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Osteoporosis Drug Fosamax Linked To Heart Problem
Friday, May 9, 2008
Women who have used Fosamax are nearly twice as likely to develop the most common kind of chronically irregular heartbeat (atrial fibrillation) than are those who have never used it, according to research from Group Health and the University of Washington.

Truck plows into Chicago rail station, 2 dead
Monday, May 5, 2008
An 18-wheeler truck crashed into a rapid transit station in Chicago at rush hour on Friday, killing two people and injuring 21

Asbestos Turns Up in More Toys, Children's Clay
Thursday, April 24, 2008
Asbestos has been found in a variety of consumer products, including one of this years biggest-selling toys, according to the nation's largest asbestos victims organizations.

HRT Doubles Recurrence Risk in Breast Cancer Survivors
Tuesday, April 22, 2008
Breast cancer survivors treated with hormone replacement therapy had a more than two-fold increased risk of recurrence or a contralateral malignancy, according to long-term follow-up data from a randomized clinical trial.

Chemical Company to Pay Billions in Asbestos-Related Personal Injury Claims
Monday, April 21, 2008
Specialty chemicals company W.R. Grace & Co. announced Monday it has reached an agreement to settle all present and future asbestos-related personal injury claims.

Abestos Found in Children's Toys
Friday, April 18, 2008
An advocacy group against asbestos said Monday it is suing several companies after discovering the presence of cancer-causing asbestos in certain children’s toys.

Concern Increases as US Aircraft Safety is Scrutinized
Tuesday, April 15, 2008
With thousands of U.S. flights having been cancelled in recent weeks, and criticisms over the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)'s inspection regime, U.S. passengers are beginning to doubt the safety of the nation's airline industry.

Fatal University of North Dakota Plane Crash Likely Caused By Geese
Saturday, April 12, 2008
The dean of the University of North Dakota aerospace school says the investigation into the University of North Dakota airplane crash that killed two students suggests the plane went down after colliding with geese.

A Hormone Used In Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) Linked To Breast Cancer, Study Shows
Friday, April 11, 2008
In a recent University of Missouri study, researchers found that one of the hormones used in HRT, a synthetic progestin, could be a major factor in promoting breast cancer.

Hormone Replacement Therapy Increases Risk Of Lobular Breast Cancer Fourfold
Wednesday, April 9, 2008
Postmenopausal women who take combined estrogen/progestin hormone-replacement therapy for three years or more face a fourfold increased risk of developing various forms of lobular breast cancer, according to new findings by researchers at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center.

Cardiac Surgery Drug Increases Death Rate, Study Confirms
Monday, April 7, 2008
The largest study to date of a controversial cardiac surgery drug shows it increases death rates and damages kidney function, according Duke University Medical Center researchers.

Fosamax Linked to Necrosis of the Jaw
Friday, April 4, 2008
Osteonecrosis of the jaws is a rare disease that has been linked to Fosamax .It is disfiguring and disabling.Osteonecrosis of the jaws is a condition characterized by exposed necrotic (dead) bone in the jaw bones, the mandible or the maxilla.The necrotic bone is non-healing.

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