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Old 09-13-2011, 05:25 AM
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Lightbulb Are newer drugs safer than older drugs?

Here is an interesting article. The trend today is for the FDA to approve drugs with riskier side effects than before. People (including doctors) however tend to believe newer drugs are safer than older ones that have been in use a long time.

This article explores this dilemma:

http://old.news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110...ill_puzzlement
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