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FDA demands label changes to warn patients of side effects and risk of death from taking Natrecor (Nesiritide) In May 2005, the FDA ordered Johnson & Johnson's subsidiary Scios, the manufacturer of Natrecor, to include additional warning details for their popular heart failure treatment. Since its approval in 2001, reports have indicated se... - Avandia Remains on Market Despite Health Risks
Aug-7-07 Los Angeles, CA: Despite expert testimony about its side effects risk, a Food and Drug Administration advisory committee has recommended that the diabetes drug Avandia should be allowed to stay on the market. But while the committee did not call for an Avandia recall, it says that the drug's label should carry a stronger warning about its risk of causing... - AMO Complete Remains on Shelf Despite Recent Recall
Aug-7-07 Seattle, WA: Food and Drug Administration officials say that many contact lens wearers may still be using Advanced Medical Optics Complete Moisture Plus contact lens solution despite its link to a potentially blinding eye infection. Although AMO Complete was recalled two months ago due to a link with the eye infection Acanthamoeba keratitis, the FDA says... - Avandia Defended by Glaxo Despite Heart Attack Risk
Aug-2-07 Rockville, MD As part of the July 30th proceedings of a federal drug advisory committee that ultimately voted to keep Avandia on the market despite cardiovascular risk, Avandia maker GlaxoSmithKline defended its product as completely safe. Dr. Murray Stewart, A Vice President with the company, presented the findings of an examination of data from more... - Lawsuits Against Glaxo Rise as Avandia Sales Plummet
Aug-1-07 Washington, DC: A study released in July 2007, by the Federal Agency for Health Care Research and Quality, reported that the older diabetes drugs, available for as little as $10 a month, are as safe and effective as the newer drugs like Avandia (rosiglitazone), which costs between $131 and $262 a month. On July 20, 2007, Science Daily reported that li... - FDA Scientist Graham Calls Glaxo Avandia Trial Useless
Jul-30-07 Washington, DC: World-renowned cardiologist Dr Steven Nissen and statistician Kathy Wolski of the Cleveland Clinic posted a study online on May 21, 2007, to warn the public that the diabetes drug Avandia (rosiglitazone) increased the risk of heart attacks by 43% and the risk of death from cardiovascular causes by possibly 64%. A print edition of the s... - Kidney failure patients warned of health risk in MRIs
Jul-29-07 Boston, MA: A case report published July 12 in the New England Journal of Medicine tells the story of a 70-year-old man with kidney failure who developed the classic symptoms of having been exposed to gadolinium during one or more MRI s. Over the course of four years following a kidney transplant operation, he became seriously disabled by nephrogenic fib... - OxyContin officials spared jail
Jul-21-07 Abington, VA As a drug, OxyContin has been getting a bad rap. Recently in the news for allegations of misbranding and suspect marketing practices by its manufacturer and abuse by addicts and youths, the OxyContin debacle appears to be a case of a worthy product taken advantage of by greedy profiteers and a lax regulatory framework. It is telling that,... - Medtronic Reducing Staff, Preparing for Defibrillator Lawsuits
Jul-13-07 Fridley, MN Quality control seems to have gone the way of the dinosaur, while the word 'recall' has become part of our everyday vocabulary. How did we get here? And whatever happened to reliability? Especially when it comes to medical products? Take for example, Medtronic Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators . In yet another example of implantable d... - Kugel Mesh Risk Widespread: Part 2
Jul-13-07 Washington, DC: In Part 1 of this article, I discussed the Food and Drug Administration's recall of a variety of Bard Composix Kugel Mesh patches, the patches especially designed for hernia repair surgery. I also described what happened when the "spring-loaded" memory recoil ring in the defective Kugel Mesh patches pops open: The sharp ends of the r... - MRIs: A New Risk for People with CKD and Kidney Failure
Jul-11-07 New York, NY: As if living with kidney failure and chronic kidney disease (CKD) weren't enough alone—it is now known that people suffering from kidney impairment face a dangerous problem if they undergo an MRI . It turns out that they are at risk to develop a serious illness--Nephrogenic Systemic Fibrosis or NSF—from the gadolinium used as... - How Class Action Members Receive Notice
Jul-2-07 New York, NY: LawyersandSettlements.com asked notice expert Todd Hilsee how people involved in a class action lawsuit (also called plaintiffs or members) are found and notified of settlements -- and how to ensure they get the right benefits. "It is a very careful process: lawyers must notify members of their legal rights and they also need to notify the... - Avandia Canada Heart Attack and Liver Damage.
A new study from the New England Journal of Medicine published May 21, 2007 links the widely prescribed diabetes drug Avandia to an alleged increased risk of heart attack and even death. The Journal reported that dozens of studies together resulted in alleged evidence of a 43 percent higher risk of heart attack. Since Avandia was approved by the FDA i... - Link Between Avandia and Canadian Deaths Explored
Jun-18-07 Toronto, ON Health Canada has confirmed that 19 people have died from heart related problems while they were taking Avandia. Initially, Health Canada reported that since 2000, twenty-eight people who were taking Avandia had heart attacks but it did not say at the time whether or not those people died. There is not enough information in 12 of the deat... - Remembering a Hero: Asbestos Activist Les Skramstad
Jun-12-07 Missoula, MT When Lester Lewis "Les" Skramstad died at age 70 several months ago, he left a legacy of community advocacy on behalf of asbestos victims. Skramstad died at his home in Libby, Montana, following a long battle with mesothelioma, an asbestos-related illness. Even as he struggled in his last weeks, he remained outspoken on behalf of his town... - CVS Caremark Corp. Shareholder Merger Settlement
Wilmington, DE: (Jun-10-07) A shareholders lawsuit was filed against CVS Caremark Corp., the second largest US drugstore chain, which challenged the buyout that formed the company. Combining the two companies created one of the biggest US mail order and retail pharmacy chains and made the business more competitive with Walgreen's, which has 5,700 stores, a... - Gadolinium linked to MRI kidney failure gets New Boxed Warning
Jun-7-07 Jacksonville, FL: On May 23, 2007 the U.S. Food and Drug Administration asked manufacturers to include a new boxed warning on the product labeling of all gadolinium-based contrast agents (used in MRI and MRA scans). Patients most at risk are those with kidney malfunction, patients just before or after liver transplantation, or patients with chronic li... - SSRIs and Birth Defects: More Data Urgently Needed
Jun-1-07 Atlanta, GA There is a problem out there for prospective mothers and fathers. The problem is that instead of being able to find good information on the interplay between SSRIs (a group of antidepressants including Zoloft, Paxil and Prozac) and safe pregnancy, there is a big black void. In its information on medication use during pregnancy and breastfe... - High Anxiety over Avandia Report
May-30-07 Washington, DC Even the United States Senate is getting involved in the worried reaction to the report published last Monday claiming the popular diabetes drug Avandia raises the risk and severity of heart attacks. On May 21 the New England Journal of Medicine reported that an analysis of 42 separate studies on the drug concluded that Avandia rais... - Upper Peninsula Power Co. Dam Flooding Settlement
Marquette, WI: (May-23-07) Marquette County filed lawsuits against Upper Peninsula Power Co. (UPPCO), MWH Engineering of Broomfield, CO. and Moyle Construction Co. of Houghton in 2005 for $79,230.86 of the $100,000 losses the county sustained during the May 2003 flood on the Dead River. The Dead River flooded when the Silver Lake Basin dike was breached du...