Meanwhile, the American College of Cardiology, which had earlier issued a statementwarning that patients and physicians should not draw too many conclusions from the study, issued a second statement Friday clarifying that Zetia and the Vytorin combo pill should be used only after other medicines with more evidence of benefit have been tried.
Indeed, in America, the Tourette Syndrome Association felt it necessary to issue a statementwarning of the paucity of long-term safety data, especially in children, and the potential interactions of nicotine with drugs given to treat the syndrome.
Reacting to al-Maliki's comments, al-Sadr's political committee issued a statement Wednesday warning that its cabinet ministers might quit as a result.