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Washington, DC: Pierre Foods is voluntarily recalling 320 cases of PierreTM pb jamwich, crustless peanut butter and strawberry jam sandwiches, because they have the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weak... - FDA Expert Panel Brings Hammer Down on Avastin
Jun-30-11 Washington, DC In a unanimous vote late yesterday, an expert panel under the auspices of the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) rejected a plea by pharmaceutical manufacturer Genentech to abandon the agency's intent to revoke approval of Avastin for breast cancer treatment. This, in spite of a rallying cry of support from some cancer patients who... - Accutane IBD Lawsuits to Be Tried in New Jersey Next October, January
Jun-30-11 Atlantic City, NJ A number of lawsuits surrounding Accutane side effects such as inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) are scheduled to go to trial in state court in New Jersey in October 2011 and January 2012. According to court documents issued recently by Judge Carol E. Higbee, approximately eight new cases will go to trial next October, with four add... - DePuy Pinnacle: New Device Approved
Jun-25-11 Washington, DC Despite concerns about the DePuy Pinnacle hip replacement device, a new DePuy Pinnacle hip replacement has been approved for the market. Although there are reportedly lawsuits pending concerning the Pinnacle hip replacement, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has given DePuy Orthopaedics, a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson, the... - Judge Rules Against Insurer in Chinese Drywall Case
Orlando, FL: A Flordia judge recently ruled in favor of the plaintiffs in litagation over defective Chinese drywall. The Hillsborough County judge, Robert Foster, ruled that homeowners' insurance should cover the damage caused by the tainted product. He found no exclusion for it in a Teachers Insurance Co homeowners' insurance policy. The suit was... - FDA Reviewing Safety of Mercury Amalgam Dental Fillings
Los Angeles, CA: The controversy over mercury dental fillings was the recent focus of a Food and Drug Administration Town-Hall in Orlando, Fl. Amalgam fillings containing mercury were and are widely used because they are less expensive than gold fillings as well as the new white fillings which are mercury free. Activists against mercury fillin... - FDA Pulls Breast Cancer Indication for Avastin
Jun-29-11 Washington, DC An FDA panel reviewing the efficacy of Roche’s blockbuster cancer drug Avastin in metastatic HER2 negative breast cancer has ruled to pull the indication. The vote took place Wednesday with the Advisory panel made up of cancer specialists voting unanimously to pull the indication. The panel voted three times, and each time the vo... - Study Suggests Increased Risk of Topamax Side Effects
Jun-29-11 Denver, CO Recently published research attempts to shed light on the risk of Topamax birth defects and birth defects linked to other antiepileptic medications. The new research suggests that topiramate side effects could include an increased risk of complications during pregnancy and an increased risk of Topamax side effects in children. A study con... - Metal-on-Metal Hip Implants Not Thoroughly Tested
Jun-28-11 Chicago, IL While not the market leader in the hip replacement industry, Zimmer hip is nonetheless poised to share in the projected $8.6 billion implant market by the year 2017. That's just six years away. However, it does speak to the growing need for the largest segment of the baby boom population moving through middle age into the retirement demogra... - Propecia Sexual Dysfunction: Men Tend to Suffer in Silence
Jun-28-11 South Wales, UK While lawsuits alleging sexual dysfunction stemming from use of Propecia finasteride have, indeed, been filed—there is speculation that more men are suffering than is generally realized, given the tendency for men struggling with impotency to suffer in silence. Propecia is approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) a... - More DePuy Hip Lawsuits
Jun-28-11 Milwaukee, WI More lawsuits concerning the DePuy Hip Replacement have been filed, the latest reportedly in Wisconsin. Lawsuits have been filed against DePuy since the DePuy hip replacement recall was announced in 2010. Plaintiffs allege in their DePuy lawsuit that the DePuy hip device was defective and had a high failure rate. According to The Busi... - GlaxoSmithKline Settles for $41 Million in Paxil Manufacturing Case
Jun-28-11 New York, NY GlaxoSmithKline has reportedly decided to settle allegations over manufacturing processes for drugs such as Paxil and will pay $41 million to various states across the US, reports Reuters . According to the news source, the drug company will pay portions of the settlement to 37 states across the country as well as Washington, DC. The s... - Pregnant Women Weigh Risks and Benefits of Celexa
Jun-13-11 Dallas, TX When it comes to weighing the risk of Celexa side effects against the risk of untreated depression during pregnancy, women could be forgiven for finding the information confusing. Although there is reportedly a risk of Celexa birth defects, including a link between Celexa and PPHN (persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn), there are... - Vitalabs Recalls Whey Protein due to Salmonella Contamination
Washington, DC: Vitalabs, Inc, Jonesboro, GA is recalling four specific lot numbers of Whey-26 Protein Powder due to concerns over potential Salmonella contamination. Salmonella is an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems. Healthy pe... - Shoulder Pain Pump Allegedly Cost Man a Promising Football Career
Jun-27-11 Salt Lake City, UT A former college football star who now coaches for a living has launched a shoulder pain pump lawsuit, alleging the manufacturer knew that the device could cause grievous damage to his shoulder, but failed to warn both he and his doctor. In fact, according to the June 11 edition of the Deseret Morning News of Salt Lake City, it... - "Levaquin the Mother of All Horror Stories"
Jun-27-11 Queens, NY "My attorney who is handling my Levaquin complaint said I need an MRI of my shoulder to proceed with a Levaquin case," says Patrick. "My x-rays haven't shown any Levaquin rupturing or tearing so my doctor arranged for me to get an MRI done today, and that should prove the damage this drug has caused." Patrick took five Levaquin pills in A... - Lexapro Birth Defects Include PPHN
Jun-27-11 Washington, DC The US Food and Drug Administration has issued a number of warnings about selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) and Lexapro birth defects , which have been shown to include persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn (PPHN). According to an FDA release from 2006, a case study indicated that infants born to mothers who to... - Wrongful Death Suit Settles for $1.9 Million
San Bernadino County, CA: A man in California, whose wife died as a result of alleged negligent medical practice, has been awarded $1.9 million as settlement of his wrongful death suit. In 2009, Kathy Hansen, who was just 46 years old, underwent a Whipple procedure to remove the head of her pancreas due to the suspicion of cancer. However, duri... - Dorel Asia Recalls 445,000 Bunk Beds in US and Canada
Washington, DC: Dorel Asia SRL, is recalling about 445,000 wooden bunk beds in the United States and a further 21,700 in Canada because the wooden side rails that run from the headboard to the footboard and hold the bunk bed' mattress in place can split and cause the bunk bed to collapse, posing a fall hazard to consumers. CPSC and Dorel Asia hav... - Wall Mount Fireplaces Recalled Due to Fire and Fall Hazards
Washington, DC: Southern Enterprises Inc (SEI) is recalling about 6,000 Colin Cowie Gel-Fuel Wood Fireplaces because heat from the operating unit causes the plastic mounting screws to deform causing the unit to fall from the wall, posing a fall and fire hazard. SEI has received reports of 21 incidents of the product detaching from wall and falling...