Bextra Withdrawal Could Be Just the Beginning of Trouble for Pfizer

Written by Charles Essmeier


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upon rigorous testing of drugs before they reachrepparttar market inrepparttar 140247 name of public safety. But that coin has two sides, and there are those who say thatrepparttar 140248 agency is too quick to approve potentially dangerous drugs and others who say thatrepparttar 140249 agency’s testing isn’t thorough enough. Adding fuel torepparttar 140250 fire arerepparttar 140251 recent memos obtained from Merck employees that suggest thatrepparttar 140252 company was aggressively marketing Vioxx even though their sales staff knewrepparttar 140253 drug was potentially dangerous.

There may be no link between Viagra and blindness at all, asrepparttar 140254 form of sudden blindness alleged to have been caused by Viagra use is common torepparttar 140255 sorts of patients who have erectile disfunction. The FDA is just being cautious, as they should be. Further tests will determine if there is an actual link. The party likely to suffer immediately is Pfizer, as stockholders, already concerned about Bextra lawsuits, droverepparttar 140256 stock price lower immediately uponrepparttar 140257 release ofrepparttar 140258 Viagra news. Sales will probably decrease, too, as patients who are now accustomed to reading about drugs being withdrawn fromrepparttar 140259 market may shy away fromrepparttar 140260 product until further tests are done. That could present a huge income for Pfizer, as they currently sell about $2 billion worth of Viagra each year. The drug business is a profitable one, but like any business, comes with risks. This year, it would seem that Pfizer is getting a double dose of bad medicine.

©Copyright 2005 by Retro Marketing. Charles Essmeier is the owner of Retro Marketing, a firm devoted to informational Websites, including Bextra-Info.net, a site devoted to the withdrawn drug Bextra and StructuredSettlementHelp.com, a site devoted to structured settlements.


Should You Douche?

Written by Naweko San-Joyz


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Nevertheless, Dr. Christiane Northrup, author of “Women’s Bodies, Women’s Wisdom”, recommends douching in one instance, after having made love three times in one day. But sperm must have been released intorepparttar vagina during each round of intercourse. Northrup cautions that after such an entry of sperm,repparttar 140229 vagina will not return to its normal pH for another twenty-four hours. Using a vinegar douche, made by adding a tablespoon of vinegar to a quart of water, may help restorerepparttar 140230 vaginal pH balance faster. Note, this douche is by no means meant to serve as a contraceptive, only as a pH balancer.

The vagina deservingly derived its name forrepparttar 140231 Latin word meaning “sheath”. Whilerepparttar 140232 vagina sheathes, or holds many mysteries,repparttar 140233 truth about this enigmatic organ will only come forth by asking forrepparttar 140234 truth, not by believing hearsay or fanciful medical ills crafted by marketers. At least now a woman can say with certainty when she should and should not douche.

Sources:

Cherpes, Thomas L. et al. “Risk Factors for Infection With Herpes Simplex Virus Type 2: Role of Smoking, Douching, Uncircumcised Males, and Vaginal Flora”, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, May2003, Vol. 30 Issue 5, p405.

Innacchinoe, Mary Ann. “The Vagina Dialogues: Do You Douche?” American Journal of Nursing; Jan2004, Vol. 104 Issue 1, p40.

Martino, Jenny L. & Surasak Youngpairoj, Sten H. Vermund. “Vaginal Douching: Personal Practices and Public Policies”, Journal of Women's Health, Nov2004, Vol. 13 Issue 9, p1048.

Ness, Roberta B. et al. “Why Women Douche and Why They May or May Not Stop”, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Jan2003, Vol. 30 Issue 1, p71.

Oh, M. Kim et al. “Early Onset of Vaginal Douching Is Associated With False Beliefs and High-Risk Behavior”, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, May2003, Vol. 30 Issue 5, p405.

Schwebke, Jane E. &, Renee A.Desmond, M. Kim Oh. “Predictors of Bacterial Vaginosis in Adolescent Women Who Douche”, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Jul2004, Vol. 31 Issue 7, p433.

Health author and Stanford University graduate Naweko San-Joyz lovingly writes from her home in San Diego. Her works include “Acne Messages: Crack the code of your zits and say goodbye to acne” (ISBN: 0974912204) and the upcoming work “Skinny Fat Chicks, Why we’re still not getting this dieting thing” (ISBN: 0974912212) for release in June of 2005. For useful acne self-help articles visit http://www.Noixia.com


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