January 12, 2009 7:31 a.m. EST
Miami, FL (AHN) – Federal regulators approved the use of a controversial drug to treat high cholesterol last week.
The Food and Drug Administration gave Vytorin the OK a year after a study came out suggesting it wasn’t any more effective than Zocor in lowering bad cholesterol.
Vytorin is a combination of simvastatin, the generic name for Zocor, and ezetimibe.
But now the FDA said a recent trial found a 56-percent Read the rest of this entry »
January 12, 2009 08:59 am
Who says eating corndogs three meals a day isn’t “nutritionally adequate?” You got your two food groups — bread and meat — right there on a handy stick. Slap a little ketchup on it, and you’ve got your veggie serving for the day.
Y’all, I could have saved all that money I just spent on NutriSystem — it would have been much cheaper to go on the Morgan County Jail Weight Read the rest of this entry »
A San Luis Obispo man was arrested late Friday after police say he sold cocaine and Ecstacy to undercover officers at a downtown nightclub.
David Michael Lamberson, 36, was arrested about 11:30 p.m. in the 700 block of Higuera Street. Officers from the San Luis Obispo County Narcotics Task Force, who arrested Lamberson after a two-month investigation, said he had been selling the drugs at clubs in downtown San Luis Obispo.
Officers served a search Read the rest of this entry »
Shopping for lower prices isn’t necessarily the first step you need to take if you want to lower your prescription drug bill, says Michael Cohen, president of the Institute for Safe Medication Practices in Horsham, Penn. First, review the drugs you take (a good practice once each year regardless, doctors say), to determine whether you still need the drug or that dose and whether you could safely substitute a less expensive option for the drug.
A Read the rest of this entry »
The Food and Drug Administration on Monday warned people to avoid nearly 30 weight-loss products that contain unlisted and possibly dangerous ingredients.
They may promise an easy fix to weight problems, but the FDA said they contain unlisted ingredients, including high doses of a powerful anti-obesity drug, as well as a suspected carcinogen.
Most of the diet pills appear to be from China and are sold mainly on the Internet.
The FDA is considering Read the rest of this entry »
MADISON, Wis.
– Patients cannot sue the makers of potentially unsafe medical devices approved for sale by federal regulators, the Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled Tuesday.
The court ruled against a Wisconsin man who had surgery to remove a defibrillator after the manufacturer, Medtronic, Inc., warned its battery had a chance of failing. The ruling is a victory for Minneapolis-based Medtronic and other manufacturers who want to limit product liability. Read the rest of this entry »
Ltd. said Friday it filed a lawsuit against
’s antibiotic Doryx.
) sells the drug in strengths of 75 mg, 100 mg and 150 mg, with Mayne Pharma International, a subsidy of
) Inc. Last month, Sandoz asked the Food and Drug Administration to approve its generic version for sale.
Bermuda-based Warner Chilcott and Mayne are also suing Mylan Inc., Impax Laboratories Inc. and Mutual Pharmaceutical Co. to prevent them from selling generic versions Read the rest of this entry »
Monday, January 5, 2009
CONOR LALLY, Crime Correspondent
THE VALUE of illicit drugs seized by garda last year exceeded €200 million. The total value of main drug types seized last year was €212.3 million, compared with €167.5 million in 2007.
The seizures in both years are well ahead of trends in the previous five years, when drugs valued at between €80 million and just over €100 million were seized annually. Read the rest of this entry »
last updated: January 28, 2009 06:02:43 AM
Merced County sheriff’s officials arrested five people and seized drugs, guns and cash while serving search warrants at four Delhi homes Tuesday morning as part of a narcotics trafficking investigation. Members of the Sheriff’s Tactical and Reconnaissance team arrested Eduardo Valle Mariscal, 19; Reyna Mariscal, 50; Jorge Valle, 23; Griselda Barajas, 28; and Alberto Moreno, 24, said deputy Tom MacKenzie, Read the rest of this entry »
A 16-year-old girl was being released from Madigan Army Medical Center today, after she was admitted early Sunday when she was found unconscious in a Fort Lewis barracks, a hospital spokesperson said this afternoon.
Another 16-year-old with her, Leah King, died Sunday in the case authorities say is drug-related.
Also today, a base spokesperson said the Army on Tuesday began inspecting more cars coming into the base — and doing more thorough Read the rest of this entry »