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CNN's Dr. Sanjay Gupta reports on changes for the safety label of some antibiotics.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration Tuesday ordered the makers of certain antibiotics to add a "black box" label warning -- the FDA's strongest -- to alert patients of possible tendon ruptures and tendonitis.
Federal drug safety officials have imposed the government's most urgent warning on Cipro and similar antibiotics, citing risks that they can cause tendon ruptures, a serious injury that leaves some patients incapacitated
Try this at home: as the new television season unfolds, take note of the number of times your favorite character casually mentions a name-brand prescription drug. It'll happen more than you think.
Publix Super Markets, a privately-held U.S. grocer, said Monday it would offer seven generic antibiotics for free for customers with prescriptions.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is recommending a change in drug therapies for gonorrhea because of widespread resistance to the antibiotics currently used to treat the disease.
You've been in hotels more than you've been at home. You've been commuting between San Francisco and New York lately. And you're wiped out. But there's that big meeting or gig to prepare for.
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