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• Calcium Supplements May Up Heart Attack Risk for Post-Menopause Women

  April 25, 2011

  Staff Writers

  Some older women may be unknowingly increasing their risk of a heart attack in their attempt to prevent brittle bones,...

• Risk of Blood Clot From Yaz, Yasmin More than Doubled: Study

  April 22, 2011

  Staff Writers

  The risk of Yaz and Yasmin blood clots is twice that of older birth control pills, according to data from a...

• Yaz and Yasmin Gallbladder Disease Risk Higher Than Other Pills: Study

  April 21, 2011

  Staff Writers

  Side effects of Yaz, Yasmin and other birth control pills that use the progestin drospirenone could increase the risk of...

• MDL Trial Date for Yaz Pulmonary Embolism Lawsuit Postponed

  April 18, 2011

  Staff Writers

  The first federal Yaz birth control trial has been pushed back, providing attorneys additional time to conduct discovery so that...

• NuvaRing Lawsuit Filings Continue to Grow

  April 1, 2011

  Staff Writers

  The makers of Nuvaring birth control face an increasing number of product liability lawsuits from women who allege that they...

• Millar Mikro-Tip Catheter Recall: Risk of Embolism

  March 23, 2011

  Staff Writers

  The potential presence of particulate debris, which could get into the bloodstream and cause patients to suffer an embolism, has...

• Avandia Heart Problems Confirmed By Yet Another Study

  March 21, 2011

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  New research adds further weight to concerns about potential Avandia heart problems, which have already led to the diabetes drug...

• No Risk of Heart Attack From Abacavir Seen By FDA

  March 2, 2011

  Staff Writers

  Federal drug safety reviewers have determined that there does not appear to be any link between side effects of abacavir,...

• Yasmin, Yaz Lawsuit Filings Continue to Mount

  March 1, 2011

  Staff Writers

  The number of lawsuits over Yaz and Yasmin continue to increase nationwide, with thousands of complaints filed on behalf of...

• Avandia Suit Filed By Louisiana Attorney General Over Fraud

  February 21, 2011

  Staff Writers

  Louisiana has filed a lawsuit against GlaxoSmithKline for fraud involving the diabetes drug Avandia, alleging that the drug maker hid...