Study Says Drug&#39;s Dangers Were Apparent Years Ago
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Merck and federal officials should have withdrawn the painkiller Vioxx from the market as early as 2000 because studies of the drug had clearly shown that it doubled the risk of heart attacks
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A new study points to potentially deadly side effects for older women who combine two popular blood pressure drugs. A study published in Wednesday&#39;s issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association
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The move follows recent studies suggesting that the medications might cause heart attacks or make cancer worse in some patients.
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Study confirmed concerns that the drug significantly raises the risk of heart attack and stroke.
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LONDON A British medical journal says it has confidential drug company documents that suggest the makers of the anti-depressant drug Prozac knew in the 1980&#39;s that the drug had troubling side-effects.
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A public-health article published online by THE LANCET suggests that Philip Morris, one of the world&#39;s leading tobacco manufacturers, was covertly involved in scientific research into the health effects of tobacco 30 years ago, and conducted research into
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Lancet calls for drug to be available over the counter after study suggests effects last for decades
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This article was reported by Barry Meier, Gina Kolata and Andrew Pollack and written by Mr. Meier. In the mid-1990&#39;s, the medical community reached an inescapable conclusion.
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The government's own preliminary evaluation of the diabetes pill Avandia confirms the heart risks reported in a study earlier this week and suggests that as many as 60,000 to 100,000 heart attacks might be linked to its use since it came on the market eight years ago, a leading member of Congress said Thursday.
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The removal of the painkiller from the market served as a reminder that new drugs sometimes turn out to have unforeseen side effects after a few years of widespread use.
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A drug widely used to prevent excessive bleeding during heart surgery appears to raise the risk of dying in the five years afterward by nearly 50 percent, an international study found.
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Differences in the brain may increase the chances a person will take drugs, scientists say.
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Three years after cardiologists at the Cleveland Clinic warned of the dangers of the popular arthritis drug Vioxx, subsequent studies have found that the medication puts patients at greater risk of heart attacks and strokes.
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A new report reveals an alarming rise in fatal or debilitating prescription drug-related side effects and raises serious questions about basic medical safety practices.
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For years, evidence mounted that Vioxx might increase the risk of heart attacks or strokes. For years, its maker disputed such findings.
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Baycol is a cholesterol-lowing drug taken off the market three years ago, but a new study suggests that may have been too little, too late.
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An arthritis drug withdrawn last year could have caused  thousands of serious heart problems, and even deaths, researchers suggest.