Posts tagged pain

• CDC Lowers Threshold for Lead Poisoning in Kids – What Parents Should Know

  Camryn Hansen | May 19, 2012 2:08 PM | 0 CommentsCherry Hill, NJ Category: Toxic Substances
  

  For the first time since 1991, the CDC has lowered the threshold for what’s considered lead poisoning in children under six. Lead is an incredibly toxic metal that harms developing...

• Prescription Drug Deaths at an All-Time High

  Mike Ferrara | November 11, 2011 7:08 PM | 0 CommentsCherry Hill, NJ Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  For the first time in history, more Americans are dying from drug-related causes than in auto accidents. According to a recent study by the CDC, in 2009, drugs killed more than 37,000 men, women and...

• Common Pain Meds Increase Risk of Heart Attack and Stroke

  Mike Ferrara | June 10, 2010 1:55 PM | 0 CommentsCherry Hill, NJ Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  A medical study in Denmark has found that common pain medications, including many available over the counter, increase healthy people’s risk of death by cardiovascular events, such...

• Supreme Court Ruling Means More Rights for New Jersey Auto Accident Victims

  Mike Ferrara | December 19, 2009 9:22 PM | 2 CommentsCherry Hill, NJ Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  The term “verbal threshold” is confusing to a lot of people. Essentially, when there is an auto accident in a state with a no-fault insurance law and someone is injured, invoking the...

• FDA Advisers: Vicodin and Percocet Belong off the Market

  Camryn Hansen | July 01, 2009 11:29 PM | 0 CommentsCherry Hill, NJ Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  Yesterday, an FDA advisory panel voted to recommend that all drugs combining acetaminophen (commonly known as Tylenol) with narcotics be taken off the market due to their elevated risk for severe...

• FDA: We Need Stricter Liver Damage Warnings on Acetaminophen (Tylenol)!

  Mike Ferrara | May 28, 2009 11:40 PM | 0 CommentsCherry Hill, NJ Category: Toxic Substances
  

  In late April, the FDA announced that many over-the-counter painkillers and fever reducers will now require warning labels about the risks of liver damage and stomach bleeding associated with...

• Johnson & Johnson Recalls Duralgesic Pain Patches due to Potential Fatal Opiate Overdose

  Mike Ferrara | January 02, 2009 10:28 PM | 0 CommentsCherry Hill, NJ Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  For the second time in less than a year, Johnson & Johnson is recalling some of its pain patches due to problems that could cause users to overdose on fentanyl—a highly addictive opiate...

• Purported Scientific Study of Vioxx was Actually a Merck Marketing Scheme

  Mike Ferrara | September 11, 2008 1:19 PM | 1 CommentCherry Hill, NJ Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  According to internal Merck documents uncovered during legal preparation for the recent Vioxx lawsuits, a 1999 Merck & Co. study of the drug, ostensibly designed to test its effects on the...