Posts tagged defect

• Pradaxa Linked to Fatal Bleeding

  Ed Normand | December 22, 2011 10:36 AM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  The Federal Drug Administration approved Pradaxa, a blood-thinning drug, in 2010. Pradaxa reduces the risk of stroke and blood clots and initially was widely embraced by medical professionals....

• Defective Birth Control Pills Cause Blood Clots

  Orman Kimbrough, Jr. | December 15, 2011 9:17 AM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  Studies have determined that Yasmin and Yaz, used for a form of birth control, are a defective product and are linked to risk of blood clots. Patients who are on the drug are 3 times more likely...

• FDA Delays Review of New Actos Combo Drug

  Orman Kimbrough, Jr. | December 13, 2011 9:35 AM | 1 CommentOrlando, FL Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  The Federal Drug Administration delayed review of a Takeda Pharmaceuticals drug that is combined with Actos, a diabetes medication that has been linked to bladder cancer. Actos was approved by...

• In the Tobacco Wars -- One More for the Good Guys

  Cal Warriner | August 18, 2011 11:56 AM | 0 CommentsWest Palm Beach, FL Category: Toxic Substances
  

  It appears Betty Bullock may finally receive the justice she so richly deserves. Unfortunately, she’s dead and won’t be able to enjoy it. Betty started smoking cigarettes during...

• Support Your Local Trial Lawyer

  John Hopkins | June 09, 2011 2:39 PM | 1 CommentWest Palm Beach, FL Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  In the news today, some of us read the very good news that many sport utility vehicles (SUV) are safer because of the incorporation of electronic stability control (ESC) into these vehicles. A...

• Hip Implants and Heavy Metal Poisoning

  Cal Warriner | May 11, 2011 1:31 PM | 0 CommentsWest Palm Beach, FL Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  In a telling move, the Food and Drug Administration has instructed twenty manufacturers of metal on metal hip implants to conduct specific post market testing and surveillance on patients who...

• FDA Rejects More Rigid Testing

  Brenda Fulmer | February 04, 2011 1:49 PM | 1 CommentWest Palm Beach, FL Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  Recently, the FDA rejected a proposal that would require stricter testing of medical devices like the recently recalled DePuy hip implants. Under current rules, a medical device may be sold to the...

• War is Hell and Now Defective Helmets Added to Soldier Risk

  Laurie Briggs | May 18, 2010 2:26 PM | 0 CommentsWest Palm Beach, FL Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  Each and every week, there are dozens of products recalled worldwide because of defects or related problems which can result in injury or death for the user. Some of the recalls result in headline...

• Evidence of Pain Pump Induced Knee Injuries Continues to Mount -- Part III

  Cal Warriner | March 04, 2010 9:27 AM | 0 CommentsWest Palm Beach, FL Category: Medical Devices & Implants
  

  In the summer of 2009, Dr. Fester (Wright-Patterson Medical Center, Ohio) and Dr. Noyes (Cincinnati Sports Medicine and Orthopaedic Center) published the first report in the medical literature...

• Evidence of Pain Pump Induced Knee Injuries Continues to Mount -- Part II

  Cal Warriner | March 03, 2010 11:03 AM | 0 CommentsWest Palm Beach, FL Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery published the second major article noting a link between chondrolysis in the knee and intra-articular use of pain pumps. The report entitled Rapid Chondrolysis...