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It’s unsafe and never proven effective, yet still OK with the FDA

May 12, 2014 This risky med has already been banned in Canada and Europe, and one watchdog group has been trying for years to get it off the market here as well. But the FDA refuses to budge -- and your doctor may not know the dangers... Read More >

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The FDA just made this risky blood thinner even more dangerous

May 1, 2014 It's a medication that has killed over a thousand people since it was approved in 2010. The FDA could have made it safer, but instead it has opened the door for more and more prescriptions to be dispensed for it. If you or a loved one have been given one,... Read More >

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Taking these supposedly “safe” everyday drugs could be a ticket to disaster

April 29, 2014 We're often told that many of these drugs are safe to use, even every day. But researchers have found they can bring on dangerous heart rhythm problems, which can result in your being prescribed other risky drugs...for life. And there are much safer ways to get relief from pain... Read More >

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How some FDA regulations can actually be a hazard to your health

April 23, 2014 If you've always been told that the generic version of a drug is no different from its brand name one, that's not always true. Under some old FDA regulations, drug companies that make generics are not allowed to warn users of any new hazards they may find out about.... Read More >

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Just approved drug for type 2 diabetes comes with big cancer risk

April 22, 2014 The FDA has just okayed a new drug for diabetics whose warnings look very familiar. That's because it's in the very same class as an older drug, one considered so risky that a public-interest group has been pushing hard to have it banned. Here's what you need to know... Read More >

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Watch out for a scary new family of mind-robbing cholesterol drugs

April 21, 2014 What's being called the "next big leap" in lowering cholesterol even has the FDA worried. The latest group of drugs developed for this purpose could also lower your ability to reason and remember. Here's what you need to watch out for when your doctor pulls out his prescription pad... Read More >

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Do NOT take these antibiotics if you take this drug

April 10, 2014 If you're taking a calcium channel blocker, here's some very important news you need to know before you start on an antibiotic -- information your doctor or druggist may not give you, but that just might save your life... Read More >

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Drug Alert: Could new diabetes Rx be the worst one so far?

April 2, 2014 There's another new drug on the market for those with type 2 diabetes' and it could well be the most hazardous one of all. See why Dr. Sydney Wolfe' with Public Citizen's Health Research Group' went before the FDA last year to try and stop its approval... Read More >

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Warning: This highly dangerous Rx may soon be as easy to buy as candy

March 31, 2014 Last week I warned you how statin drugs are going to be pushed down everyone’s throat because of a new heart risk “calculator.” Well, it looks like Pfizer has an even more shocking plan up its sleeve. One that would put its dangerous drug in reach of everyone. When you... Read More >

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