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In February, 2010, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a warning about the risk of certain Asthma inhaler side effects . There is now a Serevent and an Advair black box warning , alerting patients to the risk of using those medications. Furthermore, patients are warned to be on the alert for Foradil side effects, which can include worsened bre... - Botox Linked To Paralysis & Death
On August 3, 2009 the FDA updated its safety alert to a Black Box Warning on the popular anti-wrinkle drugs Botox and Myobloc . All Botox product labels now warn that the effects of the botulinum toxin may spread from the area of injection to other areas of the body, causing symptoms similar to those of botulism. Those symptoms, which have mostly been see... - Medical Devices May Lead To Particle Disease
Mar-17-10 Kansas City, MO Doctors, scientists and medical researchers are increasingly questioning the safety of medical devices . Yet according to medical consumer activist Ruby Rahn, the public remains largely unaware of the potential dangers those medical devices pose. "The medical industry has defined wear debris from both metal and plastics medical devic... - Safety Alert Issued for Ready To Eat Deli Meat Products
Washington, DC: The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is issuing a public health alert due to illnesses possibly associated with ready-to-eat (RTE) deli meat products that may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. FSIS was informed by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) that products subject to r... - Avandia's Safety Questioned
Mar-14-10 New York, NY It's the stuff movies are made of: company executives arrange a secret meeting with a scientific expert who is trying to discredit the company. The expert secretly tapes the meeting and releases the tape to the media. Yet this is no movie script—according to the New York Times, this is exactly what happened when GlaxoSmithKline, maker of... - Oral Sodium Phosphate - Oral Sodium Phosphate Recall - LawyersAndSettlements.com
In December 2008, the FDA announced that the use of oral sodium phosphate products, including Fleet Phospho-soda , and prescription-only Visicol and OsmoPrep , is associated with acute phosphate nephropathy , an acute kidney failure . The oral sodium phosphate products in question are used for bowel cleansing prior to colonoscopy and other procedure... - GlaxoSmithKline Denies Avandia Allegations
Mar-7-10 Washington, DC GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), maker of diabetes drug Avandia , is now defending itself against accusations that it failed to adequately warn the public about known risks associated with Avandia. The company responded that the allegations, which were released in a Senate finance committee report, were based on information that was inaccurate and... - Paxil Suicide Lawsuit Can Go Ahead
Feb-26-10 Washington, DC The Seventh Circuit Court ruled this week that a lawsuit brought against GlaxoSmthKline (GSK), the makers of the antidepressant Paxil, can go ahead. The lawsuit alleges that Paxil may have induced Tricia Mason to commit suicide. The 23-year-old killed herself just two days after taking the antidepressant. According to the National Law... - Pacemakers Pose MRI Risk to Patients
Feb-23-10 Orlando, FL Among those at risk of MRI health problems are patients with kidney disease, for whom MRI contrast agents containing gadolinium can prove toxic. But it's not just kidney patients who should be careful. Anyone with screws holding bones in place, permanent staples affixed to organs, pacemakers and implanted defibrillators and any other form o... - Health Canada Warns Accutane Patients About SJS
Feb-19-10 Ottawa, ON A number medications have been linked to the serious skin disease Stevens Johnson Syndrome (SJS). This week the Canadian government added one more potential medicinal hazard to the list. Health Canada has issued a warning about Isotretinoin, which is marketed as Accutane and is also available in generic form. Used to treat acne, Accutane... - Reglan Side Effects Lawyer Issues Warning to Migraine and Cluster Headache Victims Taking Reglan
Feb-11-10 Los Angeles, CA Reglan is not FDA-approved for people suffering from migraines, chronic headaches or cluster headaches, yet the anti-nausea drug, also known as metoclopramide, is frequently prescribed off-label to treat nausea and vomiting for headache sufferers. Reglan injury lawyer Roger D. Drake explains why people should be concerned: Metoclop... - FDA Concerned About Medical Radiation Exposure, Increases Oversight
Feb-11-10 Washington, DC In the wake of a radiation scare where more than 300 patients undergoing CT scans and other medical procedures in four hospitals were given too much radiation, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced it will step up oversight for the potentially dangerous procedure. According to a 2/9/10 report in the New York Times,... - Severe Jaundice: A Red Flag for Parents, Doctors and Nurses
Jan-19-10 Durham, NC Back in 1998 when May and her mother brought Melody to our office, my administrative assistant and I had never heard of kernicterus. We had never seen the word bilirubin . We didn't know that kernicterus comes from too much bilirubin in a baby's blood or that the yellow staining of the skin we call jaundice is caused by bilirubin. We didn't kno... - Health Care Fraud Worsened Last Year
Jan-16-10 Washington, DC Identity theft and health care scams are happening with increasing frequency as more people flaunt moral and medical ethics in the pursuit of personal gain—to the tune of $100 billion a year. According to a recent article on CNNMoney.com, health care identity theft dominated all other crimes in the sector last year. Louis Saccocc... - Child Support Offenders Owe "Millions of Dollars"
Jan-14-10 Charleston, WV Deadbeat parents owe millions in support payments to children in West Virginia, and attorney Charles "Rusty" Webb is doing his level best to make sure they pay up. He recently filed a legal malpractice class action lawsuit against the State Bureau of Child Support Enforcement, alleging that it is negligent in its duty to aggressively pursue... - San Diego Chargers Doctor Faces a Loss of License under Medical Malpractice Law
Dec-27-09 San Diego, CA A doctor working for the NFL's San Diego Chargers is the subject of medical malpractice litigation stemming from a series of alcohol-related incidents dating back as far as 1995. Dr. David Chao, an orthopedic surgeon working for the football team, has twice been arrested for driving under the influence. The arrests have provoked the sta... - Dennis Quaid's New Organization Could Combat Heparin Contamination
Dec-22-09 New Orleans, LA Actor Dennis Quaid has founded a new organization dedicated to the prevention of medical errors that can lead to serious health complications, such as heparin contamination and improper sterilization. Quaid helped launch the National Alert Network for Serious Medication Errors after a personal tragedy involving the actor's twin daugh... - Heinz Mixed Cereal for Babies May Contain Ochratoxin A
Ottawa, Canada : The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) and Heinz Canada are warning the public not to consume the Heinz Mixed Cereal for babies described below as it may contain elevated levels of Ochratoxin A (OTA). The following product is affected by this alert: Heinz Mixed Cereal, a Baby Cereal, Stage 2, From 6 Months 227 g UPC 0 570... - Texas Oysters Recalled for Norovirus Contamination
Dec-7-09 Washington, DC The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently issued a health alert regarding oysters harvested from the San Antonio Bay, which have been linked to the Norovirus . CNN reported yesterday that the state health department in Texas recalled all oysters harvested in San Antonio Bay between November 16 and 25. The Bay has also been clo... - More Evidence that Zicam Users Risk Loss of Smell
Dec-2-09 Washington, DC Yet another study has revealed the devastating effects of smell loss and various other Zicam side effects on unwary Zicam users. Many people are discovering through their Zicam lawyers that the drug was never approved or regulated by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Zicam products were listed as homeopathic treatments contai...