191 articles on "drug"

Vioxx Recall Lawsuits

Vioxx Recall Lawsuits by: T.Going The drug Vioxx is a COX-2 inhibitor designed by the company Merck Inc. It was ordered to be pulled from American and European markets on April 7th 2005 after it was discovered that there were potentially deadly ...

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"Orphan Drugs": Hope Where There Is Little or No Hope

Orphan drugs are medications developed to treat rare medical conditions that are often overlooked by pharmaceutical companies due to their small patient populations. These diseases typically affect fewer than 200,000 people in the United States, maki...

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Natural Arthritis Care for Your Dog

Natural Arthritis Care for Your Dog by: Brigitte Smith Rimadyl was hailed as a wonder arthritis treatment for pets when it came on the market in 1997. Over the next 3 years, due largely to an aggressive marketing campaign by the manufacturer, Pf...

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Drugs That Won’t Work (Dangerous Drugs-When Will It Stop?)

Drugs That Won’t Work (Dangerous Drugs-When Will It Stop?) by: Carla Ballatan Nowadays, it is indeed another risk we take whenever we obtain over-the-counter drugs and relievers. Most medicines are so much more unreliable rather than trustwort...

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How To Find A Drug Rehab In Florida?

How To Find A Drug Rehab In Florida? by: Jeff Lakie When you're in need, the quickest way is the best: if you put “drug rehab in Florida” in your search engine, the first page it finds will be the right one. There you'll find all t...

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Locating A Drug Rehab Center

Are you seeking drug rehab for yourself or for a friend or family member? Do you wish you could stop your addiction and get treatment? The fact that you are seeking help to get rid of your habit is a first step to get out of any addiction. Rehabilita...

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Caffeine -I Bet You Didn't Know This! Health and Nutrition!

What exactly is caffeine? It is a colorless, somewhat bitter substance that is found in coffee, tea, chocolate and cola. It is also in many over- the-counter medicines and in many diet/weight loss supplements. It is a stimulant and it is considered ...

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Using Drugs To Treat Bipolar Disorder In Children

It is very difficult to diagnose bipolar disorder in a child. In particular, this is true because there are no unequivocal physical signs that indicate bipolar disorder illness. There also is no specific test that your doctor can give to a child to ...

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Bush's Mental Health Program Endangers Children and Will Bankrupt Medicaid

The story in the news is that Bush is endorsing a mental health program that will target children in schools for mental health screenings. The commission claims that even though child mental health prescriptions have increased 500% from 1999-2003, th...

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What was done about the inadequate Vioxx warnings

For years leading up to its withdraw, the FDA had taken steps to force Merck and Pharmacia, the makers of these drugs, to disclose the risks associated with their products. Changes in medication labels have been made, along with orders to cease misl...

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