March 2007
Saturday 31 March
- Zelnorm Taken Off Market for Heart Problems (13:40) - Novartis, the manufacturer of the irritable bowel drug Zelnorm, has been suspended from the market due to a link with such heart ailments as angina, heart attack, and stroke. Its the second drug in two days removed from the marketplace... | 0 Trackbacks
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Friday 30 March
- Permax Drug Pulled for Heart Valve Damage (18:48) - Permax, the once popular drug for Parkinson's Disease, has been pulled from the market by its manufacturer, Valeant Pharmaceuticals International. Permax has been linked to valvular heart damage in two recent studies and the FDA has asked the drug company... | 0 Trackbacks
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Tuesday 27 March
- Glaxo Smith Kline Fined for Faulty Adertising (13:16) - A New Zealand court has fined pharma giant Glaxo Smith Kline for misleading advertising concerning its drink Ribena. The company had marketed the product as rich in vitamin C while two studies found no detectable vitamin C in the drink.... | 0 Trackbacks
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Wednesday 14 March
- One More Driving Distraction. . .Text Messaging (13:20) - As if drivers didn't have enough distractions, they are now texting messages to their friends, famly, and co-workers. In the past, I've witnessed drivers shaving, reading the newspaper, doing their makeup, and eating a six course meal. All these activities... | 0 Trackbacks
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Tuesday 13 March
- CNN Anchor Thomas Roberts Comes Forward as Priest Sex Abuse Survivor (03:12) - During Anderson Cooper's program 360, CNN anchor Thomas Roberts spoke of the horror of childhood sexual abuse at the hands of a Catholic priest. Like many survivors, Roberts' parents had divorced and the priest abuser took advantage of Roberts home... | 0 Trackbacks
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Friday 2 March
- Sonic and Carvel Hit by Peanut Butter Recall (21:24) - The FDA has learned that the peanut butter contamination is not limited to the ConAgra plant in Sylvester Georgia since the peanut butter manufacturer sent some of the same peanut butter to its plant in Humboldt, Tennessee. This bulk peanut... | 0 Trackbacks
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