Health

Explore legal and safety stories that affect health across Texas and the nation. From dangerous drugs and defective medical devices to hospital safety and patient rights, we highlight how the law protects our well-being and holds negligent parties accountable.

Elderly Still Being Treated With Antipsychotic Drugs

A few weeks ago we wrote about the fact that stroke and death have both been linked to the use of antipsychotics in treating the elderly. Alarmingly, researchers are finding that atypical…

By The Legal Examiner

/ 27 Aug 2008

Vioxx to begin Settlements

For those who claim Vioxx was responsible for their heart attacks, settlement packages are in the mail. Many of you may remember that Vioxx was removed from the market after it was linked to heart…

By The Legal Examiner

/ 22 Aug 2008

Have You Been Injured by Trayslol?

Trayslol, a medicine manufactured by Bayer which also goes by the name aprotinin, has been widely used since the 1990s. It was used as a medicine given during heart bypass surgery to reduce…

By The Legal Examiner

/ 18 Aug 2008

Side Effects of Antibiotics?

Did you know that the side effects of antibiotics are responsible for over 140,000 trips the ER every year? The Centers for Disease Control have released their findings for a new study on…

By The Legal Examiner

/ 15 Aug 2008

Does the Pill Increase the Risk of Cervical Cancer?

I’m not sure just how “common” this knowledge is, but I thought I’d post what I’d found and let you all be the judge. There has been much talk about recent studies that find that women who use…

By The Legal Examiner

/ 4 Aug 2008

FDA Reaches Settlement with Advanced Bionics LLC

The FDA has announced that a settlement has been reached with a California device manufacturer and its president over alleged federal law violations. The violations involved the failure to notify…

By The Legal Examiner

/ 24 Jul 2008

Cipro Warning An Overreaction?

I read an interesting article in The Brownsville Herald that says physicians aren’t worrying so much about the proposed label warning and still plan on prescribing them. They say that if used both…

By The Legal Examiner

/ 23 Jul 2008

Serevent Linked To Side Effects

Research is showing that patients with chronic asthma who take the medication Serevent on a daily basis are at an increased risk for serious adverse effects. A 12-week review of 32 clinical trials…

By The Legal Examiner

/ 18 Jul 2008

Premarin and Prempro: Lawsuits

Wyeth has settled lawsuits with two women who developed breast cancers. The drug maker of Premarin and Prempro is facing more than 5,000 lawsuits. Hormone replacement therapy is used to treat…

By The Legal Examiner

/ 16 Jul 2008

Cipro: A Case of Fluoride Poisoning?

After my last two blogs about Cipro and Levaquin side effects, you guys have responded with an overwhelming amount of feedback. After reading all of your replies, it definitely seems like something…

By The Legal Examiner

/ 15 Jul 2008

More Accounts of Cipro/Levaquin Side Effects

Last week we blogged about Cipro and Levequin, two antibiotics that have been known to cause some pretty bad side effects. The FDA released a statement on July 8, that requested black box warnings…

By The Legal Examiner

/ 14 Jul 2008

Man Claims Prescription Drug Caused Compulsive Behaviors

A former wall street banker is claiming that he lost $3 million from compulsive gambling caused by the drug Mirapex and is suing 3 drug companies as a result. The lawsuit was filed in New York…

By The Legal Examiner

/ 11 Jul 2008