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Mar-19-11 Winnipeg, Canada When it comes to dealing with SSRI side effects , it is one thing to take an antidepressant to treat depression, knowing that you could face a risk of SSRI birth defects. It is an entirely different matter, however, to expose yourself to a risk of SSRI side effects when you do not have depression. A recently published study found that m... - Qui Tam Whistleblower—Not an Easy Moneymaker
Mar-16-11 Anaheim, CA Janet (not her real name), says she isn't afraid of being a Qui Tam Whistleblower , because now that she has been terminated, she feels that there's really nothing left to lose. Now she has decided to pursue a qui tam lawsuit against her former employer. Sometimes, a disgruntled employee considers becoming a qui tam government whistleblo... - Will Actos Replace Avandia As Drug to Watch?
Mar-14-11 Pittsburgh, PA Once the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) decided to severely restrict Avandia's use, prevailing wisdom seemed to be that because Actos side effects were not as severe, patients could easily switch to Actos. What may not have been realized, however, is that there is a risk of Actos side effects, reportedly including a risk of Actos... - Noted Surgeon No Longer Using Durom Cup
Mar-12-11 Los Angeles, CA When Zimmer hip began to make the news with regard to alleged problems with the Zimmer Durom Cup, Zimmer suggested at the time that the product was not at fault, but rather surgical technique was to blame. Specifically, Los Angeles-based Dr. Lawrence Dorr of the Dorr Arthritis Institute incurred Zimmer's wrath after he alerted his fello... - Drugmaker Sued over Failure to Warn of Stevens-Johnson Syndrome Side Effect
Mar-11-11 New Orleans, LA A woman from Texas has filed a lawsuit against the manufacturers of Motrin after her daughter allegedly developed Stevens-Johnson Syndrome after taking the drug and needed to be hospitalized for more than a month, the Louisiana Record reports. According to the news source, Keshia Hunt filed the lawsuit against McNeil Consumer Healt... - Paxil Birth Defects: When Important Data Is Allegedly Pushed through the Cracks
Mar-6-11 Philadelphia, PA With a pivotal Paxil side effects trial set to start in May, a focus will be placed on what Paxil manufacturer GlaxoSmithKline knew about the risk and potential for heart defects in newborns with Paxil use during the first trimester, and an alleged failure to disclose such risks to the medical community and the population at large. ... - Study: Patients Are Taking Antidepressants without a Diagnosis
Feb-25-11 Winnipeg, Canada When it comes to dealing with SSRI side effects , it is one thing to take an antidepressant to treat depression, knowing that you could face a risk of SSRI birth defects. It is an entirely different matter, however, to expose yourself to a risk of SSRI side effects when you do not have depression. A recently published study found that m... - Journal: Sport-Related Brain Injury in Children on the Rise
Feb-21-11 Charleston, SC It is among a parent's worst nightmares: watching a child suffer a traumatic brain injury while playing a sport. For adolescents involved in sport, a brain injury may mean time away from the sport, lost time at school and many doctors' appointments, not to mention rehabilitation. If the brain injury is serious, the adolescent could suffe... - United Grounds 757 Fleet for Unscheduled Maintenance
Feb-16-11 Chicago, IL United Airlines has temporarily grounded no fewer than 96 of its Boeing 757 airplanes for what officials deemed as "unscheduled maintenance," CNN reported this morning. Although 15 flights were cancelled February 15—the day of the grounding—the airline indicated that operations should return to normal today. The work was co... - Accutane and IBD: Doctors May Not Have Made the Connection
Feb-10-11 Salt Lake City, UT When it comes to Accutane side effects , things might not be as simple as determining that a patient took Accutane acne medication and then suffered inflammatory bowel disease. In fact, doctors may not make a link between a patient developing the condition and Accutane medication. This means that patients might have to alert their doc... - More Canadians Join DePuy Lawsuit
Feb-9-11 Halifax, Nova Scotia The saddest aspect about a hip replacement system that fails is the fact that not all recipients are elderly, or even middle-aged. And a DePuy Canada class-action lawsuit has demonstrated that patients in their late thirties have felt the pain from a failed DePuy hip replacement , together with the sting of frustration stemming from... - Toyota SUA Deaths: Electronics not at Fault
Feb-8-11 Washington, DC Transportation officials with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and NASA engineers released their findings from a 10-month joint study on safety problems with Toyota vehicles, and report that there are no electronic flaws associated with sudden unintentional acceleration or SUA in Toyotas. The announcement cam... - Florida County Ordinance Moving Up to Florida State Labor Law
Feb-3-11 Miami, FL A bit of a battle appears to be brewing between supporters of a wage law enacted at the county level in the Sunshine State, and a proposed new Florida Employment law that would likely accomplish a similar goal with regard to the prevention of wage theft. Meanwhile, the wage theft ordinance enacted in Miami-Dade, located in the southeast secto... - Will New Antidepressant Have Same SSRI Side Effects?
Jan-30-11 Los Angeles, CA For women who are dealing with depression while pregnant, SSRI side effects are probably a constant concern. Specifically, women may be concerned about SSRI side effects such as PPHN (Persistent Pulmonary Hypertension of the Newborn). Now, a new antidepressant has been approved for use, but whether or not it has the same risk of SSRI si... - FDA Indicates Possible Association With Rare Cancer and Breast Implants
Jan-26-11 Washington, DC The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced a possible association between saline and silicone gel-filled breast implants and anaplastic large cell lymphoma (ALCL), a very rare type of cancer. Data reviewed by the FDA suggest that patients with breast implants may have a very small but significant risk of ALCL in the scar capsule... - Could Januvia Side Effects Migrate to Janumet?
Jan-24-11 Washington, DC An effort by the manufacturer of Januvia to expand the use of the active ingredient of sitagliptin is being undertaken at the same time as a study by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) that hopes to further identify risks in the class of Januvia drugs to which Januvia belongs. According to the January 17 issue of the Washingto... - More Canadians Join DePuy Lawsuit
Jan-19-11 Ontario, Canada More Canadians have decided to join a DePuy lawsuit against the manufacturer of artificial hips, reports the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation . In August, DePuy Orthopaedics, a division of Johnson & Johnson, recalled its ASR series hip implants after it received a significant number of reports of patients needing a second hip r... - Chantix Worst Offender for Aggression in Drug Study
Jan-15-11 New York, NY A blockbuster study analyzing the propensity and potential for some drugs to trigger violence and aggression did not bode well for Chantix, the smoking cessation drug that has proven helpful for some smokers, and a liability for others. Chantix aggression is but one of the adverse reactions that has surfaced since varenicline went on the m... - New Study Raises Concerns over NSAID Painkillers
Jan-12-11 London, United Kingdom You may not be aware of what an NSAID is (or, for that matter what an "N" is and what the "N" said…), but a new study backs up previous claims that some common, over-the-counter (OTC) and prescription pain medications can foster serious cardiovascular implications. CNN reported January 11 that a new meta-analysis of 3... - Identity Theft Fraud: Copy That…
Jan-12-11 Trenton, NJ The same "gee-whiz" technology that gives us the capacity to watch movies on our smart phones and e-mail clients from the canoe in the middle of the lake has turned our photocopiers and fax machines into a ticking time bomb. Identity theft , something we have in the past associated with credit cards and wayward documents, can stem from&mdash...