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Healthcare officials have become increasingly concerned over the use of Pradaxa (generic: dabigatran) in the last year. However, the recent death of an elderly man, who was on a Pradaxa regimen, has only served to complicate the already ambiguous issue at hand. Subsequently, the elderly patient was admitted to the hospital last year after…

Approximately six years ago, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) was made aware of the potentially dangerous side effects linked to benzocaine treatment. Of significant concern, however, is the recent association that has been established between the topical treatment and a severe condition known as methemoglobinemia in younger populations. Since 2006, the FDA…

In a recent publication of the Annals of Family Medicine, evidence has added weight to the long-suspected link between heartburn medications and unusual bone fractures that coincide with their use. Researchers from the Department of Family Medicine at Hallym University Hospital in Chuncheon, Korea have discovered that a class of acid-suppressive heartburn drugs known…

Gallbladder disease is a severe condition that affects approximately one million people every year in the United States. Though it comes in many forms, each may coincide with severe pain and life-threatening complications. Unfortunately, certain pharmaceutical products may increase the rate in which this dangerous condition is diagnosed. More specifically, women who use Safyral…

Consumers and regulatory agencies alike are currently debating whether or not DMAA is a natural constituent of the geranium plant or a synthetically manufactured compound. Furthermore, several adverse health events have called into question the safety and efficacy of sport supplements containing the controversial ingredient. Unfortunately, the majority of those conducting their own investigations…

The islands of the Western Pacific boast an exotic plant known for its sedative and anesthetic properties. For thousands of years Pacific Ocean cultures have utilized the kava plant in celebrations by exploiting its inherent ability to relax an individual without disrupting their mental clarity. Kavalactones (psychoactive compounds) that reside in the roots of…

An increasing number of firms within the dietary supplement industry have become associated with practices that exhibit somewhat questionable approaches. Often times, these practices include the use of ambiguous and sometimes dangerous ingredients. However, recent transgressions committed by the dietary supplement industry include the use of ingredients in which companies are all too familiar…

Researchers writing in the February 23 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine point to raw produce, including several common varieties of peppers produced on U.S. and Mexican farms, as the source of regional and national outbreaks of salmonella poisoning. The study, conducted by researchers at the Centers for Disease as well as…