Posts tagged Cancer

• Fighting the Good Fight -- Hormone Replacement Therapy Litigation

  John Hopkins | November 23, 2009 9:53 AM | 0 CommentsWest Palm Beach, FL Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  They weighed profits against safety and profits won out. Women across the country lost and were forced to suffer with breast cancer. That is the conduct attached to Wyeth for their handling of...

• Wyeth to Pay $6.3 Million in Damages for Prempro Connection to Breast Cancer

  Camryn Hansen | November 22, 2009 8:40 PM | 0 CommentsCherry Hill, NJ Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  This week, a Philadelphia jury ruled that drug giants Wyeth and Upjohn, both owned by Pfizer, are liable for at least $6.3 million in damages because their hormone replacement therapy...

• Outrage - I Don't Like What I'm Seeing in Health Care (Part II)

  David Mittleman | November 20, 2009 8:58 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Miscellaneous
  

  A few days ago I wrote about my concerns about recent developments in women's health care, namely the timely detection of breast cancer. Well, I wasn't the only person who felt that way. In fact,...

• Great American Smokeout: Many Reasons to Kick the Habit

  David Mittleman | November 19, 2009 3:35 PM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  Maybe we can blame the bad economy, but no matter whatever or whoever is at fault, the fact is that more Americans are smoking cigarettes. In fact, a recent report by the Centers for Disease Control...

• Prevention, Early Detection and Good Health

  Rosalyn Sia Baker-Barnes | November 19, 2009 3:03 PM | 0 CommentsWest Palm Beach, FL Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  A new study released by the United States Preventive Services Task Force has women and doctors confused and torn over recent recommendations regarding what age a woman should receive annual...

• Delay in Diagnosis : Failure to Timely Diagnose Ovarian Cancer Leads to Death of Young Mother

  Jean Martin | November 17, 2009 5:05 PM | 0 CommentsWilmington, NC Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  Ovarian cancer is the fifth leading cause of death due to cancer in women in the United States. Ovarian cancer causes more deaths than any other gynecological cancer. In 2005, almost 20,000 women...

• I Don't Like What I'm Seeing in Healthcare

  David Mittleman | November 17, 2009 11:58 AM | 2 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Miscellaneous
  

  As the husband of a 10+ year breast cancer survivor I know first hand the benefit of a baseline mammogram at age 40. I challenge anyone to argue that early detection doesn't give you the best...

• Radiologists Reluctant to Admit Mammography Errors to Patients

  David Mittleman | November 03, 2009 12:54 PM | 1 CommentLansing, MI Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  According to a new study released this month, radiologists may not be so honest when it comes to admitting their mistakes. Specifically, radiologists may not disclose mammography errors to patients,...

• Why Doesn't The FDA Follow Untested Drugs?

  Wayne Parsons | October 26, 2009 1:51 PM | 0 CommentsHonolulu, HI Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  A report from the General Accounting Office (GAO) questions why the FDA has allowed drugs for cancer and other diseases to stay on the market even when follow-up studies showed they didn't extend...

• Cancer Screening Has Risks As Well As Benefits - So Does Life (Part II)

  David Mittleman | October 26, 2009 9:14 AM | 2 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Miscellaneous
  

  As I wrote yesterday, for years the message from health care providers and cancer awareness groups has been consistent and clear: early detection through regular screening saves lives. In an...