- Shapiro, Lewis & Appleton | February 22, 2010 2:11 PM | Greenville, OBX & Rocky Mount, NC
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Medical Malpractice
Recently, the New York Times published an article telling the story of Scott Jerome-Parks. Jerome-Parks was diagnosed with tongue cancer, and doctors recommended radiation therapy to treat his...
- Emily Mapp Brannon | January 18, 2010 4:30 PM | Greenville, OBX & Rocky Mount, NC
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FDA & Prescription Drugs
A complaint was filed against Johnson & Johnson, one of the largest health care companies in the country. The complaint alleges that Johnson & Johnson made a backroom deal with Omnicare,...
- Jim Lewis | January 15, 2010 3:33 PM | Greenville, OBX & Rocky Mount, NC
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FDA & Prescription Drugs
The Tylenol recall, which originally involved only the Tylenol arthritis pill, has now expanded to include Tylenol Extra Strength, Rolaids, and some children’s medicines, according to ABC...
- Shapiro, Lewis & Appleton | January 07, 2010 5:10 PM | Greenville, OBX & Rocky Mount, NC
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Defective & Dangerous Products
If you’re suffering from mild depression, you may want to reconsider taking antidepressant medication. A recent study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA)...
- Jean Martin | October 27, 2009 12:27 PM | Wilmington, NC
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FDA & Prescription Drugs
It's cold and flu season again, and you know what that means: more trips to the doctor's office, and more prescriptions to fill out at your local pharmacy.
Unfortunately, as pharmacies fill out...
- Jean Martin | April 01, 2009 10:09 AM | Wilmington, NC
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FDA & Prescription Drugs
Caraco Pharmaceutical Laboratories, Ltd. announced yesterday that it was recalling all of its Digoxin 0.125 mg and 0.25 mg tablets. Caraco Pharmaceutical Laboratories manufacturers generic...
- Rick Shapiro | March 04, 2009 8:37 PM | Greenville, OBX & Rocky Mount, NC
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FDA & Prescription Drugs
In a closely watched decision handed down on March 4, 2009, the United States Supreme Court in the case of Wyeth v. Levine, denied the drug manufacturer's defense that federal regulations completely...
- Jean Martin | July 25, 2008 10:26 AM | Wilmington, NC
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FDA & Prescription Drugs
The number of people living with diabetes keeps growing. It is estimated that over 23 million people, or 7.8% of the US population, has diabetes. That is a staggering number.
If you or a loved one...