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Takeda’s new diabetes drug fails to clear FDA
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has again rejected a new diabetes drug called alogiptin made by Actos manufacturer Takeda Pharmaceuticals, saying the company needs to provide more information about the drug’s performance in other countries.
AF patients who stop using blood thinners are at greater risk for stroke
When people with atrial fibrillation (AF) stop taking a blood thinner, their risk of having a stroke increases dramatically, according to a new study.
Dr. Oz show investigates risks, benefits of new diet drug
An investigational diet drug is getting media attention from celebrity doctor Dr. Oz as the “New Silver Bullet for Weight Loss,” but the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has yet to approve the drug based on health concerns including heart
Anti-epileptic drugs can prevent migraines but may be dangerous to fetuses
A daily dose of anti-seizure drugs, including Topamax and Depakote, can help prevent recurrent migraine headaches, according to new preventative guidelines from the American Academy of Neurology.
Testosterone drug use building to an epidemic of health problems, doctors fear
AndroGel, Testim and other topical testosterone gel products were designed to restore healthy levels of functioning in men suffering from diminished bone and muscle mass, depression, weakened libido and other symptoms associated with low testosterone levels, or “Low T”. But
Actos linked to serious psychiatric impairments, medical reviewer alleges
The diabetes drug Actos is linked to higher rates of suicide, schizophrenia, epilepsy, and grand mal seizures compared to other drugs in the same class, such as Avandia, says Dr. Helen Ge, a former medical reviewer in Takeda Pharmaceuticals’ pharmacovigilance
Lawsuit claims Depakote during pregnancy caused serious birth defect
A mother has filed a lawsuit against the makers of the anti-seizure medication Depakote claiming that using the drug while she was pregnant caused her son to be born with a penile birth defect. The lawsuit claims that Abbott Laboratories
New therapy could one day provide better treatment options for diabetics
A novel new therapy to treat type 2 diabetes that lowers blood sugar, decreases insulin resistance, lowers cholesterol and helps keep fatty deposits from settling in the liver is in the works at Columbia University Medical Center, and researchers hope
Diabetes may have contributed to Dick Clark’s fatal heart attack
Dick Clark, “America’s oldest living teenager” as he was affectionately called, died Wednesday of a massive heart attack. He was 82. Clark had been admitted to the hospital for an outpatient procedure Tuesday evening, but suffered a heart attack shortly
‘Inconsolable pain’ – vaginal mesh victim describes her injuries
“If I knew one-tenth of the information that was out there, published in the literature concerning [transvaginal] mesh complications and mesh reactions, I would have never consented to this surgery,” said Amy Gezon in a brief video documentation of her
