Posts tagged cancer

• Dangerous Medical Devices and Drugs Harming Women

  Lindsay Rakers | February 23, 2012 9:34 PM | 0 CommentsSt. Louis, MO Category: Medical Devices & Implants
  

  Recently, some medical devices and drugs that are used to treat women’s health issues have been in the news for simply making matters worse. From anti-depression medication like...

• Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Continues to Aid Research Efforts - Join Us!

  Lindsay Rakers | December 13, 2011 3:03 PM | 0 CommentsSt. Louis, MO Category: Toxic Substances
  

  This is a topic that is near and dear to my heart. While much of my career is focused on helping injured individuals and their families who have been hurt in car crashes, tractor trailer crashes,...

• Bloomberg News: 10,000 Potential Actos Bladder Cancer Lawsuits

  Brett Emison | December 02, 2011 10:29 AM | 2 CommentsKansas City, MO Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  Bloomberg news reported yesterday that Japanese drug maker Takeda Pharmaceutical Co., may face 10,000 Actos bladder cancer lawsuits. Since the late 1990s, two diabetes drugs have dominated...

• October 2011: Breast Cancer Awareness Month

  Brett Emison | October 06, 2011 10:51 AM | 2 CommentsKansas City, MO Category: Wrongful Death
  

  This afternoon I will be speaking at a CLE program for new lawyers and then attending an annual Missouri Association of Trial Attorneys benefit for Breast Cancer Awareness. Once again, MATA is going...

• Actos Link To Bladder Cancer: Frequently Asked Questions

  Brett Emison | September 13, 2011 11:25 AM | 0 CommentsKansas City, MO Category: Miscellaneous
  

  I've written before on studies linking Actos to bladder cancer and I often get questions about this topic. Here are some quick answers to common questions I hear: 1. What is Actos? Actos...

• Actos Following in Avandia’s Troubled Footsteps

  Brett Emison | September 06, 2011 11:15 AM | 1 CommentKansas City, MO Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  Since the late 1990s, two diabetes drugs have dominated that market. Avandia (Rosiglitazone) and Actos (Pioglitazone) are both members of the drug family thiazolidinediones, (TZDs) which lower blood...

• Did You Know... Diabetes Drug Actos Has Been Linked To Bladder Cancer?

  Brett Emison | August 29, 2011 11:04 AM | 8 CommentsKansas City, MO Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  Many people taking the diabetes medication, Actos, may not realize that studies have linked prolonged use of Actos with bladder cancer. An FDA study released in June examines a suspected link...

• WHO Panel Connects Potential Cancer Cause to Cellphone Use

  Brett Emison | June 08, 2011 12:54 PM | 5 CommentsKansas City, MO Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  As reported by the Associated Press, the New York Times' Well blog, and by CNN.com (among others), an international panel of experts has issued a statement announcing their findings that...

• Disturbing NIH Study Reveals Cellphone Use And Change In Brain Activity

  Brett Emison | March 04, 2011 11:39 AM | 1 CommentKansas City, MO Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  A highly publicized study is among the first and largest to document that the weak radio-frequency signals from cell phones have the potential to alter brain activity. Though the National Institutes...

• Breast Implants Linked To Rare Cancer, Says FDA

  Brett Emison | February 02, 2011 11:00 AM | 0 CommentsKansas City, MO Category: Medical Devices & Implants
  

  The FDA announced yesterday that there is a potential link between breast implants and a rare form of cancer, Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma, (ALCL). According to this FDA report approximately 1 in...