What Are The Side Affects Of Simvastatin - Articles
Gardasil's Adverse Effects...
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DiseaseProof
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 ...
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Simvastatin + Amiodarone = Bad Combination
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Alan T.
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 ...
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First Comprehensive Paper on Statins’ Adverse Effects Released
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Ed H.
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 ...
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Does information therapy have any adverse effects ?
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Dr. Aniruddha M.
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 ...
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Sex, TV, & Kids: The Adverse Effects of Adult Programming
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Jennifer Lance
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 ...
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