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		<title>FDA Issues Meningitis Warning for Lamictal</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Aug 2010 17:49:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Lamictal, an epilepsy and bipolar disorder treatment from GlaxoSmithKline, can cause a rare type of brain inflammation called aseptic meningitis, according to a warning from the Food &#38; Drug Administration (FDA).  Since Lamictal was approved in 1994, there have been 40 cases of aseptic meningitis reported to the FDA&#8217;s adverse event database involving both adults [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Nearly $200 Million Seroquel Related Claims Settled</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Aug 2010 20:24:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ksager</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Thousands of Seroquel  claims totaling nearly $200 million have been settled by drug maker AstraZeneca, wrote The Wall Street Journal. The  settlements entail claims that the medication caused diabetes and various other injuries.
Approved by the Food &#38; Drug Administration in1997 to treat schizophrenia  and bipolar disorder, atypical antipsychotics such as Seroquel were [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Recalled Solo Slim® Contains Undeclared Drug Ingredient</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Aug 2010 15:17:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ksager</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Another recall for EZVille, Ltd. of Ronkonkoma, NY. The firm was informed by the Food and Drug  Administration (FDA) that lab analysis of its Solo Slim® was found to contain undeclared Didesmethyl Sibutramine. Sibutramine is an FDA-approved drug used as  an appetite suppressant for weight loss. Since the agency has not approved Solo [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Revivexxx® Extra Strength Poses Consumer Risk</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Aug 2010 14:24:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ksager</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The US  Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has informed EZVille, Ltd. of Ronkonkoma, NY, that lab analysis of Revivexxx® Extra  Strength, distributed by the company, contains undeclared tadalafil, an FDA-approved drug for the treatment of male Erectile Dysfunction  (ED), making Revivexxx® Extra Strength an unapproved drug.
FDA advises that this is a threat [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Nasal Products Containing Zinc Risky, Affirms Study</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Aug 2010 16:20:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ksager</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Additional research has added fuel to the debate regarding zinc containing nasal products such as Zicam and one’s loss of smell&#8211;called anosmia. The study, published in the  Archives of Otolaryngology—Head &#38; Neck Surgery, said that zinc nasal gels  can cause anosmia in some patients, wrote the LATimes.
The study involved 25 patients at a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Zicam Recall Plummets Matrixx Sales</title>
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		<comments>http://www.americas-watchdog.com/zicam-recall-plummets-matrixx-sales/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Aug 2010 18:46:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ksager</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Matrixx Inc. has taken a financial hit from last summer’s recall of Zicam Cold Remedy nasal  products. First fiscal quarter sales that ended June 30, plummeted from $6.9 million one year  ago to $3.2 million. Last year’s first quarter included $2 million in pulled Zicam Cold  Remedy nasal products, said the company.
By [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Consumer Reports Lists Dangerous Supplements</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Aug 2010 15:08:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ksager</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We seem to be a supplement nation with over half of the adult population downing them to lose weight, stay healthy, boost sport or bedroom performance and evade prescription drugs. In 2009, America shelled out $26.7 billion on related products, according to the Nutrition Business Journal, a trade publication.


Now, Consumer Reports (CR) is warning various [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Take Nimodipine Capsules by Mouth Only, Never IV</title>
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		<comments>http://www.americas-watchdog.com/take-nimodipine-capsules-by-mouth-only-never-iv/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Aug 2010 14:51:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ksager</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.americas-watchdog.com/?p=4963</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is alerting healthcare professionals  that nimodipine capsules should be given only by mouth or through a  feeding tube (nasogastric tube). This oral medication should never be administered intravenously. FDA continues to receive reports of  intravenous nimodipine use, with serious, sometimes fatal, consequences.  Intravenous injection [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Updated Warning for Afluria Flu Vaccine</title>
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		<comments>http://www.americas-watchdog.com/updated-warning-for-afluria-flu-vaccine/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Aug 2010 19:03:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ksager</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has updated the Warnings and  Precautions section for the Afluria  influenza vaccine. The new information indicates the Afluria vaccine has been linked to increased  fevers and febrile seizures among young children in Australia, mainly those who are less than five years old.
The FDA announced the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>NeoProfen Injection Recall Causes Temporary Shortage</title>
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		<comments>http://www.americas-watchdog.com/neoprofen-injection-recall-causes-temporary-shortage/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Aug 2010 18:20:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ksager</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Lundbeck Inc. has voluntarily recalled two lots of NeoProfen®  (ibuprofen lysine) Injection that failed to meet a visible particulate  quality requirement, announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
These two lots are the only ones currently available to prescribers and,  therefore, this call back means a temporary drug shortage. This measure is [...]]]></description>
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