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  • JUDGE OKS CLAIMS OF STRICT LIABILITY AGAINST DRUGMAKER
  • Liver Toxicity Risks with Samsca
  • More Bad Press for Fresenius Medical
  • Prolia May Cause Sudden Femur Fractures
  • Heart Warning for Popular Z-Pack Antibiotic
  • PBM Files First Cymbalta Personal Injury Suit
  • FDA recalls Johnson & Johnson Orthopedic Device
  • Does Actos increase the risk for heart attacks?
  • Risk of Dementia from Benzodiazepine Use
  • Cymbalta Withdrawal: Affects Approximately Half of Users and Can be Both Severe and Persistent
  • Keller Rohrback L.L.P., Keller Rohrback P.L.C., Pogust Braslow Millrood LLC and Deskin Law Firm, a PLC File a Class Action Lawsuit Against Eli Lilly and Company Regarding Cymbalta
  • Meningitis Outbreak Linked to Steroid Injections
  • Mirena IUD has Significant Risks
  • Dialysis Treatment Drugs Contributing to Patient Heart Attacks
  • The Hidden and Deadly Risks of IVC Filters
  • HCA: No Comment on Hospital Investigation
  • Propecia Linked to Depression
  • HCA Hospitals Under Investigation for Unnecessary Procedures on Patients
  • Stryker Rejuvenate Hip Recall
  • Biomet Magnum Metal on Metal Hips Can Result in Premature Failure As Well as Chromium-Cobalt Poisoning
  • Diabetes patient gets Israel's highest-ever award in Avandia class-action.
  • Judge approves GlaxoSmithKline's $3 billion settlement with DOJ.
  • FDA panel says there are few reasons to continue using metal-on-metal hip implants.
  • NuvaRing and Blood Clots
  • FDA: nearly 16,800 concerns reported in a decade regarding hip implants.
  • Anti-Osteoporosis Drugs and Extended Usage
  • Actos, other thiazolidinediones may increase macular edema risk.
  • Johnson & Johnson to Stop Sale of Vaginal Mesh
  • Update on Pelvic Mesh Trials
  • As Yaz Goes, So Does Beyaz
  • ACE Inhibitors and Serious Swelling Injuries
  • Pradaxa and Uncontrollable Bleeding
  • Wright's Conserve Hips May Be Latest of Failures of Metal on Metal Hips
  • Coloplast's Novasilk Mesh and Mentor-Line of Slings Carry New Warnings
  • Plavix vs. Aspirin Alone: Is there a difference?
  • Knee and Hip Implants: New Not Always Better Than Old?
  • Possibility of Smith & Nephew Journey Knee Fracture
  • Ortho Evra Patch – Is it Worth the Risk?
  • FDA ORDERS MORE TRIALS FOR VAGINAL MESH PRODUCTS
  • Appellate Court Reinstates Hormone Therapy Verdicts for Punitive Damages
  • The Dangers of Proton Pump Inhibitors - It is time for a Black Box Warning
  • Ironically – the Osteoporosis drug Fosamax causes Femur Fractures
  • More Warnings for Levaquin - May exacerbate muscle weakness in patients with Myasthenia Gravis
  • FDA ISSUES SECOND WARNING ABOUT COMPLICATIONS ASSOCIATED WITH TRANSVAGINAL MESH DEVICES
  • Paid Researchers Covered Up Serious Risks of Medtronic Infuse Bone Grafts
  • FDA Warns Not to Use SimplyThick in Milk/Formula with Premature Babies
  • Fraudulent Over-the-Counter STD Drugs
  • Stryker Cormet Hip and DePuy Pinnacle Hip Systems may also cause metal toxicity
  • Why is Roche's Accu-CHEK Glucose Meter still on the Market?
  • Hair Loss Drugs (Propecia, Avodart) Linked to Sexual Dysfunction and Depression
  • Oral Cleft Birth Defect Risk Increased by Topamax Use
  • Another Long-Term Safety Concern with Proton Pump Inhibitor Use
  • Fixodent and Forget? Denture Creams Causing Serious Neurological Problems
  • Risks Outweigh Benefits of Vaginal Mesh and Sling Devices
  • Lawsuits Filed On Behalf Of Those Injured From Taking Darvon/Darvocet And Other Propoxyphene-Containing Drugs
  • Lawsuit filed against Wright Medical Technology for Profemur Z Stem Hip Implant - Reports show 11.2% Failure Rate
  • More Problems for Zimmer - NexGen Knee Failures
  • Painkiller Linked to Suicide Risk
  • Third Time is the Charm? Darvon and Darvocet Pulled From Market
  • FDA Proposes New Cigarette Warning Labeling
  • Mothers who take Wellbutrin or Zyban may increase their child’s risk for heart defects
  • DePuy recalls Hip Implants
  • Roche's "Accu-Chek" Glucose Monitor can Trigger False Results
  • ADHD Linked to Pesticides
  • Tylenol Linked to Asthma?
  • FDA Warns of Major Problems for C.R. Bard’s Blood Clot IVC Filters
  • Pennsylvania Recognizes Negligent Design Defect Claims in Pharma Cases
  • Overexposure to Radiation During CT Scans?
  • Two Recent Studies Underscore Addiction Risks of Nexium and Prilosec
  • Zinc Cold Remedies Linked to Loss of Smell
  • Next Round of Product Liability Lawsuits Could Go Against Makers of Biosimilar Drugs
  • Finally a Black Box Warning for Arava
  • Benefits of ADHD Drug Overstated
  • Rapamune Off-Label Marketing Allegations
  • Antidepressants Now Linked to Cataracts, Blindness
  • Testosterone gel linked to heart attacks and stroke
  • J&J and McNeil Recall Update
  • Veteran’s Affairs Hospital Infection Scandal
  • Inflammatory Bowel Disease Lawsuits on the Rise Even After Accutane is Pulled From the Market
  • "Phantom Recall" of Motrin by McNeil Consumer Healthcare in 2009
  • Intravenous Medications Recall
  • Alli and Xenical Diet Drugs Can Cause Liver Damage in Rare Cases
  • Suicide Warnings on Two Painkillers Increased
  • Heartburn Drugs Causing Fractures?
  • Female Sex Drive Drug in the Works
  • Tyenol Recall
  • FDA Orders Baxter To Pay Refunds To Purchasers Of its Colleague Volumetric Infusion Pumps: Will You Get Your Refund?
  • Despite New Health Care Law, Health Insurers Still Try to Rescind Policies of the Sick
  • Johnson & Johnson Recalls 43 Over-The-Counter Medicines for Infants and Children
  • Drugs for Epilepsy, Depression Linked to Suicide
  • Nuvaring Birth Control Side Effects
  • FDA Warns of Muscle Damage from Zocor
  • Plavix Doesn't Work for Everyone
  • Long-Term Use of Actonel, Boniva, Fosamax and Reclast Linked to Hip-Fractures
  • Insulin Pump Problems Continue to Plague Diabetics
  • Off-Label Promotion Continues to Make News
  • Hospital-Acquired Infections Still a Huge Threat to Patients
  • Step Therapy – Health Care Cost Effectiveness at What Cost
  • More illegal off-label marketing? Fentora now under investigation
  • Surgeons have an Ethical Duty to Warn of Risks with Shoulder Pain Pumps
  • Graco Stroller Recall
  • Meridia Causing Heart Problems?
  • Tylenol Recall by Johnson & Johnson
  • CT Scan Radiation Causing Cancer
  • New Safety Warnings About Diabetes Drug and Kidney Functions
  • Video and Audio Cables: Are Consumers Paying More than Necessary?
  • Even More Dangers of Taking SSRIs When Pregnant Revealed
  • Forced to Rent a Cable Box?
  • Another Medtronic Recall For Infusion Pumps
  • Unnecessary Replacement of Ink/Toner Cartridges Costing Consumers $$
  • Credit Solutions Unable to Explain Failures
  • Risks of Heart Attack and Stroke with Asthma Drug Xolair
  • SSRIs and the Suicidality Risk: Class Numbers Belie a Deeper Story
  • FDA Warns of Cancer Risks with TNF Blockers
  • Recent Consumer Product Recalls
  • Preemption Update: Medical Device Safety Act Hearing Before Senate HELP Commmittee
  • Cash-for-Clunkers Scams
  • Zicam Causing Loss of Smell?
  • Steam Dietary Supplement Recall
  • Hip Replacement Failure Due to Defective Durom Cup
  • E-Cigarettes May Contain Carcinogens After All
  • Body-Building Supplements May Contain Steroids
  • Federal Court Grants Public Access to Evidence of Wyeth's Ghostwriting
  • Lantus Insulin Linked with Increase in Cancer
  • “Greenwashing”: The New False Advertising
  • Veteran’s Affair Medical Center in Philadelphia --- Failed Prostate Procedures
  • Norian Corp. and Synthes, Inc. --- Indicted for Illegal Testing of Bone Cement without FDA Approval Resulting in Patient Deaths
  • Heartburn Drugs Linked to Pneumonia in Hospital Patients
  • Wells Fargo Predatory Subprime Mortgage Lending Class Action – African American Homeowners
  • FDA Warns of Hepatoxicity with Propylthiouracil
  • Another Digoxin Product Recall
  • Pet Flea Treatment Class Action --- Risk of Chemical Burns, Seizure, and Central Nervous System Side Effects
  • Preemption: A New Day
  • Facebook and the IQ Test Scams
  • Falling Flat-Screen TVs --- Children Exposed to Significant Risk?
  • Nicotine Gum & Lozenges: Increased Risk of Cancer?
  • FDA finally orders Black Box on Reglan and others containing metoclopramide
  • Psoriasis Drug - Raptiva - Withdrawn From the Market
  • Class Actions For Unlawful Strip Searches
  • Consumer Alert: Acai Berry Scams
  • Continuous Shoulder Pain After Arthroscopic Surgery?
  • Maytag Recalls 1.6 Million Refrigerators Due to Fire Hazard
  • Preemption Update: Colacicco v. Apotex, et al.
  • MRI Transdermal Patches --- Risk of Skin Burns
  • Preemption Update: Wyeth v. Levine
  • Ticketmaster Investigation: Did You Overpay for Your Tickets?
  • Nationwide Peanut Butter Recall --- Potential Class Action Based On Salmonella Typhimurium Exposure?
  • Voice Over Internet Protocol (VoIP) Providers Class Action: Consumers Seek Industry Reform
  • Stork Craft Baby Cribs Recalled as a Result of Suffocation Risk
  • Tennessee Sludge Spill Over 1 Billion Gallons
  • Hallmark, Inc. Recalls Jumbo Snow-Globes --- Risk of Fire Hazard
  • Black Box Warning added on Visicol and OsmoPrep for Effects on Kidneys
  • Websites Like Myiqquiz.com Continue to Ensnare Unsuspecting Consumers
  • Asthma Drugs (Advair, Foradil, Serevent and Symbicort) -- FDA Reports a Mixed Bag
  • Text Message Auto-Subscriptions: Have You Been a Victim?
  • The Withholding of Therapeutic Hypothermia ='s Malpractice?
  • IKEA Iris and Alvine Roman Blinds --- Risk of Child Strangulation
  • U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Report Highlights Yamaha Rhino Related Injuries
  • FDA Mulls a Ban on Avandia
  • HughesNet Early Termination Fees Revisited? The Sprint-Nextel Case
  • Preemption Update: Wyeth v. Levine
  • Preemption May Spell Tragedy for Women
  • Brief Primer on Predatory Lending --- What Every Borrower Should Know
  • Decoy Indication: New Hybrid Method for Off Label Promotion of Medications?
  • Consumers Fight-Back Against Slow Internet Service, Limited Bandwidth, and Egregious Customer Fees --- Comcast, HughesNet and Qwest
  • Bard® Perfex® Hernia Plug --- Increased Risk of Nerve Entanglement?
  • Pfizer Will Agree to Pay $894 Million to Settle Celebrex and Bextra Claims
  • Psoriasis Drug Raptiva Gets “Black Box” Warning - Associated Risk of Infection and PML
  • Preemption Update: AAJ Preemption Report
  • Pfizer Supressed Neurontin Study Showing Lack of Effectiveness for Chronic Nerve Pain
  • FDA Issues Class-1 Recall of Medtronic Neuromodulation INDURA One-Piece (IP) Intrathecal Catheters
  • Why Some Managers Get Overtime Pay.
  • Unapproved BSS and Papain Products
  • PBM Files Class Action Against HughesNet --- Satellite Broadband Company
  • New Study Finds New Anti-Psychotics for Kids No Better Than Generics
  • Preemption Update: Wyeth v. Levine
  • Preemption Update: FDA’s New Rule
  • Increased Exposure to Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers (PBDEs) in Children and Adolescents
  • Preemption Update: Knipe v. GSK Brings Another Victory for Plaintiffs
  • Recently Filed Levaquin Tendon Rupture Case Highlighted
  • Cancer Cluster in Northeast Pennsylvania
  • Mandatory Disclosure of Doctor-Drug Industry Payments?
  • Independent Contractors Owed Overtime Pay?
  • Possible Association Between Vytorin, Zocor, and Zetia and an Increased Risk of Cancer
  • Baltimore Pharmacies Suspected of Issuing Counterfeit and Expired Drugs
  • Risk of Detached Tips Prompts FDA Recall of Boston Scientific NexStent Carotid System
  • A Rise in Instances of Undeclared Ingredients in Herbal Supplements
  • Preemption Update: Wyeth v. Levine
  • FCC’s Slap on Comcast’s Interference with P2P Internet Connections
  • Pain Pumps Only Causing More Shoulder Pain
  • Off-Label Use and the First Amendment: The Pathway to Naivety?
  • Preemption Update: Celexa and Lexapro Plaintiffs Enjoy Small Victory
  • Preemption Update: Tucker v. GlaxoSmithKline (the Court That Finally Got It Right)
  • Vytorin’s Impotence -- Second Round of Clinical Trials Show Lack of Efficacy
  • Preemption Update: Presumption Against Preemption Under Attack by Wyeth
  • Cholesterol Screening for Children as Early as Age 2?
  • Levaquin --- The New Reality, A Black Box Warning
  • Pigford: African American Farmer's Discrimination Lawsuit
  • Neurontin and Suicide: The FDA’s Big Gamble
  • Levaquin’s Achilles Heel: Tendon Ruptures
  • Depo-Provera -- The Onset of Osteoporosis?
  • Hormone Therapy Update
  • Identity Theft in Pennsylvania
  • Antidepressant Lawsuits: Paxil, Celexa and Lexapro
  • Preemption: Wyeth v. Levine
  • Preemption: Riegel v. Medtronic
  • Failure to Warn of the risk of Suicide and Antidepressants is malpractice
  • Another Recall - Digitek
  • Baxter Recalls Contaminated Heparin
  • Brief History of NSF/NSD and Gadolinium

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