- Jackie Fedeli | January 12, 2012 12:24 PM | Phoenix, AZ
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FDA & Prescription Drugs
On June 15, 2011, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a safety alert informing the public that using the diabetes medication Actos for more than one year may be associated with...
- Amber Racine | September 30, 2011 11:49 AM | Phoenix, AZ
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FDA & Prescription Drugs
With news of Actos’ association with an increased risk of bladder cancer, many current and former Actos users may be looking for additional information on bladder cancer screenings, symptoms...
- Shayna Slater | September 20, 2011 10:11 AM | Phoenix, AZ
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FDA & Prescription Drugs
You would expect that when a pharmaceutical company conducts a study to assess the safety of a medication that the results would be taken seriously and properly evaluated. Well, that’s what...
- Michael Monheit | September 12, 2011 6:15 AM | Phoenix, AZ
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FDA & Prescription Drugs
In June 2011 the FDA issued a safety community that the generic drug finasteride, marketed as Propecia, is linked to an increased risk of high-grade prostate cancer. Propecia is a drug that is...
- Amber Racine | November 17, 2011 10:17 AM | Phoenix, AZ
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FDA & Prescription Drugs
Recently, the FDA reported that patients using Actos for a year or longer have a substantially increased risk of bladder cancer. Because of this increased risk current and past users of Actos...
- Shayna Slater | September 16, 2011 9:54 AM | Phoenix, AZ
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Miscellaneous
A diagnosis of diabetes means that your body is having problems making and/or using the insulin you are producing. As anyone who has been diagnosed with diabetes knows, the first goal of...
- Michael Monheit | February 14, 2011 12:09 PM | Phoenix, AZ
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Toxic Substances
Adenocarcinoma and Mesothelioma are two different types of cancers that are commonly caused by exposure to asbestos and also both commonly affect the lungs and surrounding tissue. While the two...
- Lawrence Cohan | November 30, 2010 7:18 AM | Phoenix, AZ
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Miscellaneous
After an asbestos victim receives a diagnosis of mesothelioma, days, weeks and sometimes months pass while the victim is absorbing the message behind the diagnosis: Life will be ending soon. There...