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From Vitamin D Newsletter by Dr John Cannell, Vitamin D Council, 28 February 2012. Heart failure is a condition where the body can’t pump enough blood to meet the needs of its body. When we think of heart failure, we think of older persons whose heart has worn out, not 4-month-old infants. However, chronic congestive [...]
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FDA has approved important safety label changes for the class of cholesterol-lowering drugs known as statins. The changes include removal of routine monitoring of liver enzymes from drug labels. Information about the potential for generally non-serious and reversible cognitive side effects and reports of increased blood sugar and glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c) levels has been added [...]
The March 2012 edition of The Health Gazette Ezine will be published as scheduled on March 1st. The March edition continues a brief series on aging. This month’s installment considers a simple definition of aging and briefly explores two theories of aging, one bio-physical and one psych-social. Subscribers will find the ezine in their mailbox [...]
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The FDA is warning healthcare professionals and patients about a counterfeit version of Avastin 400mg/16mL, which may have been purchased and used by some medical practices in the United States. The counterfeit version is labeled as Avastin, manufactured by Roche and does not contain the medicine’s active ingredient, bevacizumab, which my have resulted in patients [...]
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The MedWatch January 2012 Safety Labeling Changes posting includes 63 products with safety labeling changes to the following sections: BOXED WARNINGS, CONTRAINDICATIONS, WARNINGS, PRECAUTIONS, ADVERSE REACTIONS and PATIENT PACKAGE INSERT. The “Summary Page” accessible via the following link provides a listing of drug names and safety labeling sections revised: http://www.fda.gov/Safety/MedWatch/SafetyInformation/ucm289859.htm The following drugs had modifications [...]
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