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Report: U.S. military still using dangerous malaria drug 4 years ago ago
WASHINGTON, Dec. 24 (UPI) -- Doctors in the U.S. military are still dispensing an anti-malaria drug federal regulators say can cause brain damage.
UPI NewsTrack TopNews 6 years ago ago
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Canadian troops get malaria drug U.S. quit 6 years ago ago
OTTAWA, April 12 (UPI) -- Some Canadian veterans are questioning why troops are still being given an anti-malarial drug the U.S. military abandoned because of potential mental illness.
HealthWrap: 'Serious risks' in 12 Rx's 1 decade ago ago
WASHINGTON, Dec. 8 (UPI) -- Consumer Reports, the independent ratings-and-recommendations publication, is just out with a list of 12 drugs it says have "known or suspected serious risks" p
Report: Lariam affects Aussie troops 1 decade ago ago
WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 (UPI) -- In a virtual replay of a controversy in the United States, Australian soldiers claim they suffered serious mental problems after taking an anti-malaria drug.
Australian troops claim drug side effects 1 decade ago ago
WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 (UPI) -- In an eerie echo of a long-running controversy in the United States, Australian soldiers are claiming they suffered serious mental problems after taking an anti
WHO advises proper use of malaria drugs 1 decade ago ago
WASHINGTON, Sept. 7 (UPI) -- The World Health Organization has warned countries to monitor the use of anti-malarial medications to ensure the malaria parasite does not develop resistance to the drugs.
Volunteer slams Peace Corps over drug 1 decade ago ago
WASHINGTON, July 12 (UPI) -- A former Peace Corps volunteer says the controversial anti-malaria drug Lariam triggered such severe mental illness she had to leave her post -- but the agency is ignoring the problem.
At Fort Bragg, another violent suicide 1 decade ago ago
WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 (UPI) -- Another Special Forces soldier who served in Afghanistan shot himself to death at Fort Bragg last week after wounding his ex-wife and her boyfriend, according t
Military drops toxic-drug diagnosis 1 decade ago ago
WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 (UPI) -- A military doctor who linked brain damage in several soldiers to a controversial malaria drug now says he doesn't know whether the drug played any role in those disorders. The doctor, Navy Cmdr. Michael Hoffer, said he changed his mind based on new inf
Army suicide rate in Iraq plummets 1 decade ago ago
WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 (UPI) -- The number of suicides by soldiers serving in Operation Iraqi Freedom dropped last year by at least half -- a decline that helped lower significantly the Army's
Watercooler Stories 1 decade ago ago
Army gave Congress bad data on suicides ... Assault weapons ban expires Monday ... CBO: U.S. deficit to reach $422 billion ... Kitty Kelley book alleges Bush drug use ... Watercooler stories from UPI.
Malaria drug links elite soldier suicides 1 decade ago ago
WASHINGTON, Sept. 7 (UPI) -- Six Special Forces soldiers who committed suicide during the past several years were all taking a controversial anti-malaria drug, UPI reports.
Army gave Congress bad data on suicides 1 decade ago ago
WASHINGTON, Sept. 7 (UPI) -- The U.S. Army has admitted giving Congress incorrect information about suicides and a controversial malaria drug in Iraq last year, UPI reports.
Responses to UPI-CNN Lariam investigation 1 decade ago ago
WASHINGTON, Sept. 7 (UPI) -- Here are responses to the two articles about the military's use of the anti-malaria drug Lariam published by United Press International on Sept. 7.
Malaria drug links elite soldier suicides 1 decade ago ago
WASHINGTON, Sept. 7 (UPI) -- A startling pattern of violence and suicide by America's most elite soldiers has followed their use of a controversial anti-malaria drug, an investigation by Un
Army gave Congress bad data on suicides 1 decade ago ago
WASHINGTON, Sept. 7 (UPI) -- The Army has acknowledged giving Congress incorrect information about use of an anti-malaria drug in units in which suicides occurred in Iraq last year.
Exclusive: Army surrenders to 'coward' GI 1 decade ago ago
WASHINGTON, July 15 (UPI) -- The Army has dropped all legal action against a soldier who was charged with cowardice in Iraq, apparently because an Army malaria drug made him sick. The case of Staff Sgt. Georg-Andreas Pogany drew national attention last year because he was the first
VA alerts doctors to malaria-drug concerns 1 decade ago ago
WASHINGTON, June 24 (UPI) -- The Department of Veterans Affairs is warning doctors to watch for long-term mental problems and other health effects from an anti-malaria drug given to soldier
VA warns doctors on malaria drug effects 1 decade ago ago
WASHINGTON, June 24 (UPI) -- The Department of Veterans Affairs is warning doctors to watch for long-term problems from Lariam, a malaria drug used in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Malaria-drug diagnosis for 'coward' GI 1 decade ago ago
WASHINGTON, June 4 (UPI) -- The first U.S. soldier charged with cowardice since the Vietnam War is suffering from damage to his brainstem that likely was caused by the anti-malaria drug he
Drug causing GIs permanent brain damage 1 decade ago ago
WASHINGTON, May 26 (UPI) -- Six U.S. soldiers have been diagnosed with permanent brain damage from an anti-malaria drug used in Iraq and Afghanistan, a U.S. senator said.
Drug causing GIs permanent brain damage 1 decade ago ago
WASHINGTON, May 26 (UPI) -- Six U.S. soldiers have been diagnosed by the military with permanent brain damage from an anti-malaria drug used in Iraq and Afghanistan, and health officials m
Exclusive: Green Beret's strange suicide 1 decade ago ago
MONUMENT, Colo., May 11 (UPI) -- Early one Sunday evening in March, Army Special Forces soldier Bill Howell fed his 7-month-old daughter a bottle and fell asleep with her for half an hour on th
VA to probe malaria drug's effects 1 decade ago ago
WASHINGTON, April 12 (UPI) -- The Veterans Administration says it will review health effects of an anti-malaria drug given to thousands of U.S. troops.
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