Merck subpoenaed by DoJ over marketing practices; J&J settles
World News | August 10, 2011
Phil Taylor
Merck subpoenaed by DoJ over marketing practices; J&J settles
Merck & Co has been subpoenaed by the US Department of Justice as part of a criminal investigation into marketing practices for three prescription medicines.
A month ago my husband (41) had a tumor resection of a GBM in the left temporal/frontal lobe. He is still recovering from surgery and has begun cancer treatment (temodar& radiation) a week ago. He has a previous accident injury where he has struggled with neck pain for ten years. He has been on suboxone for probably 7 years now. He is currently taking his suboxone but is not getting any relief for his head pain.
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I also have complex partial seizures which are being controlled w/anti seizure meds. Along w/1000 ml of Keppra I am taking 400 ml of Lamictal. I have a meningioma in the left petrous apex, meckle's cave and clivas... I had gamma knife radiation in 2002 and the tumor went from 2.6 x 2.2 x1.0 cm to 2.0 x 2.0 x .9 presently. The only symptoms I had at the time of diagnosis was left sided facial tingling. I now have epilepsy, trigeminal pain and severe headaches...
Apparently its in two places, frontal cortex and thallamus and hence surgery was ruled out. She is on 4th week of radiation [6week plan] and plan to start chemo next week. Now she is experiencing headache and nausea. She is not on steroids. Is this normal? are we missing something? What are we to expect in the near future? Any guidance is appreciated.
Since the diagnosis of Glioblastoma grade 4 in August, my husband has had the tumor removed and completed the round of radiation and chemotherapy - temodar. Recently I have noticed him being very short fused and argumentative. The slightest thing sets him off as if he had been personally attack. I have also noticed depression setting in. I'm assuming this is all part of the treatment and diagnosis.
I'm a 30 year old who is having trouble getting pregnant and I have just started fertility treatment 2 months ago. I am on Crinone, CLomid, and Ovidrel. My husband and I are doing timed intercourse with this treatment. I am so worried that this isn't going to work, but I was curious to know what the sucess rate is with this cocktail of treatment.
Congratulations on trying to conceive! I was being treated with Metformin for my diabetes risk and irregular cycles. For women, Metformin can also make them super fertile (odd side effect) while regulating blood sugars. I'm not familiar with men and fertility issues, so I did a quick search and found this:
Male Infertility & Diabetes
DCS: What about diabetes and infertility as it is related to males? Does it cause fertility issues in men, too?
Dr. Falcone: Yes.
Hi,
wondered if you could help
I suddenly gained a stone in weight went to my doctors and he fobbed me off with im getting old (i was 25) i went back the next month as i had gained another half a stone i eventually got up to 13 stone and freaked and went to the gymn i spent 20 hrs a week for 18 months and lost 7lbs which i gained back 2 wks later i think it was water.
I gave up and gained 2 stone on top through deppression after trying diets and exersize and getting no where.
Lose weight .Exercise daily and indulge in healthy dietary habits. You and your husband should quit smoking and alcohol if you are habituated to it. Have sex two to three days prior to ovulation as it can increase your chances of conceiving. These are the most fertile days. There are many ovulation predictor kits available in the market which can predict ovulation. If it doesn’t help seeking the opinion of a gynecologist will be helpful.
well I don't want to worry you but I also had an HSG and everything was clear and everything else was normal and 6 IUI's later with clomid and still haven't gotten pregnant. The doctor decided that we should check for endo with a lap because even if your tubes are clear the endo could prevent the tubes from picking up the egg..I'd really look into it if I were you just to be 100% sure you are ok..
I found it somewhat relaxing, but they used smaller needles (Japanese needles) which might have helped. The practitioner was also so nice... Tried it for 5 months and then we had to move out of state so I stopped. I wouldn't try it for fertility at this point as I feel 5 months of trying it was a good enough shot.
I have been on Lupron, Synarel and BCP and have been blessed with two beautiful children, however I would love one more. My youngest is 4. After her birth I was fine with no symptoms up until 1 year ago. We got pregnant and I mc at 12 weeks. For about 1 year or so I have different cramps (only during menstruation), not like endo, but lower and almost like a gnawing pain. The bleeding is very heavy and large clots for 7 days. My doctor says its probably adendomyosis.
He has said that he has it on both the left and the right side and that the physician has said that the veins on the left side are 4 mm in width.
I have read a lot about the condition online and I am concerned about infertility. We are not trying for a baby yet but would like children in the future. The physician has told him that it is not something to worry about just yet, but I feel I want a second opinion.
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