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AMA calls for limits on drug ads
Boston Globe - May 8, 2008
NEW YORK - Drug makers, including Pfizer Inc. and Merck & Co., have deceptively marketed their products to the public, showing the need to limit drug advertisements, lawmakers and the American Medical Association said.
Democrats say some drugmakers' ads were deceptive The Star-Ledger - NJ.com
AMA Backs FDA Pre-Screening of Direct-to-Consumer TV Drug Ads MedPage Today
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Dangerous Contraceptive Patch
InjuryBoard.com - May 9, 2008
Public Citizen has filed a petition with the FDA requesting that the Ortho-Evra patch be removed from the shelf within six months.

Dr. Malloy: Women, Quit Smoking!
NBC5.com - May 9, 2008
That's the conclusion of a well-done report out this week -- 104519 women were followed from 1980 to 2004 and the results were published in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
Restaurant tobacco ban halts teen smoking United Press International
Giving up smoking has rapid health benefits, says study guardian.co.uk
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Omaha man says this was his second self-tracheotomy
The Associated Press - May 9, 2008
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - The 55-year-old Omaha man who performed a tracheotomy on himself with a steak knife says he did the same thing to himself two years ago.
Soaring medical costs getting you down? Do-it-yourself tracheotomy! WalletPop
Suffocating Man Performs Self-Tracheotomy With Steak Knife KNBC.com
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