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Aug-18-08 Springville, MO Three years ago Janice was flown to hospital with a severe infection and high fever. She was treated with the antibiotic Levaquin and just days later, she was ready to go home. But because of Levaquin, her ordeal hadn't even begun. After a few days recovering at home, she started to get other problems. "I was talking with my doctor in... - Ortho Evra: She Was Only 14…
Aug-18-08 La Crosse, WI Teen sex is every parent's worst nightmare—especially the thought of your teen experimenting with such an ultimate intimacy far too young. However, just imagine the nightmare experienced by the parents of a 14-year-old girl who died after being put on the Ortho Evra contraceptive patch . Alycia Brown is considered to be one of the y... - Suffering Cipro's Side Effects
Aug-12-08 Perryville, MD Sophia's urologist first prescribed Cipro last October when she was diagnosed with kidney stones and again after she had surgery. But the pain she experienced back then was minor compared to what she is suffering now--Achilles tendonitis. "I was still bleeding about three weeks after surgery so my urologist treated me with another round... - Another Levaquin Lament
Aug-11-08 Philadelphia, PA: For no apparent reason, Lynn had damaged her Achilles tendon; it got so bad that she could barely walk. Then she had problems with the rotator cuff tendon in her right shoulder. Her injuries were baffling Lynn and her doctors, until she discovered the link between damaged and ruptured tendons and Levaquin . "The first time I took Lev... - Avoid Cipro Like the Plague
Aug-8-08 Speedwell, VA John suffers from chronic respiratory problems and for the past four years, he has been treated with Cipro . "It helped my breathing but I just found out that a tendon in my shoulder has separated—I am sure Cipro is to blame," says John. John took 750 mg of the fluoroquinolone twice a day for 10 days. A few weeks ago, he was using a co... - Levaquin Patients Left in "Terrible Shape"
Aug-4-08 Yardville, NJ Ten days of medicine could result in a lifetime of pain for some Levaquin users. That is because the drug has been linked to tendon ruptures and tendonitis. Although the FDA has now issued a black box warning for the drug, that warning comes far too late for many patients who have already experienced serious side effects after taking Levaqu... - "Just a matter of time before Cipro Kills Me"
Jul-26-08 Tampa, FL David F. has quite the story to tell regarding Cipro and other, similar drugs. His saga started back in the mid 1980s when he was prescribed Floxin for pneumonia. Over the next 20 years, David was prescribed other fluoroquinolones, a class of antibiotics known to be toxic to tendons, cartilages, the nervous system and other organs. Floxin t... - MRI Risks: When the Cure is Worse than the Cause
Jul-21-08 Nashville, TN Gotta love those man-made diseases. In an era where modern medicine is designed to eradicate disease, modern medicine is not above creating disease, either. Such is the case with MRI and kidney failure and, specifically, Nephrogenic Systemic Fibrosis (NSF), a debilitating disease only recently recognized and linked directly to gadolinium co... - Cipro Given Black Box Warning
Jul-12-08 Washington, DC: On July 8, 2008 the Food and Drug Administration slapped a black box warning on Cipro and other, similar antibiotics due to an increased risk of tendonitis and tendon rupture. Recent adverse reports include ruptures to the shoulder, hand, bicep or thumb tendons. Cipro (generic name Ciprofloxacin) belongs to a group of antibiotic drugs... - Dangerous Asthma Drugs: Short-Term Relief, Long-Term Death
Jun-10-08 Washington, DC Take our dangerous asthma drug . Please. It will relieve your symptoms. Oh, but it could also worsen your asthma, which could kill you. But you'll die happy. Have a nice day. Give us a break. Are you as sick as the rest of us with the 'drugification' of America? They make drugs for everything, and more than half the time the drugs ar... - Avandia: Sales of Diabetic Drug Gutted in Wake of Concern
Jun-5-08 San Francisco, CA When the American Diabetes Association convenes here June 6th for their annual meeting, there is little doubt that amongst the topics up for discussion will be the fall of Avandia , a drug which has been linked to serious heart and liver problems, and weight gain —and what might be in the pipeline to replace it. You know there wil... - Asthma Drug Affects My Son's Behavior
Jun-5-08 White Oak, SC: Nikki's eight year old son has asthma —he was diagnosed with the respiratory illness when he was just five years old. Since that time he's been on albuterol , but it seems to be making things worse, not better. "My Boyfriend alerted me initially to the fact that there were potential problems with the asthma medications my son was tak... - MRI Health Risks Have Little To Do With Magnetic Personality
Jun-1-08 Washington, DC As important as the MRI is in detecting disease and abnormalities deep within the human body, the process carries certain risks that have only recently come to light. Risks from imaging agents such as gadolinium, and recent concern over the long-term impact of the magnetic fields associated with Magnetic Resonance Imaging, can pose seriou... - Chantix: The Kids Also Suffer
May-29-08 Silver Springs, FL On their doctor's advice, Tara and her husband were both prescribed Chantix to quit their smoking addiction. Although the drug has a high success rate, many users are questioning whether the psychological side effects are worth it. "We were so mean to each other and our kids during and right after taking Chantix, we lashed out at them... - Chantix News Means Trouble for Pfizer
May-23-08 Chicago, IL There is now a litany of adverse symptoms associated with Chantix (varenicline). Heart problems, seizures and diabetes join the already well-documented psychiatric problems, including suicide, suicidal thoughts and depression. On May 21, The Institute for Safe Medication Practices, a nonprofit drug-safety group, reported on a pilot progr... - Trasylol Tragedy Timeline: The Dates of Destiny
May-11-08 Washington, DC The tragedy that is Trasylol and the scores of people who have died at the hands of the expensive anti-bleeding drug reads like the plot line of a bad movie. Only in this case, the villain doesn't get it in the end. At least, not yet. That payback may eventually be found in the courts of law as hundreds of lawsuits move forward. In th... - Avandia One Year Later
May-2-08 Atlanta, GA: A new report suggests that doctors are continuing to be increasingly concerned with regard to the safety and efficacy of Avandia , with that concern increasing nine-fold since the once-popular GlaxoSmithKline diabetes drug blasted into the headlines last spring. It has been found that nearly three-quarters of physicians surveyed, and one-t... - MRI Side-effects: The Hard Facts on NSF/NFD
Apr-27-08 Denver, CO: Having a Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) scan using the contrasting agent gadolinium during the procedure may induce the onset of a debilitating malady commonly known as NSF/NFD . Nephrogenic Systemic Fibrosis (NSF) is a painful condition that is characterized by the thickening and hardening of the skin�"mostly affecting the limbsï... - Avandia Maker Cited by the FDA
Apr-15-08 Washington, DC In what appears to be an epidemic amongst drug manufacturers, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has taken Avandia maker GlaxoSmithKline to task for withholding information about the drug long suspected of harboring a higher risk of heart attack than patients on other diabetes drugs. A stern warning letter was forwarded to Glax... - Chantix: FDA Video Mysteriously Disappears.
Apr-11-08 Washington, DC: In tandem with an update of safety warnings concerning Chantix by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), a video presentation reportedly linking Chantix to suicide presented by the FDA and available through a link to its Patient Safety News web page, has suddenly disappeared. As part of its service to drug consumers, the FDA has...