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Avandia Poses risk of Heart Attack and Other Heart Disease

FDA informed healthcare professionals of a potential safety issue related to Avandia (rosiglitazone). An on-going analysis of safety data for the treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus using Avandia showed differing rates of ischemic cardiovascular events including heart attack or heart-related adver

By The Legal Examiner

/ 21 May 2007

FDA Recommends Suicidal Warnings Added to Anti-Depressants

FDA notified healthcare professionals that the Agency proposed that makers of all antidepressant medications update the existing black box warning on the prescribing information for their products to include warnings about the increased risks of suicidal thinking and behavior in young adults ages 18

By The Legal Examiner

/ 17 May 2007

ED Products True Man and Energy Max Dangers

FDA informed consumers and healthcare professionals regarding the dangers associated with the purchase or use of True Man or Energy Max products promoted and sold as dietary supplements throughout the United States. Both products, promoted as sexual enhancement products and as treatment for erectile

By The Legal Examiner

/ 15 May 2007

Botox Injection Could Help Cerebral Palsy Patients

New research suggests that injections of botulinum toxin A (Botox) enhanced benefits from occupational therapy for children with cerebral palsy affecting one limb.In the study, Dr Remo N Russo, from Flinders University in Daw Park, South Australia, and colleagues randomly assigned 43 children with h

By The Legal Examiner

/ 11 May 2007

Undeclared Sulfites in Gurley's Golden Recipe Cranberry Trail Mix

Gurley’s Foods, Inc., of Willmar, Minnesota is recalling their Golden Recipe Cranberry Trial Mix, packaged in 7.25 ounce packages (UPC77449 49872) in printed bags, sold primarily through various convenience stores nationwide, due to the presence of undeclared sulfites. People who have an allergy or

By The Legal Examiner

/ 10 May 2007

Only 2% of malpractice cases are attempted

Accoring to NewsWireToday.com, medical malpractice causes about 80,000 deaths and injures many more, each year. Shockingly, they report only two percent of malpractice victims seek compensation. Why such a low percentage of suits? I believe there are a few reasons victims or their family do not sue

By The Legal Examiner

/ 8 May 2007

Nursing Home Laws Not Sufficiently Enforced

In a new report released by Congress’s investigative branch, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) the U.S. government is criticized for its oversight of nursing homes across the nation. According to the report published in The New York Times, nursing homes and long-term care facilities that ar

By The Legal Examiner

/ 3 May 2007

FDA Warning: Counterfeit Internet Drugs

The FDA received information showing that 24 apparently related websites operated outside the US may be involved in the distribution of counterfeit prescription drugs. On three occasions during recent months, consumers obtained counterfeit versions of Xenical 120mg Capsules, a drug used to help obes

By The Legal Examiner

/ 2 May 2007

2-Year-Old Locked In Hot Car by Mother and Aunt

A 2-year-old girl in Miami was left sweltering in a car on the hottest day of the year so far, while her guardians shopped at a Miami plaza.Police received a call from witnesses that said they had spotted the 2-year-old girl sweating profusely and hysterically going back and forth between the seats

By The Legal Examiner

/ 1 May 2007

Permanent Injunction against PharmaFab Inc., PFab LP prescription and otc drugs

FDA announced the entry of a Consent Decree of Permanent Injunction against PharmaFab Inc., its subsidiary, PFab LP, and two company officials, to stop the illegal manufacture and distribution of prescription and over-the-counter drug products. The products are illegal because they are not produced

By The Legal Examiner

/ 26 Apr 2007

Bacteria Contamination Scare Prompts Alpine Xtreme Evergreen Forest Body Wash Recall

Vi-Jon, Inc. issued a voluntary nationwide consumer product recall of a single lot of 28 fluid ounce bottles of Alpine Xtreme Evergreen Forest Body Wash after determining the presence of a bacteria, Enterobacter gergoviae, in some of the product samples tested. The company became aware of this after

By The Legal Examiner

/ 23 Apr 2007

FDA Seizes Products From Medical Device Manufacturer

FDA investigators and U.S. Marshals seized dozens of products from Shelhigh, Inc., Union, N.J., after finding short cuts in their manufacturing processes that may compromise the sterility, safety and effectiveness of their products.The products include pediatric heart valves and conduits (tube-like

By The Legal Examiner

/ 18 Apr 2007