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Peanut Corporation of America executive indicted by Grand Jury on charges stemming from Salmonella Outbreak
The owner of Peanut Corporation of America (PCA), where one of the deadliest Salmonella outbreaks in U.S. history originated, has been indicted by a federal Grand Jury on 76 criminal charges. A group of employees and associates of the now-defunct
New algorithm detects adverse reactions caused by drug combinations
A new algorithm developed by researchers to search through the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) enormous and complex record of drug interaction data reveals what can happen when patients take prescription drugs in combination.
New recommendations for Gardasil vaccine may put boys at risk
Despite outcry from parents of girls who have received the HPV vaccine Gardasil, and criticism about the vaccine’s effectiveness from one of its own creators, this month the American Academy of Pediatrics endorsed its use for boys. This follows a
All-metal hip implant failures demand better review and regulation, legislators say
California Representative Henry Waxman of California and three other House Democrats on the Energy and Commerce Committee have petitioned Committee Republicans to investigate metal-on-metal hip implants, including DePuy’s recalled ASR systems and other possibly faulty medical devices, citing insufficient regulation
Chantix significantly increases cardiovascular risks, according to another new study
Last month, the Food and Drug Administration warned of newly discovered cardiovascular risks associated with Pfizer’s popular smoking-cessation drug Chantix. But it turns out those risks, which include higher occurrence of heart attack and other adverse cardiovascular events in Chantix
FDA warns of new heart risks associated with Chantix
For many smokers trying to kick their addiction, the latest news about the dangers of Pfizer’s smoking-cessation drug Chantix presents as a damned if you do, damned if you don’t dilemma. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued an alert
Chantix suicides and violence much more common, newly found reports show
A senior scientist working for the non-profit Institute for Safe Medicine Practices has discovered that Chantix is a much more dangerous drug than has been officially acknowledged after finding hundreds of serious adverse reactions were reported to the FDA by
