FDA Calls for New Warnings for OTC Painkillers

Over-the counter painkiller will get new labels warning consumers of the potential risks of liver...

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April 29th, 2009 - 14:21

NSAIDs Don’t Prevent Alzheimer’s

Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory pain drugs (NSAIDs) such as ibuprofen and naproxen may delay the...

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April 23rd, 2009 - 14:31

Good News for Pozen’s PN 400

Pharmaceutical company Pozen Inc. saw its stock soar Thursday on the news that the FDA accepted its...

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January 30th, 2009 - 00:28

Vioxx’s Heart Risk Persists for One Year after Use

Merck & Co’s arthritis pill Vioxx was pulled from market shelves over health risks in 2004,...

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October 14th, 2008 - 14:19

Pfizer Tampered With Neurontin Studies, Lawsuit Claims

Another page is written these days in the scandal around pharmaceutical companies paying good...

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October 08th, 2008 - 15:08

Merck’s Study on Vioxx Had Marketing Purposes, Not Scientific

A report appeared in the August 19 issue of the Annals of Internal Medicine reveals that a 1999...

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August 19th, 2008 - 14:30

New Alzheimer Drug Candidate Promising

Myriad Genetics, Inc. has announced its upcoming Alzheimer drug Flurizan (tarenflurbil) which the...

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June 11th, 2008 - 23:19

Harvard Study Says More Friends = Better Memory

The Department of Society, Human Development, and Health at Harvard School of Public Health has...

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May 30th, 2008 - 23:15

Anti-Inflammatory Drugs Efficient in Preventing Alzheimer’s

Researchers seem to have come to a conclusion involving painkillers such aspirin and ibuprofen and...

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May 29th, 2008 - 15:01

Anti-Inflammatory Drugs Inefficient in Preventing Alzheimer’s

Just one week after researchers from Boston University School of Medicine stated in a study that...

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May 13th, 2008 - 11:45

FDA: Pozen Arthritis Drug Has Good Results On Late-Stage Trial

  The Food and Drug Administration accepted the results of a late-stage clinical trial on PN...

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January 30th, 2009 - 14:49