In 2002, company received complaints regarding their product. Market studies confirmed that Vioxx raises risks of serious cardiovascular events including heart attacks and strokes, as well as other life-threatening side effects, such as, blood clots, angina and nonbacterial meningitis, severe intestinal damage, ulcerations and bleeding, and kidney damage. Other minor side effects include flu symptoms, weakness, loss of appetite, rash or pail skin, swelling of hand feet and other extremities.

It was not until September 30, 2004 that Merck officially announced of voluntary recall of Vioxx from all markets worldwide.

So, here is a lesson we have to learn. We can not trust any drug, even if it is produced by leading companies. You will never know what it is going to cause you. Always ask for a doctor’s prescription. Learn from experience and do not just go for new things that come your way. It’s very risky, especially if it concerns your health.

Once you feel you have outgrown auto mode function, it would be interesting to experiment with manual mode, so you can create more interesting photos. For instance, by slowing down shutter, you can create impressive pictures of flowing water, or create interesting photos of moving objects. It is advisable that you use a tripod if you are going to expose subject for longer than one second. You can also experiment on use of flash. Do not be too dependent on auto mode to decide when it is appropriate to turn on flash. Most digital cameras offer excellent close up functionality through macro mode, so you might want to take advantage of this and experiment on your own. You can use macro mode to get really close to a minute subject matter, as close as camera will allow.

With digital imagery, it becomes easier to enhance and alter photos with use of computer software. Here, you will not need worry about red eye, and you can even remove blemishes like magic. However, software can only go so far, and it is still best to perfect picture at point of capture – it will save you a huge amount of time editing.

Digital cameras offer broad possibilities for creating great images. Unfortunately, a lot of people do not take full advantage of these possibilities and end up with mediocre photographs. Do not assume that digital camera will do magic for you. A lot of work will have to rely on user, so you should exert some effort to learn some tricks and techniques to see full potential of your gadget.