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Depo-Provera® and Increased Risk of Brain Tumors and Breast Cancer    Birth control has come a long way in the last 30 years. From oral medication to routine injections, women have a variety of options when it comes to contraception. However, not all forms of birth control are inherently safe. An injection-based birth control called Depo-Provera® has recently come under intense scrutiny due (more...)

Amiodarone is an antiarrhythmic drug designed to regulate the heartbeats of patients suffering from life-threatening ventricular arrhythmias such as ventricular fibrillation and ventricular tachycardia. Yet despite its intended benefits, amiodarone may increase the likelihood of pulmonary toxicity, blindness, liver failure, and thyroid complications—side effects that can be painful, lasting, and even fatal. If you or a loved one suffered any of these adverse effects after taking (more...)