No side effects, says who? Posted by Meg at 08/31/07 02:58 PM

Is your doctor listening to you or the drug companies when it comes to pinpointing the cause of your symptoms?

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Back to school? got your meds? Posted by Liz at 08/21/07 04:21 PM

The L.A. Times today did a great story yesterday on the rising use of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) drugs and how an increase in marketing in the last few years may have contributed to this.

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FDA warns parents on cough medicine for kids Posted by Liz at 08/17/07 03:04 PM

After hundreds of serious injuries and a handful deaths, the FDA warns parents not to give cough medicine to children under 2 years old.

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Brilliant biochemical chutzpah Posted by Liz at 08/14/07 02:47 PM

Heartburn meds Nexium and Prilosec have been in the news lately because of the possibility they may increase risk of heart attack. While the jury's still out on this, it's fascinating look at the amount of money that's been poured into the marketing of these drugs.

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Drug safety bill delayed Posted by Liz at 08/03/07 02:04 PM

News from Congressional Quarterly today..

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Looks like final agreement on FDA bill pushed off Posted by Liz at 08/02/07 02:55 PM

Unless a miracle happens tonight or tomorrow, it looks like Congress is going to delay finalizing FDA reform legislation until they get back from summer recess in September.

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