Posts Tagged 'Ms.'

Gilenya a Possible Link to Rare Brain Infection

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued an alert to the public indicating that a patient in Europe diagnosed with possible multiple sclerosis has developed a rare and serious brain infection after taking Gilenya.

Gilenya is used to treat relapsing forms of MS, a nervous system disease that affects the brain and spinal cord. This is the first case of progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML), which is a rare and serious brain infection caused by the John Cunningham ...

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Journalist: Women should be aware of Yaz/Beyaz risks

A recent piece in the magazine “Ms.” by journalist Holly Grigg-Spall urges more women to educate themselves about potential health risks concerning the birth control pills Yaz and Beyaz, manufactured by German corporation Bayer.

Ms. Grigg-Spall points out that Yaz became the most popular birth control pill in the U.S. soon after its release in 2006, as the result of a marketing campaign that the federal Food and Drug Administration subsequently ruled to be misleading. The FDA requested that Bayer run ...

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