 PM | 0 CommentsGalveston Bay, TX

  Kugel Mesh was developed to treat ventral hernias, which are caused by a stretching or thinning of scar tissue that forms after abdominal surgery. Due to numerous complaints of uncomfortable side effects such as persistent abdominal pain, tenderness near the implant site, fever, nausea and vomiting, the bard composite Kugel mesh patch products have been pulled from the market since...

• Paxil and Pregnancy

  Allison Snoddy | June 27, 2007 12:41 PM | 0 CommentsGalveston Bay, TX

  New studies show that women who are pregnant or who might become pregnant should not take the antidepressant Paxil due to birth defects. 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. The FDA now advises pregnant women to merely switch from Paxil to another SSRI...

• Avandia and You

  Allison Snoddy | June 27, 2007 12:37 PM | 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...

• The many effects of Paxil

  Allison Snoddy | June 26, 2007 4:10 PM | 0 CommentsGalveston Bay, TX

  Paxil is a prescription drug approved to treat depression, general anxiety disorder, social anxiety, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and post traumatic stress disorder. Although the FDA approved Paxil in 1993, there are many side effects that users should be aware of. Studies show that nearly twenty percent of all clinical trial patients in Paxil studies have had to discontinue treatment because...

• Saving Patients

  Robert Binstock | June 25, 2007 11:39 AM | 0 CommentsGalveston Bay, TX

  Patients should review the latest information to see if they have been implanted with the recalled device and seek medical attention right away if symptoms occur. Patients who have received one of the recalled hernia mesh patches may also qualify for medical monitoring and compensation from the manufacturer. Accurate testing of the Kugel Mesh Patch would have showed the defects of the device and...

• Avandia Dangerous, or Not?

  Robert Binstock | June 25, 2007 10:00 AM | 0 CommentsGalveston Bay, TX

  Because of possible increased heart attack in taking the drug Avandia, some doctors are now starting to take patients off the drug. Some doctors are taking patients off Avandia, but replacing it with another drug. GlaxoSmithKline indicates that there are more accurate, longer-term studies that show no significant increased risk. It is hard to take a chance on something like a heart attack...

• Avandia Reminder

  Robert Binstock | June 22, 2007 10:07 AM | 0 CommentsGalveston Bay, TX

  Prescribers of rosiglitazone (marketed by Avandia) were reminded by the Ministry of Health to not disregard the restrictions for use of the drug in patients with cardiovascular disease.Patients were advised to not stop taking rosiglitazone. Concerns over increased risk of myocardial infarction and cardiovascular death in patients with Type Two diabetes treated with Avandia is more imminent more...

• Avandia Maker Sued

  Robert Binstock | June 21, 2007 9:47 AM | 0 CommentsGalveston Bay, TX

  The widow and son of a Beaumont man are suing the maker of the popular diabetes drug Avandia, claiming it contributed to the man's death from a heart attack. This man died the same day a scientific analysis was published in the New England Journal of Medicine about more severe risks involved with taking Avandia, such as heart attacks and even death. He had been taking a form of Avandia called...

• Paxil Mixed with Depression

  Robert Binstock | June 20, 2007 12:47 PM | 4 CommentsGalveston Bay, TX

  Managing depression and bipolar disease is not easy to say the least. Researchers looked at whether there was a benefit to adding either Wellbutrin or Paxil for people who are already taking a mood stabilizer. The depression did not go away with the addition of an antidepressant. Manic-depression or bipolar illness is a mood disorder. The manic state comprises grandiosity, hyperactivity,...

• Drug Ads Must be Watched

  Robert Binstock | June 20, 2007 10:55 AM | 0 CommentsGalveston Bay, TX

  There is currently tons of money being spent on pharmaceutical drugs and most of it seems to be unnecessary. In 2000, pharmaceutical companies spent $2.5 billion on advertising, according to Mike Fillon in "Ephedra: Fact or Fiction." Dr. John Abramson, author of "Overdosed America," says that number increased to more than $3 billion in 2003. The FDA is said to not be able to protect consumers...