Posts tagged defective

• FDA Revamps Metal-on-Metal Hip Implant Recommendations

  Brenda Fulmer | April 05, 2012 9:47 AM | 0 CommentsWest Palm Beach, FL Category: Medical Devices & Implants
  

  The FDA has issued some new guidelines for patients and orthopedic surgeons who are contemplating or have been implanted with metal-on-metal (“MoM”) hip implants. This information is...

• Electronic Cigarette Explodes in Man’s Mouth

  Council Wooten | February 27, 2012 9:02 AM | 5 CommentsOrlando, FL Category: Medical Devices & Implants
  

  An exploding “electronic cigarette” severely injured a Florida man recently when it blew up in his mouth, according to sources. Electronic cigarettes are tobacco-free devices designed...

• Scary Side Effects for Popular Prescription Medications

  Ed Normand | February 22, 2012 9:04 AM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  Most people accept the fact that there are side effects for almost all prescription medications. Often, these side effects are minor or only effect a small percentage of the population. But...

• 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...

• 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...

• Consumers Should Stop Taking Tylenol Arthritis

  Eddie Farah | December 29, 2009 11:07 PM | 0 CommentsJacksonville, FL Category: Toxic Substances
  

  If you open the Tylenol bottle and there is a funny smell, close it and call Johnson & Johnson. The Food and Drug Administration is expanding its recall of TYLENOL Arthritis Pain Caplets in...