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• Trasylol Is A Dangerous Drug

  M. Brandon Smith | October 22, 2006 9:56 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs

  Trasylol (aprotinin), manufactured by Bayer, is a medication used to treat excessive bleeding and inflammation in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting surgery (CABG). Due to nature of CABG procedures, most people do not realize they received the drug until after the surgery is over, if ever. That practice however is slowly changing as the FDA and the New England Journal of...

• Dangerous Intersections In And Around Atlanta

  M. Brandon Smith | October 21, 2006 6:57 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Automobile Accidents

  If you have ever driven in and around Atlanta, Georgia it will probably come as no surprise to you that an auto accident occurs every 2.8 minutes in our great State. Knowing which intersections to avoid however might help you from being in the next one. In a recent article published in the Atlanta Journal Constitution, Cobb County was noted to have the highest number of dangerous intersections...

• Jaw Death Linked To Fosamax

  M. Brandon Smith | October 17, 2006 5:16 AM | 1 Comments
  Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs

  Osteonecrosis of the Jaw, also known as Phossy Jaw or Dead Jaw, is a very serious condition caused by the blockbuster osteoporosis drug Fosamax. Manufactured by Merck & Co., Fosamax is a nitrogenous bisphonate that has been linked to jaw death in many unwary consumers. As of 2004 the FDA asked Merck & Co. to add a suitable warning to its Fosamax label but Merck failed to do so for fear of losing...

• Blood Clot Risks Linked To Birth Control Patch

  M. Brandon Smith | October 16, 2006 3:29 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs

  Ortho Evra, a widely prescribed birth-control patch manufactured by Johnson & Johnson, recently changed its warning label to reflect an increased risk of blood clots in women's legs and lungs as opposed to those who use the pill. According to ABCNEWS.com:The investigation by The Associated Press found that patch users die and suffer blood clots at a rate three times higher than women taking the...