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US drop in breast cancer linked to reduced hormone use
Apr 18, 2007 | AFP
A sharp decline in breast cancer rates in the United States in 2003 could be linked to a reduction in the use of hormone replacement therapy,...
Woman wins $3 million verdict in case over Prempro link to cancer
Feb 20, 2007 | AP
Jennie Nelson, 67, of Dayton, was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2001 after taking Prempro for five years to treat symptoms of menopause. Her...
Wyeth Loses Another Prempro Case
Feb 20, 2007 | NewsInferno.com
An Ohio woman was awarded a $3 million verdict by a jury in Pennsylvania state court, which held that her use of Wyeth’s menopause drug,...
Reduced Use of Prempro and Other Hormone Replacement Drugs Linked to Lower Breast Cancer Rates
Dec 14, 2006 | NewsInferno
Breast cancer rates in the United States dropped 7.2 %, dramatically reversing previous trends which consistently showed rising rates. While the...
Jury: Wyeth's PremPro caused cancer
Oct 4, 2006 | AP
A Philadelphia jury found Wednesday that Wyeth's PremPro hormone-therapy drug was a significant cause of breast cancer in a 66-year-old woman, and...
More drugs get slapped with lawsuits
Aug 23, 2006 | USA Today
A new batch of drugs faces a barrage of lawsuits claiming that the drugs injured users and that manufacturers are to blame. More than 6,000 lawsuits...
First Prempro suit goes to trial in Ark.
Aug 20, 2006 | AP
Jury selection will begin Monday in federal court in the first trial of 4,500 lawsuits filed nationwide that challenge Prempro, a hormone-replacement...
FDA sends Wyeth a warning letter
May 30, 2006 | AP
The Food and Drug Administration sent Wyeth a warning letter about violations of good manufacturing practices at a plant in Puerto Rico. The letter,...
Long-term estrogen users face increased breast cancer risk, study finds
May 9, 2006 | South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Women who take an estrogen hormone supplement longer than 15 years are at a significantly increased risk of developing breast cancer, according to a...
Long-term estrogen use raises risk, study finds
May 9, 2006 | AP
Women who take estrogen-only pills for at least 15 years run a markedly higher risk of developing breast cancer, according to a study of nearly...
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