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Health Canada issues stronger warnings about Chamtix,Chantix

Canada 100x100Health has ordered Pfizer to issue stronger warnings about its smoking cessation medication Champix, also known as Chantix in the United States, because of numerous reports of serious neuropsychiatric symptoms and some cases of the potentially fatal skin disorder, Stevens Johnson Syndrome ().

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Herbal remedies may cause severe adverse reactions

Natural health products may be all the rage in alternative medicine, however many herbal remedies are linked to serious adverse reactions and potential health risks, according to the January 2009 edition of Health Canada’s Canadian Adverse Reaction Newsletter.

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