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  • Sticky Pedals? Toyota Adjusted Settings in Throttle Electronics in 2002
    Mar-29-10 Detroit, MI The recent recall of various Toyota models for unintended acceleration and the accompanying debate over whether the problem is mechanical or electronic has been further clouded by the manufacturer's recent offer to replace the entire pedal assembly for any recalled vehicle on which an unsuccessful repair has already been carried out. It...
  • Researchers Find Link between Avandia Defenders and Drug Companies
    Mar-21-10 Rochester, MN A team of researchers has found that many of the experts who defended Avandia against negative publicity actually have financial ties to drugmaker GlaxoSmithKline. The findings raise questions over the ethics of study authors who have ties to the pharmaceutical industry. After a May 2007 study suggested that Avandia significantly incr...
  • Black Box Warning for Reglan Tardive Dyskinesia More Than a Year Old
    Mar-18-10 Washington, DC The Internet is abuzz this week with news that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has implemented a black box warning for Reglan and all other drugs containing metoclopramide. A black box warning is the strongest spanner the FDA has in its toolbox short of asking a manufacturer to remove a product from the market entirely. What...
  • Scientists Accuse FDA of Corruption
    Mar-16-10 Washington, DC People everywhere are writing, blogging and tweeting about the corruption letter penned by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The FDA has now "certified" this letter, which comes as good news to lawyers and plaintiffs. But inquiring minds want to know who penned the letter—a secret FDA whistleblower ? According to the Wall St...
  • Plane Crashes: What Price for Safety?
    Mar-16-10 Dallas, TX In the wake of some high profile plane crashes , the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has started cracking down on airplane safety. According to the Dallas Morning News on 3/13/10, the FAA recently proposed fines of $787,500 against American Airlines for improper maintenance of its planes. The FAA issued one $625,000 penalty to Americ...
  • Paxil Lawsuits Set to Go Ahead
    Mar-14-10 Grand Rapids, MI Studies have shown conflicting evidence of serious Paxil side effects , but that has not stopped approximately 600 Paxil lawsuits from alleging a link between the antidepressant and birth defects. Nor has it stopped at least one jury from awarding $2.5 million to a family of Lyam Kilker, who alleged in their lawsuit that his heart probl...
  • How Safe Are Our Airlines?
    Mar-13-10 Washington, DC In April 2008 American Airlines allowed one of its commercial aircraft to fly 10 passenger flights, even though mechanics had diagnosed a problem with one of the plane's central air data computers. At the time, the flight crew was led to believe both computers were working properly. The incident, together with similar breakdowns in maint...
  • Reglan not Approved for Infant Use
    Mar-11-10 Seattle, WA It is not uncommon for newborns to experience Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD), and when they do, they are frequently treated with Reglan. However, Reglan side effects in infants are still not well understood. Many parents who say they were unaware of the link between Reglan and tardive dyskinesia are now concerned that their children...
  • What About the Crashworthiness of Subway Cars?
    Mar-9-10 Washington, DC With the rising cost of oil and transportation, not to mention traffic gridlock, many urban commuters are taking the train in an attempt to save time and money—and shrink their carbon footprint in the process. But how safe is it? Vehicle manufacturers tout their respective crashworthiness data as a selling point. However, few peopl...
  • Lupron: Do the Risks Outweigh the Benefits?
    Mar-6-10 Las Vegas, NV Lupron has not received the same widespread media attention to which other medications have been subjected, but for some patients, Lupron side effects can be devastating. Some say the drug is dangerous; others call it a poison. A number of websites have sprung up to provide Lupron users with a forum in which to share their experiences and...
  • Metal-on-Metal Hip Replacements Failing, Triggering Complications for Patients
    Mar-5-10 Milan, IL A new issue emerging around artificial hip replacements is of interest to any patient who has received a metal-on-metal device. A recent editorial in the Journal of Arthroplasty, a noted medical journal for orthopedic surgeons, has urged doctors to use metal-on-metal devices only with "great caution, if at all." The metal-on-metal devices...
  • Research Study Seeks Means to Avoid Reglan Side Effects
    Mar-3-10 DeLand, FL In an effort to avoid the complications that can arise from the treatment of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), such as tardive dyskinesia , scientists at Avail Clinical Research have begun a series of studies seeking a new treatment for the debilitating disease. GERD is a potentially serious condition that causes the contents of the...
  • Ascertainment Bias an Issue in SSRI Birth Defect Debate
    Mar-1-10 Toronto, ON Recent studies have linked paroxetine, a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) frequently prescribed to women for depression and anxiety, to birth defects like PPHN (primary pulmonary hypertension of the newborn). Patients have filed lawsuits against the manufacturers of the antidepressant for failing disclose the potential risks of...
  • GAO Investigates Role of Icing in Plane Crashes
    Feb-28-10 Washington, DC A preliminary report issued by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) finds that federal regulators could do more to ensure that icing does not cause fatal plane crashs . The report, which was requested by officials after the 2009 airplane crash in Clarence, New York, recommends that pilots receive proper training to prepare them for...
  • Class Action Filed Against Google Alleging Google Buzz Violates Right to Privacy
    Feb-18-10 Washington, DC Mason LLP has filed a class action lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California (San Jose Division), Hibnick v. Google, Inc., Civil Action No. CV-100672-JW, on behalf of potentially several million Gmail users to whose accounts Google Buzz was recently added. The lawsuit seeks to enjoin Google from cont...
  • MRI Contrast Agent Side Effects Can Be Debilitating
    Feb-14-10 Glasgow, UK One woman's ordeal with MRI contrast side effects may have changed how UK doctors use gadolinium-based contrast agents. The woman, who is now confined to a wheelchair, has filed a lawsuit against the maker of the agent. Margaret Roxburgh, a 54-year-old grandmother in the UK, was given Omniscan prior to a routine magnetic resonance angiog...
  • Using Nicotine Patches Longer Could Avert Risk of Chantix Side Effects
    Feb-10-10 Philadelphia, PA A new study from the University of Philadelphia delivers what could be good news for smokers trying to quit but desperate to avoid Chantix side effects . The study finds that using nicotine patches for longer than the recommended eight-week period may be as effective or more than smoking cessation drugs. Researchers studied roughly 5...
  • Investigation Continues into Colorado Mid-Air Plane Crash
    Feb-8-10 Boulder, CO Investigators of the plane crash over Colorado that killed three people on February 6 plan to seek input from other pilots in the area for clues. The airplane accident occurred about 1:30 pm Saturday near the Boulder Municipal Airport when a southbound Cirrus SR20 collided with a westbound Piper Pawnee towing a glider, causing the "imme...
  • Has California Cell Phone Law Reduced Car Accidents?
    Feb-3-10 Los Angeles, CA California's 18-month-old ban on hand-held cell phone usage in cars seems to have made no difference on California car accident statistics, reports the Highway Loss Data Institute. The California Highway Patrol (CHP) has disputed the results of the study, according to KABC Los Angeles. The CHP has issued 231,000 tickets since mid-2008 a...
  • Infants Taking Reglan Suffer Side Effects
    Jan-28-10 New Orleans, LA It has been almost a year since the public became aware of the link between Reglan and tardive dyskinesia. Many say they had no idea about the risks of permanent Reglan side effects. Now some parents are coming forward with concerns about the effect of Reglan on their children. In February 2009 the US Food and Drug Administration iss...
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