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Aug-8-11 Dover, DE: DuPont's new herbicide Imprelis is being pulled from the market following a flurry of complaints and lawsuits over dead and damaged trees. The company announced the voluntary recall of its herbicide last week, sending letters to distributors informing them of the product suspension. Several lawsuits have been filed against DuPont, by... - More DePuy Hip Lawsuits Filed
Jul-28-11 New Brunswick, NJ DePuy Orthopaedics , maker of the DePuy hip replacement products including the DePuy ASR and DePuy Pinnacle devices, reportedly faces approximately 1,000 lawsuits related to its devices. The lawsuits were filed after DePuy announced a voluntary hip replacement recall due to an unexpectedly high failure rate of certain DePuy hip devi... - FDA to Study Fosamax Side Effects
Jul-28-11 Washington, DC The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced it is investigating Fosamax side effects and the side effects of other drugs in the same class as Fosamax. Although lawsuits allege patients suffered from Fosamax osteonecrosis of the jaw, the FDA is studying a potential link to cancer. In addition to Fosamax ONJ, some studies sugge... - Hip and Knee Replacement Implant Failure Affects Significant Group of People
Jul-24-11 New York, NY While a number of lawsuits have been filed over hip and knee replacement implant failures , new studies are still coming out pointing to the potential negative consequences such procedures can have. According to MedScape Today , a recent study suggests that patients with congestive heart failure and/or pulmonary hypertension have a high... - Are Military Burn Pits a Contributing Factor to Rare Lung Disorder?
Jul-23-11 Nashville, TN Speculation and suspicion surrounding breathing and lung problems stemming from military burn pits have now evolved to a stronger platform following publication of findings July 21 in the prestigious New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM). For some time, military personnel have been returning from active duty in Iraq and Afghanistan... - "Transvaginal Mesh Is Life-Threatening"
Jul-22-11 Miami, FL Medical consultant and analyst Lana Keeton believes that transvaginal mesh , like other synthetic surgical mesh (e.g., Kugel mesh ), should never have been put on the market. "Synthetic Surgical Mesh is a life-threatening device," Keeton says. "It is toxic, over-engineered and degrades during manufacture, shelf life and in the human body fo... - How Much 'Well' is Associated With Wellbutrin?
Jul-16-11 Washington, DC There appears to be some disconnect as to just what FDA pregnancy category Wellbutrin is assigned to. Most sources hold that the drug is categorized as 'C', which is described by the Journal of Counseling and Development (JCD) as posing a potential risk to the fetus that cannot be ruled out, due to the fact that animal-based studies have... - Actos Linked to Eye Disease and Bladder Cancer
Jul-14-11 Denver, CO Actos side effects are moving into the spotlight, now that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has dealt with rival drug Avandia. Whether that is good news for patients on Actos remains to be seen. The FDA has recently issued a warning about the link between Actos and bladder cancer, and agencies in Europe have moved to take Actos off t... - FDA Pulls Breast Cancer Indication for Avastin
Jun-29-11 Washington, DC An FDA panel reviewing the efficacy of Roche’s blockbuster cancer drug Avastin in metastatic HER2 negative breast cancer has ruled to pull the indication. The vote took place Wednesday with the Advisory panel made up of cancer specialists voting unanimously to pull the indication. The panel voted three times, and each time the vo... - More DePuy Hip Lawsuits
Jun-28-11 Milwaukee, WI More lawsuits concerning the DePuy Hip Replacement have been filed, the latest reportedly in Wisconsin. Lawsuits have been filed against DePuy since the DePuy hip replacement recall was announced in 2010. Plaintiffs allege in their DePuy lawsuit that the DePuy hip device was defective and had a high failure rate. According to The Busi... - Avastin FDA Appeal Starts Today
Jun-28-11 Washington, DC It's been expected—and today the manufacturer of Avastin begins a two-day appeal before the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), pleading for more time in an attempt to save a controversial breast cancer drug. Avastin, manufactured by Genentech, was fast-tracked for approval within a framework that allows drugs that could... - FDA Takes Tougher Stand on Zocor 20 Years After Initial Approval
Jun-26-11 Washington, DC The announcement earlier this month by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) with regard to serious Zocor side effects has prompted critics to wonder what cumulative damage the 80mg dose of Zocor (simvastatin) has wreaked in the 20 years since its approval by he FDA in 1991. That's the point made by blogger Matthew Herper, writing... - Police Say Drag Racing Led to St. Louis Car Accident
Jun-25-11 St. Louis, MO Local authorities are saying that a St. Louis car accident that occurred on June 20 was caused by drag racing, reports local television station KMOV . According to the news source, police say that two vehicles were traveling approximately 60 miles per hour on Hampton Avenue when they eventually collided. One of the cars eventually sla... - Should Zimmer NexGen Recipients Trust Their Surgeons?
Jun-24-11 Draper, UT Twelve years working and walking for the Post Office took its toll on Carol's knees. She had a Zimmer NexGen knee replacement in 2005, but it did nothing to alleviate the constant pain. So last year she had revision surgery. "All that did was add more pain and now I'm on pain patches and Percocet," she says. "I believe that patients who a... - Are Prozac Side Effects a Cause for Concern?
Jun-22-11 Boston, MA Despite concerns about the potential risk of Prozac side effects , especially as those side effects impact infants, research shows that more women are using medications while pregnant than in the past. This means that more infants could be at risk of complications, including reported Prozac birth defects. According to a study conducted by... - Hip and Knee Patients Unknowingly Participate in Clinical Trials
Jun-9-11 Philadelphia, PA Although Larry had a hip replacement last year and Sherry had two knee replacements in 2007, they both have similarities: their hip and knee implants are metal-on-metal devices; both "baby boomers" are facing revision surgery; and they are both filing hip and knee replacement defective product claims against the manufacturers. And acco... - While DePuy Lawsuits Go International, FDA Requests More Information
Jun-7-11 Washington, DC While lawsuits concerning DePuy Hip Replacement devices have taken on an international angle, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has told device makers, including the maker of the DePuy hip, to study data about the hip replacement devices. Lawsuits concerning the DePuy hip have already been filed in the US, although more lawsuits... - Experts Shift Stances on Long-term Bone Drug Use over Fosamax Side Effects
Jun-6-11 Durham, NC A number of bone experts are re-considering their treatment of osteoporosis now that there has been significant research linking specific drugs to rare fracture risks, such as Fosamax femur fractures . According to USA Today , experts now say that bisphosphonates—which reportedly help people with osteoporosis to avoid bone fractures... - Zimmer's New Augments: A Confirmation of NexGen Knee Failure?
Jun-5-11 Warsaw, IN Problems with some components in the Zimmer Knee Replacement product line were highlighted indirectly May 17 when the Warsaw, Indiana-based manufacturer touted a new product line designed to aid doctors in revision surgery. According to PR Newswire , the company has issued a series of Trabecular Metal Material augment shapes and cones de... - Patient Scheduled for Fourth Zimmer NexGen Knee Surgery
May-25-11 Waynesville, NC "From day one, I've had nothing but trouble with this Zimmer NexGen knee replacement ," says Minnie, who is scheduled for a fourth surgery next week. "My initial surgery back in September 2009 seemed to be successful and I followed up with physical therapy, but as soon as I went back to work, I had constant pain and my knee was alwa...