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FDA Safety Warning For Multaq, A Heart Rhythm Drug

According to news sources , the drug Multaq is getting a new safety warning after a study found increased risks of heart attack, stroke and death associated with the drug with a subset of patients that took part in the study. The heart rhythm drug controls the heart’s chambers by allowing them to pump in sync for patients with atrial fibrillation. The new warning would allow the drug to remain on the market but would stress to doctors and patients that it be used only for treatment of the short-term variant of the condition Continue reading

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Opioid Therapy and Fibromyalgia

According to news sources , the authors of “Clinical Guidelines for the Use of Chronic Opioid Therapy in Chronic Noncancer Pain,” published by the American Pain Society, stated that “Although neuropathic and non-neuropathic pain conditions appear in general to respond similarly to COT (chronic opioid therapy), evidence that demonstrates the efficacy of COT for conditions with strong psychosocial contributor such as some types of chronic low back pain, daily headache, and Fibromyalgia is sparse. There is insufficient evidence to recommend use of an intravenous opioid trial to predict likelihood of benefit from COT.” Although there is no evidence to support opioid effectiveness in treating fibromyalgia, there are many studies that show their widespread use throughout the patient population Continue reading

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Vehicle Rollover Allegedly Kills Man From Igo

According to the major local news outlets , the California Highway Patrol has reported that a 35-year-old man from Igo was unfortunately pronounced dead on the scene of an accident. The collision happened early Sunday on Rainbow Lake Road. Continue reading

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Rollover Crash Leaves Driver and Passenger Injured

As stated by various news sources there was a rollover crash in which two people were hospitalized early Wednesday morning. The crash that took place on Highway 20 allegedly involved the use of alcohol or drugs. Continue reading

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Injury Hit-and-Run Suspect Arrested

According to news sources , a California Highway Patrol officer pulled over a man for not wearing his seat belt. The man had been wanted for a felony hit-and-run accident that took place only an hour earlier Continue reading

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Drug Recalled After Tests Revealed Banned Ingredient

Uprizing 2.0, a drug made by Superior Metabolic Technologies Inc, has been recalled due to the presence of an undeclared, banned ingredient, according to recent news sources. Uprizing is a testosterone booster that was found to contain superdrol, a synthetic steroid that is currently banned. Users of synthetic anabolic steroids have been known to sustain acute liver injury and serious long-term health consequences such as testes shrinkage, male infertility, male breast enlargement, masculinization of women, short stature in children, a propensity to misuse other drugs, and increased risk of stroke, heart attack, and death Continue reading

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Study Suggests Some Epileptic Drugs May Cause Birth Defects

RxFilter, a data aggregation and refinement process company, has suggested that two epilepsy drugs defined by the FDA as having “no known human risk” may actually be dangerous to a human fetus, according to news sources . Continue reading

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Facebook Helps Police Find Motorcycle Crash Suspect

Police have arrested a man suspected of a reckless motorcycle crash, after locating him via Facebook, according to news reports . The 19-year-old suspected reckless motorcycle rider allegedly outran pursuing deputies late last week near Moxee, just east of Yakima, according to news reports.  The young man then reportedly went to Facebook to boast about eluding officers, as well as a photo on the page of a motorcycle similar to the one they sought Continue reading

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Paris Hilton’s Boyfriend Charged for DUI

Paris Hilton’s ex-boyfriend is being charged for driving under the influence of drugs, according to news reports . The celebrity socialite’s ex, Cy Waits, 35, was fined $585 and ordered to stay out of trouble as he settled the DUI drug charges stemming from a Las Vegas Strip traffic stop with Hilton last year, according to news reports. A Las Vegas judge ordered him to attend a DUI and “victim impact” classes, gave him a 30-day suspended jail sentence, and warned him not to make the same mistake twice, according to news reports Continue reading

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Renton Man Involved in Hit-and-Run

A 70-year-old man who was injured in a hit-and-run accident in Renton on Thursday has died, according to news reports. According to the Washington State Patrol, the bicyclist was trying to ride his bike across the northbound lanes of Logan Ave. N about 5 p.m. Continue reading

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