RAP OVER DANGER DRUG BAN
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A PAINKILLER for arthritis sufferers should have been banned four years ago, experts said yesterday. Vioxx, used by 400,000 Brits, was taken off the market by its US makers last month due to potentially deadly side-effects.
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NEW YORK -- Consumer group Public Citizen is calling on the government to ban the drug Celebrex. On Friday, drug maker Pfizer said the arthritis painkiller could increase the risk of a heart attack or a stroke if taken in very large doses.
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The government is warning of potential heart problems associated with the use of the painkiller Bextra in people who have recently had heart bypass surgery.
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Amid the furor involving pain drugs, it may be of interest to ponder the theoretical problem of the Food and Drug Administration (news - web sites) prematurely deciding to ban a drug whose benefits outweigh its risks.
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Description: A Bush administration task force has raised serious doubts about whether drugs imported from abroad can be made safe.
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LONDON -- A teenager is forbidden to say &quot;grass.&quot; A great-grandfather is banned from being sarcastic. And two record companies are told not to put up advertising posters.
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The dangers of over-the-counter painkillers will be prominently highlighted on the labels under a new proposal by the F.D.A.
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Medics fear public safety could be compromised by the growing interest in using drugs for law enforcement.
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Abuse of prescription drugs is about to exceed the use of illicit street narcotics worldwide, and the shift has spawned a lethal new trade in counterfeit painkillers, sedatives and other medicines potent enough to kill, a global watchdog warned Wednesday.
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People who sell drugs near schools or use children to aid them could get tougher  sentences under a new law.
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A visa ban preventing rapper Snoop Dogg from entering the UK is lifted, the musician discloses.
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Rising UK hip-hop star MC Shystie has criticised rappers who write homophobic lyrics in their songs. The anti-gay content of a number of songs has come under the spotlight recently with protests by groups such as Outrage!
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A crackdown on dealers and users of drugs including cocaine and heroin is launched by English and Welsh police.
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A popular painkiller is being withdrawn from the market over concerns about links with overdoses.
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Last weekâs dramatic withdrawal of the COX-2 inhibitor rofecoxib (Vioxx) is discussed in this weekâs lead editorial in THE LANCET, which comments that more vigilant drug licensing is vital to prevent the endangering of patientsâ health.
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BBC Radio 1 DJ Grooverider has today been jailed for four years in Dubai for possession of cannabis. By John Plunkett and agencies
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Authorities in Togo say they are sticking by a ban to stop adverts for traditional medicines as they endanger lives.