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August 2005

(08-01-05) August 1st, 2005 | Smoking Couple Face Eviction
In an unprecedented case, a Boston housing Jury has ruled that a couple could be evicted from their rented home for heavy smoking, despite the fact that that their lease allowed them to smoke in the property.

(08-02-05) August 2nd, 2005 | Canadian Panel Votes To Bring Vioxx Back
A specialist Canadian panel has recommended that Vioxx be allowed back onto the market by Health Canada.

(08-03-05) August 3rd, 2005 | French Join Class Action Against Merck
Around 50 French people have joined a class action suit against the pharmaceutical giant, Merck, claiming that they suffered adverse health effects after taking one of the company’s drugs, the cox-2 inhibitor Vioxx.

(08-04-05) August 4th, 2005 | Pharmacy Robbery For Oxycontin
There has been yet another robbery at a pharmacy by a man who was after Oxycontin, a powerful opium-based painkiller.

(08-05-05) August 5th, 2005 | University Doctors Resume Testing With Controversial Drug
The doctors and researchers at the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston have announced plans to start testing again with the cox-2 inhibitor, Celebrex, which has recently caused controversy due to the potentially dangerous side effects.

(08-08-05) August 8th, 2005 | Woman Filed Prempro Lawsuit
A woman from Baltimore has filed a multi-million dollar lawsuit after blaming her breast cancer on hormone drugs such as Prempro.

(08-09-05) August 9th, 2005 | Another Lawsuit Against Merck For Misconduct
Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM) has filed a lawsuit against Merck, the pharmaceutical giant that manufactures the controversial drug, Vioxx.

(08-10-05) August 10th, 2005 | Bextra Ban To Remain In Force In The EU
Despite the hopes of companies such as Merck and Pfizer that their cox-2 inhibitor drugs will be reintroduced back on the market at some point, the European Medicines Agency (EMEA) has confirmed that Bextra will remain banned in Europe, and that similar medications will be looked at with a view to placing more restrictions on them.

(08-11-05) August 11th, 2005 | Patient Puts Gun To Doctor’s Head
A Marion County patient put a gun to his doctor’s head in a bid to get hold of more of the powerful prescription painkiller, Oxycontin. The patient wanted to get a longer prescription of the opium-based painkiller, and as a result put a gun to the doctor’s head and demanded more of the medication.

(08-12-05) August 12th, 2005 | First Vioxx Lawsuit Begins
The first of many lawsuits against Merck, the pharmaceutical giant responsible for manufacturing and marketing Vioxx, started recently in Texas.

(08-15-05) August 15th, 2005 | Police Officer Arrested For Falsifying Oxycontin Prescriptions
A Columbus police officer has been arrested and released on bond after being caught falsifying prescriptions in a bid to get hold of the opium based painkiller Oxycontin.

(08-16-05) August 16th, 2005 | Ibuprofen Could Cause Excess Bleeding During Gum Surgery
A new study has indicated that anyone due to have gum surgery should refrain from taking the popular painkiller ibuprofen.

(08-17-05) August 17th, 2005 | Is Anti-Cholesterol Drug Crestor As Safe As Other Similar Drugs?
A Wilmington based health research firm has carried out a recent study, which suggests that the controversial anti-cholesterol drug, Crestor, is at least as safe as similar drugs in its class.

(08-18-05) August 18th, 2005 | Joining Forces To Beat Prescription Drug Abuse Problem
Over recent years, there has been a marked increase in relation to prescription drug abuse, with kids and addicts abusing powerful painkillers such as Oxycontin in order to get high. This has also led to an increase in other crimes, such as threats to medical staff and robberies at pharmacies.

(08-19-05) August 19th, 2005 | Merck Trial – Company Lied To Doctors About Vioxx
In the headline trial of Carol Ernst against pharmaceutical giant, Merck, it has been alleged that Merck lied to doctors about the risks associated with its controversial cox-2 inhibitor drug, Vioxx.

(08-22-05) August 22nd, 2005 | Repeat Heart Attacks Could Be Cut By Antidepressants
A recent study carried out has suggested that heart attack patients that suffer from depression could cut the risk of repeat heart attacks by taking antidepressants.

(08-23-05) August 23rd, 2005 | Lawsuit Filed Against Merck By Durham Man
A Durham man that claims to have experienced health problems after taking Vioxx on and off for a number of years is suing Merck & Co, the pharmaceutical giant that manufactures the controversial painkiller.

(08-24-05) August 24th, 2005 | Health Plans Can Sue Merck
The manufacturer of Vioxx, Merck, has been dealt another blow after a New Jersey judge ruled that health plans that used to pay for Vioxx prescriptions for patients can sue as part of a class action.

(08-25-05) August 25th, 2005 | Prempro Classified As Carcinogenic
The World Health Organization's announcement that their International Agency for Research on Cancer division has classified HRT drugs such as Prempro as "carcinogenic to humans".

(08-26-05) August 26th, 2005 | Cherry Hill Man Gets Prison Sentence For Illegal Drug Distribution
A man from Cherry Hill has received a prison sentence for the illegal distribution of drugs, including Oxycontin.

(08-29-05) August 29th, 2005 | Jupiter Doctor Convicted On Drugs Charges
A 60-year-old Jupiter doctor has been convicted on various drugs charges, including drug trafficking and racketeering.

(08-30-05) August 30th, 2005 | Prempro Classified As Carcinogenic
The World Health Organization's announcement that their International Agency for Research on Cancer division has classified HRT drugs such as Prempro as "carcinogenic to humans".

(08-31-05) August 31st, 2005 | Doctor Arrested For Over-Prescribing Medication
A doctor from Panhandle has been arrested and charged with over-prescribing various drugs, which may have led to at least six deaths.