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Ritalin Users Urged to get Heart Checked

Ritalin has been used for ADHD treatment for many years and, in that time, has been linked to all types of medical disorders from suicide to heart concerns in adults and teens.

Now, it appears that Ritalin and other medications in its family are being linked to heart problems in younger children. The American Heart Association says that Ritalin type medications raise blood pressure and that kids taking it can be subject to sudden cardiac arrest.

Studies have shown cardiac arrest in 19 children, and on top of that over 25 kids have had strokes and other heart ailments.

Estimates place school-aged children that have ADHD between 4 and 12 percent in the United States alone, and the industry is a $5 billion cash cow for pharmaceutical manufacturers every year. Using a stimulant can help focus ADHD sufferers and keep their emotions in check, but it appears there can be a high price to pay when using Ritalin.

http://technews.iit.edu/index.php?id=1044

Source: IIT.edu

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Bayer Defends 78 Trasylol Lawsuits After Recall

Now defending itself in 78 lawsuits since pulling Trasylol blood thinner from the shelves in November, Bayer is in a world of trouble.

After Canadian research found links between Trasylol and unnecessary deaths when using it for blood thinning, the FDA relented and agreed in September 2007 that the medication was in need of a recall. What makes this case worse is that Traysol was known, for years prior to its recall, to be a possibly deadly medication. According to a cited statistic, 22,000 lives may have been lost as a direct link to Trasylol use in open-heart surgeries.

In typical fashion of Big Drug manufacturers, Bayer responded by saying:

“the available data continue to support a favorable risk-benefit profile for Trasylol when used according to labeling.”

Bayer, it appears, will need an aspirin for this legal headache.

http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/2986

Source: NewsInferno

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