Wednesday, April 04, 2007

Asthma - Sales halted for constipation drug 


Sales halted for constipation drug 
Swiss pharmaceutical maker Novartis AG will stop selling a drug to relieve constipation after it was linked to a higher chance of heart attack, stroke and worsening chest pain that can become a heart attack, federal health officials said Friday.

Heart Patients Seek Guidance on Stents, Statins 
Title: Heart Patients Seek Guidance on Stents, Statins Category: Health News Created: 3/31/2007 2:00:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 4/2/2007

Benefits planned for baby with heart defect 
REEDSVILLE Jake and Sara Muhowski of Reedsville consider themselves lucky that an ultrasound detected their sons rare heart condition before he was born.