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Blood Clots
FDA Strengthens Safety Information for Erythropoiesis-Stimulating Agents (ESAs)
Mar 9, 2007
| www.fda.gov
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today issued a public health advisory outlining new safety information, including revised product...
FDA Warns of Serious Side Effects Related to Popular Anemia Drugs
Mar 9, 2007
| NewsInferno.com
FDA Warns of Serious Side Effects Related to Popular Anemia DrugsThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a new warning about...
Stent research alarms patients
Feb 26, 2007
| The Morning Call
John Wehr couldn't believe what was he was reading. An article on drug-coated stents, the kind used to prop open his two clogged coronary arteries...
Study: Contraceptive Patch Increases Risk of Blood Clots
Feb 26, 2007
| NewsInferno.com
According to a study published this month in the journal Obstetrics & Gynecology, women who use contraceptive patches, such as Ortho Evra, may be...
Parker Waichman LLP Believes New Study Confirms Ortho Evra is Associated with Increased Risk of Venous Thromboembolism Compared to Oral Contraceptive Pills
Feb 23, 2007
| PrimeZone
Parker Waichman LLP (www.yourlawyer.com) announced today that they believe the results of a new study, which appears in the February edition of...
Exclusive: Women Claim Birth Control Patchs' Risks Undisclosed
Feb 8, 2007
| www.thedenverchannel.com
More than 4 million women use the birth control patch, but the patch may hold risks for some women who use it, risks they may not be aware of. A...
Some birth control may raise clot risk
Feb 6, 2007
| AP
Certain low-dose birth control pills increase a woman's risk of a potentially deadly blood clot more than others and should be pulled off the market,...
Making Sense of Drug-Coated Stents
Jan 1, 2007
| Newsinferno.com
When the FDA approved the use of drug-coated stents on April 24, 2003, it was hailed as a landmark advance in the treatment of blocked arteries. ...
Mother of Tenn. woman sues birth control patch company
Dec 12, 2006
| AP
The mother of a woman who died while using a popular birth control patch has filed a wrongful-death lawsuit against the maker of the patch, which she...
Hospitals revert to older stent models as FDA investigates new ones
Dec 12, 2006
| Chicago Tribune
With a new report blaming drug-coated heart stents for a fivefold increase in the risk of clotting problems and a Food and Drug Administration panel...
