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Friday, May 30th, 2008Pfizer Fights Back Chantix Criticism with Advertising Campaign
Following the negative publicity surrounding Chantix lately, its manufacturer Pfizer Inc. is planning an advertising and public relations campaign in order to save their drug.
Chantix has been under fire even since its approval in 2006 due to its serious side effects such as depression, suicidal thoughts, aggression, […]
Consumers Union Weighs In On Drug Ads
Friday, May 30th, 2008Consumers Union Weighs In On Drug Ads
Wants ads to include 800 number to report side effects
TV ads for prescription drugs are already required to list potential side effects, but Consumers Union says that mandate doesn’t go quite far enough. It wants the ads to also include a toll-free number and a website address where […]
More Young People Going Without Health Insurance
Friday, May 30th, 2008More Young People Going Without Health Insurance
Study finds 13.7 million without coverage, mostly because of cost
The number of young adults without health insurance rose again in 2006, so 38 percent of high school graduates and 34 percent of college graduates will spend some time uninsured in the year after graduation, a new report shows.
“We’ve been […]
FDA: Time for asthma patients to switch inhalers
Friday, May 30th, 2008FDA: Time for asthma patients to switch inhalers
Old-fashioned asthma inhalers that contain environment-harming chemicals will no longer be sold at year’s end — and the government is urging patients not to wait until the last minute to switch to newer alternatives.
Patients use inhalers to dispense airway-relaxing albuterol during asthma attacks.
Chemicals called chlorofluorocarbons, or CFCs, once […]
Erectile dysfunction predicts heart problems: study
Tuesday, May 20th, 2008Erectile dysfunction predicts heart problems: study
Problems with maintaining an erection may foretell heart trouble ahead for men with type 2 diabetes, two new studies show.
A number of past studies have found a connection between erectile dysfunction (ED) and heart disease. But the new findings, published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, confirm […]
