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Congress Releases Evidence Merck, Schering-Plough, Delayed Releasing Bad Vytorin Results – 2008 ( Bribery, Death, and Profits? )

Apr 8, 2008

Public Release: 31-Mar-2008 Congress: Vytorin Makers Held Bad News TRENTON, N.J. (AP) -- A congressional committee, investigating whether the makers of cholesterol drug Vytorin withheld data that would hurt…

Solving the drug price crisis – “in 50 years only hedge fund managers will be able to afford prescription drugs”

Mar 8, 2008

Public release date: 17-Mar-2008 The mounting U.S. drug price crisis can be contained and eventually reversed by separating drug discovery from drug marketing and by establishing a non-profit company to…

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Only two per cent of paediatric drug trials reported using independent safety monitoring

Mar 8, 2008

Public release date: 18-Mar-2008 Only two per cent of paediatric drug trials reported using independent safety monitoring committees that can help lead to the early detection of adverse drug…

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Study suggests new therapy for lung disease patients (Current Therapy Wrong)

Feb 7, 2008

Public release date: 7-Feb-2008 CHICAGO -- A new study by researchers at Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine may change current thinking about how best to treat patients in respiratory…

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Fake malaria drugs made in China; how the winter vomiting virus evolves ( 2008 )

Feb 7, 2008

Public release date: 11-Feb-2008 Study finds evidence of fake malaria drugs being manufactured in China A unique collaborative study between scientists, public health workers and police has led to…

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As depression symptoms improve with antidepressants, hopelessness can linger

Feb 7, 2008

Public release date: 18-Feb-2008 A sense of hopefulness does not improve as quickly as other symptoms ANN ARBOR, Mich. — People taking medication for depression typically see a lot…

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FDA ties pneumonia deaths to infant vaccine

Feb 7, 2008

Public release date: 18-Feb-2008 WASHINGTON - GlaxoSmithKline Plc's rotavirus vaccine is associated with increased pneumonia-related deaths and other adverse reactions, U.S. regulatory staff said in documents posted on Friday.…

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OTC cough medicine: Not worthwhile for children or adults?

Feb 7, 2008

Public release date: 22-Jan-2008 Over-the-counter medicine is commonly and casually used by millions of cold sufferers every year, but there is no good evidence for or against the effectiveness…

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Over-the-counter eardrops may cause hearing loss or damage

Feb 7, 2008

Public release date: 28-Jan-2008 The Montreal Children's Hospital of the MUHC recommends these products be used with extreme caution MONTREAL, Jan 28, 2008 — A new study,…

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Sex hormones unrelated to prostate cancer risk

Feb 7, 2008

Public release date: 29-Jan-2008 Sex hormones circulating in the blood do not appear to be associated with prostate cancer risk, according to data from 18 prior studies. The analysis…

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Babies excrete vaccine-mercury quicker than originally thought

Feb 7, 2008

Public release date: 30-Jan-2008 (An Extremely Flawed Study) February’s issue of Pediatrics offers another reason to rethink blaming the spike in autism diagnoses on thimerosal, a mercury-containing preservative…

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Why serotonin can cause depression and anxiety

Feb 7, 2008

Public release date: 1-Feb-2008 Mood disorders could be caused by a loss of our inherent, reflexive avoidance of aversive events, according to a study published in PLoS Computational…

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Editorialist: Scientific Journals Must Provide a Forum for New Discoveries Based on Clinical Observation

Jan 7, 2008

Public release date: 11-Jan-2008 Recalling some of the great discoveries from research in general practice, Ian McWhinney, M.D., suggests journals need to develop standards that provide space for novel…

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Popular osteoporosis drugs triple risk of bone necrosis

Jan 7, 2008

Public release date: 15-Jan-2008 A University of British Columbia and Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute study has found that a popular class of osteoporosis drugs nearly triples the risk of…

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Selective reporting of antidepressant trials exaggerates drug effectiveness

Jan 7, 2008

Public release date: 16-Jan-2008 PORTLAND, Ore. - Selective publication in reporting results of antidepressant trials exaggerates the effectiveness of the drugs, according to a report in the January 17…

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Value of drugs for pre-osteoporosis exaggerated – only a 0.9% reduction in absolute risk

Jan 7, 2008

Public release date: 17-Jan-2008 Drugs for pre-osteoporosis: Prevention or disease-mongering? A series of recent scientific publications have exaggerated the benefits and underplayed the harms of drugs to treat pre-osteoporosis…

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American women are more likely to choose overly aggressive treatments for breast cancer

Jan 6, 2008

Public release date: 8-Jan-2008 Despite a 1990 consensus recommendation from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) that lumpectomy plus radiation was the treatment of choice for early stage…

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Turkish health workers condone wife beating

Dec 6, 2007

Public release date: 12-Dec-2007 Domestic violence is an inherent problem in Turkey, and healthcare workers are doing little to combat the prevalence of wife beating, according to research published in…

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Complementary medicines training provides balance, not bias

Dec 5, 2007

Public release date: 3-Dec-2007 Complementary and alternative medicines (CAM) training for students in the health professions improves their ability to provide balanced, evidence-based advice to patients. Dr Evelin Tiralongo, a…

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Some common treatments for sinus infections may not be effective

Dec 5, 2007

Public release date: 4-Dec-2007 A comparison of common treatments for acute sinusitis that included an antibiotic and a topical steroid found neither more effective than placebo, according to a study…

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Congress Releases Evidence Merck, Schering-Plough, Delayed Releasing Bad Vytorin Results – 2008 ( Bribery, Death, and Profits? )

Solving the drug price crisis – “in 50 years only hedge fund managers will be able to afford prescription drugs”

Only two per cent of paediatric drug trials reported using independent safety monitoring

Study suggests new therapy for lung disease patients (Current Therapy Wrong)

Fake malaria drugs made in China; how the winter vomiting virus evolves ( 2008 )

As depression symptoms improve with antidepressants, hopelessness can linger

FDA ties pneumonia deaths to infant vaccine

OTC cough medicine: Not worthwhile for children or adults?

Over-the-counter eardrops may cause hearing loss or damage

Sex hormones unrelated to prostate cancer risk

Babies excrete vaccine-mercury quicker than originally thought

Why serotonin can cause depression and anxiety

Editorialist: Scientific Journals Must Provide a Forum for New Discoveries Based on Clinical Observation

Popular osteoporosis drugs triple risk of bone necrosis

Selective reporting of antidepressant trials exaggerates drug effectiveness

Value of drugs for pre-osteoporosis exaggerated – only a 0.9% reduction in absolute risk

American women are more likely to choose overly aggressive treatments for breast cancer

Turkish health workers condone wife beating

Complementary medicines training provides balance, not bias

Some common treatments for sinus infections may not be effective

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