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F.D.A. Strengthens Warnings on Stimulants

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By GARDINER HARRIS
Published: August 22, 2006

WASHINGTON, Aug. 21 — Federal drug regulators have ordered that strong warnings be put on the labels of stimulants like Ritalin to caution against their use in adults or children with heart problems and to alert doctors that the drugs cause one child in a thousand to experience hallucinations.

Supplement to petition to ban diet drug orlistat (XENICAL). Additional information provided about pre-cancerous changes to the colon (HRG Publication #1771)

Doctors Renew Warning on Asthma Drugs

Wed Aug 23, 11:47 PM ET

WEDNESDAY, Aug. 23 (HealthDay News) -- Asthma experts at the University of Iowa have added their voices to growing warnings about medications, such as Advair, that use the long-acting asthma drug salmeterol in combination with an inhaled corticosteroid.

New England Journal of Medicine

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Glucosamine and Chondroitin for Knee Arthritis - Still No Evidence of Effectiveness New England Journal of Medicine (Feb. 23, 2006, pp. 795-808)