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	<title>Levaquin Blog &#187; achilles tendon</title>
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		<title>Doctor in the House &#8211; Levaquin: One MD&#8217;s Opinion</title>
		<link>http://www.levaquinblog.com/2010/02/doctor-in-the-house/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Feb 2010 06:08:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mike</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s a nice summary of the risks of Levaquin and why it is still on the market;
Dear Dr. Donohue: Just how dangerous is the drug Levaquin? I read that it should not be given to a person over 60&#8230;
- A.S.
Dr. Dohohue: Levaquin (levofloxacin) is a newer antibiotic that has rescued many from dangerous infections and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Kickback Update: The &#8220;Scary&#8221; Power J&amp;J Yields</title>
		<link>http://www.levaquinblog.com/2010/01/kickback-update-the-scary-power-jj-yields/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Jan 2010 03:13:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mike</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As a follow-up to last week&#8217;s breaking news about the Johnson &#38; Johnson / Omnicare kickback scandal, some details are emerging (see below).  It seems that J&#38;J was making illegal payments to pharmacies to promote their drugs, which were being reimbursed by Medicare and the good ol&#8217; taxpayer.  So not only did you suffer that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>More Levaquin Lawsuits Filed</title>
		<link>http://www.levaquinblog.com/2009/12/more-levaquin-lawsuits-filed/</link>
		<comments>http://www.levaquinblog.com/2009/12/more-levaquin-lawsuits-filed/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Dec 2009 19:30:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mike</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Three West Virginians are suing Johnson &#038; Johnson for damages from the serious tendon-related injuries they suffered after taking Levaquin. When they took the antibiotic, the plaintiffs say they did not know that it causes a higher incidence of tendon injuries, including tendon rupture, especially in people older than 60 and those who take corticosteroids.]]></description>
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		<title>Testimonial of a Levaquin Victim</title>
		<link>http://www.levaquinblog.com/2009/10/testimonial-of-a-levaquin-victim/</link>
		<comments>http://www.levaquinblog.com/2009/10/testimonial-of-a-levaquin-victim/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 11:49:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mike</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s a testimonial from Clay Powell, a retired teacher, kidney transplant recipient, former marathon runner and current advocate for seniors’ rights. After a ruptured tendon left him unable to compete in running, Clay joined a lawsuit against the manufacturers of Levaquin.
I’ve had a very interesting decade; one in which my life has undergone a series [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Case Study: Death by Levaquin</title>
		<link>http://www.levaquinblog.com/2009/10/death-by-levaquin/</link>
		<comments>http://www.levaquinblog.com/2009/10/death-by-levaquin/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2009 19:36:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mike</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Mayo Clinic]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[tendinopathy]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I’d like to bring attention to a study done by Doctors Andrew W Gottschalk and John W Bachman of the Mayo Clinic Department of Family Medicine. The case study involves an elderly man given Levaquin for a presumed brochitis who developed complete tendon ruptures of both of his Achilles heels. This drug&#8217;s side-effect was directly [...]]]></description>
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