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Car Owners Disgruntled Due to Dex-Cool Antifreeze

General Motors Corp. may be held responsible for hundreds of thousands of disgruntled car owners' out-of-pocket for car repairs thanks to Dex-Cool antifreeze. The bright-orange coolant used in many GM...

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Kitec Failed Fittings: Like a ticking time bomb

A residential plumbing system preferred by plumbers and contractors because it is less expensive, and easier to work with than copper, has a damning Achilles' heel that can be likened to a ticking time bomb:...

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Chantix Recall: Driven to quit, driven to despair

The on-line posts and the stories just keep coming—disgruntled users of Chantix who report depression, aggression or even suicidal thoughts themselves, or similar behavior from friends and loved ones taking...

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SunTrust 401k: The Credit Crisis Could Affect You

The trouble with retirement is that you only get one. One retirement, and one chance to save for it. So if the bottom drops out of your retirement portfolio, as may be the case for a lot of SunTrust investors...

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Vytorin Side Effects

There's nothing worse for a consumer than being promised one thing, only to be given something entirely different. Such is the case for users of Vytorin, the cholesterol-fighter that is being investigated for...

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Botox Injections and the deadly side effects

Imagine drowning out of water. That's what aspiration pneumonia could feel like as a result of the migration of a Botox treatment into an area of the body it was never meant to treat. So far 16 deaths have...

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Chantix Trial Participants Start Smoking Again

As Chantix is poised to go on the market in India, questions remain as to its adverse affects related to mood swings, and suicide ideation. The smoking cessation drug from Pfizer, on the market in the US...

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Chantix & the dangers of this smoking cessation drug

In a move that is hardly a surprise for anyone conversant with Chantix, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) marked the beginning of February with the stark announcement that a link between serious...

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Job Cuts At Wyeth Pharmaceuticals

A new round of job cuts at Wyeth Pharmaceuticals announced on March 30th adds further impetus for current, or former employees of Wyeth holding retirement funds in a Wyeth Savings Plan or Wyeth Union Savings...

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Duragesic Transdermal Pain Patch: Be Very, Very Careful...

Although legal and available only by prescription, fentanyl—the active ingredient in the Duragesic transdermal pain patch—can be used in the comfort of your own home, where there are generally no nurses...

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