Posts tagged ama

• FDA Publishes Analysis Regarding Safety of Long-Term Fosamax Use

  Eric Chaffin | May 31, 2012 11:21 AM | 0 CommentsNew York, NY Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  The long-term safety of bone-building drugs like Fosamax has been of particular concern over the last couple of years. A recent analysis published by the FDA adds additional support to the...

• Residents of NJ town at risk for liver/kidney damage, birth defects from contaminated water wells

  Paul Napoli | May 30, 2012 2:05 AM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY Category: Toxic Substances
  

  New Jersey environmental and health officials will hold a meeting next week to discuss homes in Passaic County that have water wells contaminated with a dangerous chemical known to cause liver...

• Prenatal exposure to widely used insecticide linked to brain development defects

  Paul Napoli | May 01, 2012 8:09 PM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  A new study has found that prenatal exposure to chlorpyrifos (CPF) insecticide is associated with defects in the development of certain parts of the child’s brain. “Even low to...

• Study links pacemaker and defibrillator implantation to deadly heart infections

  Paul Napoli | April 26, 2012 11:43 PM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  Patients receiving implanted cardiac devices such as defibrillators and pacemakers are at risk for potentially fatal infections involving the heart, a new study shows. Infective endocarditis...

• Osteoporosis drugs associated with risk of serious eye disease

  Paul Napoli | April 07, 2012 8:50 AM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  A new study shows that popular osteoporosis medications may increase risk of certain serious inflammatory eye diseases in first time users. Canadian researchers analyzed data from the British...

• FDA adds memory loss and diabetes risk warnings to statin cholesterol drugs labeling

  Paul Napoli | March 01, 2012 3:33 PM | 6 CommentsNew York City, NY Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  Federal regulators are updating the safety labeling of cholesterol fighting statins, some of the most widely used medications in the United States. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)...

• Soccer Moms and Dads beware: Heading soccer balls could lead to brain injury

  Paul Napoli | December 01, 2011 3:49 PM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY Category: Head & Brain Injuries
  

  A new study shows that amateur soccer players who frequently “head” a soccer ball are at risk for brain damage. Heading is a technique in which a soccer player intentionally uses...

• Hundreds of vehicles on PA Turnpike damaged or disabled by sticky goo from leaking tanker

  Paul Napoli | November 27, 2011 11:07 AM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  November 22, 2011 Motorists traveling the eastbound Pennsylvania Turnpike in southwestern part of the state on Tuesday night encountered a slippery tar-like substance on the roadway. A tanker...

• Fosamax leadership team announced for femur fracture cases filed against Merck

  Edward Nitkewicz | August 09, 2011 6:23 PM | 0 CommentsLong Island, NY Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  The United States District Court has appointed several prominent mass tort lawyers, including Victoria Maniatis of the Sanders Law Firm, to serve as members of the plaintiffs' committee of the...

• Extra Strength Tylenol Dosage Lowered

  Chrissie Cole | July 29, 2011 12:45 PM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  Johnson & Johnson's McNeil Consumer Healthcare announced the maximum dosage of Tylenol products will be lowered from eight pills per day to six beginning in the fall. “When used as...