Malaria Drug Puts Blood Disorders Risk
Malaria Drug Risk For Blood Disorder. U.S. health regulators warned today that people who use the malaria drug Qualaquin to treat night time leg cramps face a serious risk of life-threatening blood disorders. AR Scientific, which distributes Qualaquin in the U.S., has developed a risk management plan aimed at educating health care … [Read more...] about Malaria Drug Puts Blood Disorders Risk
Malaria Drug Concerns
Suicides Among Soldiers Who Took Malaria Drug. ZAHN: A grim marker today for U.S. troops in Iraq. The number of military personnel who have died in Iraq has surpassed 1,000. It now stands at 1,002. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld acknowledged that today noting that war quote "has its cost." Another cost for U.S. troops is the … [Read more...] about Malaria Drug Concerns
Drug Causing GIs Permanent Brain Damage
Malaria Drug May Cause Permanent Brain Damage. Six U.S. soldiers have been diagnosed by the military with permanent brain damage from an anti-malaria drug used in Iraq and Afghanistan, and health officials must reassess its safety, a U.S. senator said. Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., in a letter to Health and Human Services … [Read more...] about Drug Causing GIs Permanent Brain Damage
Army Won’t Review Medication In Suicides
Lariam Suicide Warnings. The U.S. Army didn't investigate whether a malaria drug it developed could have triggered suicides by soldiers in Iraq, despite a new government suicide warning and complaints from soldiers, a senator and a leadinag veterans' advocate. The Pentagon next week is expected to release a report on an elevated … [Read more...] about Army Won’t Review Medication In Suicides
Military Asked To Review Lariam
Lariam Dangerous Side Effects. Sen. Dianne Feinstein wants the U.S. military to reassess its use of the anti malaria drug Lariam, prescribed to some troops in Iraq, because of what she calls "growing evidence about Lariam's dangerous side effects" and complaints by troops that it has damaged their health. "Given the mounting … [Read more...] about Military Asked To Review Lariam
Roche Will Alert Physicians of Possible Mental Side-Effects From Malaria Drug
Malaria Drug Mental Side-Effects. The maker of a popular malaria-prevention drug, prescribed to thousands of U.S. travelers and military personnel, is planning to send notices to doctors and other health-care professionals noting that a small number of people have committed suicide after taking it, Wednesday's Wall Street Journal … [Read more...] about Roche Will Alert Physicians of Possible Mental Side-Effects From Malaria Drug
