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Wall Street Journal Reports FDA and GlaxoSmithKline Did Not Follow Guidelines

By Peter Kent · 14 years ago

Wall Street Journal Reports FDA and GlaxoSmithKline Did Not Follow Guidelines For Avandia The Wall Street Journal recently uncovered a series of mistakes made by an individual who was hired to conduct clinical trials from ...

Monitoring Protein Among Heart Failure Patients Does Little For Outcome

By Peter Kent · 14 years ago

Monitoring Protein Among Heart Failure Patients Does Little For Outcome The results of a recent Swiss study have found that individuals who suffer from heart disease who were monitoring a protein biomarker molecule known as ...

Study Finds Surgery Underused Among Esophageal Cancer Patients

By Peter Kent · 15 years ago

Study Finds Surgery Underused Among Esophageal Cancer Patients Scientists at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia have reported that surgery to remove the esophagus among esophageal cancer patients is being underused and may be costing ...

Avandia and Actos Pose Increased Bone Fracture Dangers to Women Suffering From Type 2 Diabetes

By Peter Kent · 15 years ago

Avandia and Actos Pose Increased Bone Fracture Dangers to Women Suffering From Type 2 Diabetes A recent issue of the Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ) reported the results of a study indicating that type 2 ...

Scientists Identify Genes Behind Leukemia

By Peter Kent · 15 years ago

Scientists Identify Genes Behind Leukemia A study conducted at the Washington University in St. Louis by a team of researchers recently discovered eight identifiable genes as playing a significant role in the development of leukemia. ...

Hepatitis Becomes A Risk For Patients of Antibiotic Treatment

By Peter Kent · 15 years ago

Hepatitis Becomes A Risk For Patients of Antibiotic Treatment The antibiotic Ketek (telithromycin), which treats upper respiratory infections, has recently been linked to liver disease among patients. Additionally, in an issue of the Annals of ...

Study Finds Logger Truck Accidents Decline

By Peter Kent · 15 years ago

Study Finds Logger Truck Accidents Decline A recent study conducted by the state of Washington found that the number of truck accidents involving log trucks has declined by 11 percent even as the number of ...

FDA Announces Black Box Warning for Enbrel

By Peter Kent · 15 years ago

In early September, 2008, the FDA announced it would require stronger warnings for four medications commonly used in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis. The warning label is known as the "Black Box" label, a warning ...