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• 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...

• OSHA cites Brooklyn contractor in fatal Brighton Beach building collapse

  Paul Napoli | May 27, 2012 4:35 PM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY Category: Workplace Injuries
  

  Federal safety regulators have found the collapse of a building under construction in Brighton Beach that killed one worker and injured four others was the result of poor construction by a...

• Study finds Zithromax (azithromycin) may carry higher risk of death than other antibiotics

  Paul Napoli | May 18, 2012 12:53 AM | 1 CommentNew York City, NY Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  People taking the popular antibiotic Zithromax (azithromycin), commonly called the “Z-pack,” may have more than double the risk of death from cardiovascular problems than people...

• 79,000 Americans have Riata defibrillator leads linked to malfunction, short-circuiting deaths

  Paul Napoli | March 28, 2012 4:23 PM | 1 CommentNew York City, NY Category: Medical Devices & Implants
  

  A new study has found that deaths associated with Riata and Riata ST Silicone Endocardial Leads is due to short-circuiting between high voltage components caused by insulation defects, not due to...

• NJ dentist under investigation after second child dies during dental work

  Paul Napoli | February 17, 2012 2:33 AM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  A dentist on probation for the death of a child during dental care is facing investigation after a second child has died. Dr. Patrick Bamgboye, a 64-year-old dentist with Dental Health...

• Architects in Brooklyn Fatal Building Collapse may have Troubled History

  Paul Napoli | November 10, 2011 8:27 PM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY Category: Workplace Injuries
  

  November 10, 2011 Just days after the collapse of a building on a Brighton Beach construction site, the New York Daily News reports that the condominium project’s architects have had trouble...

• "Formal silverware" and the State of New York's duty to its psychiatric patients

  Edward Nitkewicz | September 13, 2011 10:32 AM | 0 CommentsLong Island, NY Category: Miscellaneous
  

  In what a Court of Claims Judge ruled a specious defense claim, the State of New York argued that its duty to account for knives in its psychiatric hospitals should extend to silverware and not...

• Too Much Blood Taken for Hospital Tests Can Cause Anemia, Increasing Risk of Complications and Death

  Paul Napoli | August 10, 2011 2:19 AM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  August 9, 2011 A new study has found that if hospitals draw too much blood for diagnostic testing from patients admitted for heart attacks, they place those patients at risk for hospital-acquired...

• Popular Fisher-Price Toy Recalled Because Design Can Cause Children to Get Cut

  Paul Napoli | July 28, 2011 10:21 PM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  July 28, 2011 Parents with small children should be aware or of a recall involving a Fisher-Price toy that could injure their child. Fisher-Price, of East Aurora, NY, announced that the company is...

• FDA Warns about Transvaginal Mesh used in Pelvic Organ Prolapse and Urinary Incontinence Surgery

  Paul Napoli | July 14, 2011 10:09 PM | 2 CommentsNew York City, NY Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  July 13, 2011 Today the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a warning about complications with transvaginal placement of surgical mesh during surgery for pelvic organ prolapse (POP) and...