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Gardasil's Adverse Effects... by DiseaseProof Medical Doctor Merck marketedGardasilas a wonder drug, but more and more articles are blasting the HPV vaccine, like this one byMedscape’s Allison Gandey. She reports onGardasil’s foreboding side effects. Take a look:According to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), as of June 30, 2008, more than 9700 adverse events have been reported since the ... Read on »
Simvastatin + Amiodarone = Bad Combination by Alan T. Patient Expert New warning from USFDA on 080808: When simvastatin is used with amiodarone, the patient will be exposed to higher risk of getting rhabdomyolysis. Amiodarone is used to control a heart rhythm problem and simvastatin is used to lower cholesterol. Cordarone (amiodarone) tab 200mg Rhabdomyolysis: The breakdown of muscle fibers resulting in the re ... Read on »
First Comprehensive Paper on Statins’ Adverse Effects Released by Ed H. Doctor of Pharmacy A paper co-authored by Beatrice Golomb, MD, PhD, associate professor of medicine at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine and director of UC San Diego’s Statin Study group cites nearly 900 studies on the adverse effects of HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors (statins), a class of drugs widely used to treat high cholesterol.The r ... Read on »
Institute of Medicine Committee to Review Adverse Effects of Vaccines Meeting by Kim S. Patient Expert The third open session of the Committee to Review Adverse Effects of Vaccines (HERE) will be held Wednesday, August 26, 2009 in Room 100 of the Keck Center of the National Academies, located at 500 5th Street NW, Washington, DC.... Read on »
Does information therapy have any adverse effects ? by Dr. Aniruddha M. Medical Doctor I am a big believer in prescribing information - and I believe well-informed patients get better medical care. However, sometimes patients tell me that " a little knowledge can be dangerous "; and that they often prefer not reading about their problem, because "ignorance can be bliss" ! All cliches contain a grain of truth, and ... Read on »
First Meeting of New IOM Committee on Vaccines and Adverse Effects by Kim S. Patient Expert By Kelli Ann Davis On Monday, April 20th at 1:00 pm EST, the IOM Committee to Review Adverse Effects of Vaccines will hold its first meeting where representatives from Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) will discuss the official “Charge”... Read on »
First Meeting of New IOM Committee on Vaccines and Adverse Effects by Kim S. Patient Expert By Kelli Ann Davis Today, Monday, April 20th at 1:00 pm EST, the IOM Committee to Review Adverse Effects of Vaccines will hold its first meeting where representatives from Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) will discuss the official “Charge”... Read on »
Adverse effects of drugs are “neglected, restricted, distorted and silenced” by Dr. John B. Medical Doctor When someone takes a medicine, it is generally in the hope that it will do some good. However, whether it does or doesn’t is only half of the story: even the seemingly most innocuous of drugs can have adverse effects on health. In an editorial in the Archives of Internal Medicine, Dr John Ioannidis of [...] Read on »
Sex, TV, & Kids: The Adverse Effects of Adult Programming by Jennifer Lance Patient Expert A study of 754 kids shows that those who watched television with adult content may become sexually active earlier in adolescence.The research was done at Children’s Hospital Boston. They tracked kids from age 6 to 18, following what the children watched over the years. When the youngest kids (aged 6-8) watched adult-themed movies and TV, they ... Read on »
Meds Reduce Risk of Breast Cancer but Increase Risk of Adverse Effects by Marie L. Patient Expert Instead of taking drugs, it's probably easier, cheaper, and with beneficial side effect to clean up the diet, reduce toxins, etc. From Newswise: Newswise — Three drugs, including tamoxifen, reduce a woman’s chance of getting breast cancer, but each drug carries distinct potential harms of its own, according to a new report from HHS&rsq ... Read on »