http://www.druginjurylawyerblog.com/ Published by Pogust Braslow & Millrood en-us 2012-01-27T12:19:11-05:00 http://www.druginjurylawyerblog.com/2012/01/knee_and_hip_implants_new_not.html New technology is supposed to be better than the old, but what happens if the new proves not only to be more expensive, but can show no real advancement prior to the older versions? Technology is an advancing arena but,... Medical Devices Derek T. Braslow 2012-01-27T12:19:11-05:00 http://www.druginjurylawyerblog.com/2012/01/possibility_of_smith_nephew_jo.html The ability to move around without pain is something most of us don’t think about, so when patients undergo knee replacement surgery they believe their pain will go away. However, if the patients are still experience pain it could be... Medical Devices Derek T. Braslow 2012-01-12T12:56:50-05:00 http://www.druginjurylawyerblog.com/2012/01/ortho_evra_patch_is_it_worth_t.html The Ortho Evra Patch provides women with a simple solution for their birth control needs. A patch applied to the skin once a month is more convenient than a pill taken every day. As with most medicines today, there are... Adverse Drug Update Derek T. Braslow 2012-01-11T08:49:43-05:00 http://www.druginjurylawyerblog.com/2012/01/fda_orders_more_trials_for_vag.html Stress urinary incontinence (SUI) and pelvic organ prolapse (POP) are not easy subjects for women to talk about. SUI and POP are often the outcomes of weakening muscle tension caused by age or child birth. Stress urinary incontinence is triggered... Medical Devices Derek T. Braslow 2012-01-10T08:43:41-05:00 http://www.druginjurylawyerblog.com/2012/01/appellate_court_reinstates_hor.html Yet another appellate court has condemned drug-maker Wyeth Pharmaceuticals for its conduct in failing to study and failing to warn about the breast cancer risk associated with its hormone therapy drugs.... Adverse Drug Update Derek T. Braslow 2012-01-04T23:52:57-05:00 http://www.druginjurylawyerblog.com/2011/12/the_dangers_of_proton_pump_inh.html Proton Pump Inhibitor Drugs (PPIs) like Nexium and Prilosec are among the most popular drugs in the world but perhaps they may be the most dangerous when taken over the long-term. I have written about the risks of this class... Adverse Drug Update Derek T. Braslow 2011-12-01T12:23:26-05:00 http://www.druginjurylawyerblog.com/2011/11/ironically_the_osteoporosis_dr.html Doctors have been prescribing Fosamax for years to prevent bone loss. And last year, for the first time, the FDA required manufacturers of bisphosphonates, including Fosamax, to warn about the fact these drugs can cause a serious bone fracture. Ironically,... Adverse Drug Update Derek T. Braslow 2011-11-30T15:07:34-05:00 http://www.druginjurylawyerblog.com/2011/08/more_warnings_for_levaquin_may_1.html Last December, Ortho McNeil-Janssen Pharmacetuicals added new labeling to its blockbuster antibiotic Levaquin. This updated black box warning, states that "Fluoroquinolones, including Levaquin, may exacerbate muscle weakness in persons with myasthenia gravis," a neuromuscular disorder. Levaquin and other fluoroquinolones have... Adverse Drug Update Derek T. Braslow 2011-08-23T11:09:15-05:00 http://www.druginjurylawyerblog.com/2011/07/fda_issues_second_warning_abou.html As women age, they sometimes suffer from a condition called pelvic organ prolapse ("POP"). Some doctors have treated this condition with a medical device called a surgical mesh. These surgical mesh devices - made from the same material as Rubbermaid... Medical Devices Derek T. Braslow 2011-07-26T14:45:39-05:00 http://www.druginjurylawyerblog.com/2011/06/paid_researchers_covered_up_se_1.html In two reviews, two studies and an editorial appearing in a special issue of The Spine Journal today, a group of spinal specialists directly rebuke the research of other spinal surgeons that has supported the widespread use of a Medtronic... Medical Devices Derek T. Braslow 2011-06-29T15:27:31-05:00