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Pasadena-based Dish Direct Inc., makers of an herbal penile enlargement pill, alleged the product's effectiveness had been scientifically tested. The consumer protection unit discovered the marketers and promoters had falsely advertised the product and also found the pill contained higher levels of lead than permitted. Dish Direct, which operates as Max... - Baby Positioners Likely to be Banned
Oct-2-10 Washington, DC The FDA and Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) have issued a warning that baby sleep positioners can carry the risk of suffocation and death. Health officials say the mats with barriers designed to prevent a baby from rolling over should not be used under any circumstances. The warning was prompted by reports of 12 deaths among... - Accutane: Conflicting Results from Scientific Studies
Oct-2-10 Portland, OR For people living with severe acne, Accutane acne medication probably sounded like a dream come true. But there was some controversy about the drug and its side effects before the medication was pulled from the market. Now, lawsuits allege that Accutane caused serious problems, while scientific studies contradict each other regarding Accut... - Paxil May Not Be Linked to Decrease in Suicide Rates
Oct-2-10 New York, NY Many patients say the benefits of Paxil outweigh the risk of side effects, which include congenital heart defects and other birth defects. However, new research indicates that Paxil and other antidepressants may not have a significant effect on treating depression, and they might not be linked to a decrease in suicide rates. Pregnant women... - Zimmer Hip Company Sees Interest Rise in Stock
Oct-2-10 Warsaw, IN As the baby boomer generation begins to age, many medical companies, particularly medical device companies, are seeing an increased interest in their stock. Such is the case with Zimmer Holdings, the company responsible for Zimmer hip replacements . Zimmer has a 25 percent market share and has become a prime candidate for a buyout, accordi... - Asbestosis and the Naval Shipyards
Nov-12-08 Norfolk, WV John signed up for the Navy when he was just a teenager, and he remained in the Navy until he retired decades later. John worked around asbestos insulation and it took its toll. He died of asbestosis after years of suffering. Now his granddaughter would like to know why the Navy doesn't have to answer for this. "I was about 18 when my gran... - Neighborhoods Sue Tonawanda Coke
Sep-30-10 Buffalo, NY People living in a Buffalo suburb had good reason to suspect they were being negatively affected by the Tonawanda Coke plant. "It has three big smoke stacks," says environmental law attorney Charles Cobb. "People who live around there sometimes talk about 'a bad day.' That's when the air is overwhelmed visually, combined with a noticeable s... - Toy Giant Mattel Recalls Nearly 11 Million Toys
Sep-30-10 New York, NY With the Christmas consumer rush about to get underway, giant toy manufacturer Mattel has announced a massive defective product recall , of nearly 11 million products sold throughout the US and Canada. The products in question carry the lauded Fisher-Price brand, and were in stores up to and including September, according to a release by t... - Mesothelioma Victim Believes Asbestos on Father's Clothes Caused Illness
Sep-30-10 St. Louis, MO Mesothelioma is a disease typically associated with older people who worked industrial jobs that involved asbestos. So how does one account for a 39-year-old battling the rare and deadly cancer? Julie Gundlach believes her mesothelioma was caused by the asbestos on the work clothes of her father, reports KSDK . "He worked around and w... - AstraZeneca to Pay $520 Million in Seroquel Settlement
Sep-30-10 Harrisburg, PA The state of Pennsylvania will receive $9 million of the $520 million settlement AstraZeneca Pharmaceutical is paying for improperly marketing Seroquel , an anti-psychotic. Pennsylvania Attorney General Tom Corbett said that a state and federal investigation accused the drug maker of marketing Seroquel "off-label" and paying kickbacks... - King City environmental Settlement
In November, 2004, a King City employee was seen burying eight containers of hazardous materials, later discovered to be automobile fluids and fuel, inside a closed landfill near a broccoli field. The employee had been ordered to dispose of the liquid by his boss, Salvador Morales, because of a pending inspection by the department of health. In an earli... - Dealing with Reglan Side Effects
Sep-26-10 Portland, OR Dealing with Reglan side effects may be worse for some patients than the gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) they were taking Reglan to treat. The FDA has issued a warning about the link between long-term use of Reglan and tardive dyskinesia but many patients may still not realize they have suffered from Reglan drug side effects. Reg... - MRI Health Risks: FDA Increases Warnings
Sep-25-10 Washington, DC For people who suffered MRI contrast side effects , news that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) was increasing warnings about MRI contrast agents probably came too late. Those who suffered from MRI side effects are now afflicted with a permanent condition that could have a devastating effect on their lives. The condition in qu... - Attorney: No Fixed Window for Depakote Adverse Reactions
Sep-25-10 Baton Rouge, LA When patients were given their Depakote prescriptions they probably thought they were getting all the pertinent information about the anticonvulsant medication. But that may not be the case, says J. Benton Stewart II, an attorney at Stewart Law P.L.L.C. Compounding the problem is the fact that there is no fixed time frame for Depakote s... - Effexor: Was the STAR*D Trial Misleading?
Sep-24-10 Seattle, WA Women who took the antidepressant Effexor during pregnancy may have done so thinking the benefits outweighed the risk of Effexor side effects , including a risk of birth defects. However, a study examining the effectiveness of antidepressants has yielded misleading results—a fact that suggests that antidepressants are only marginally m... - FDA Needs To Ban Accutane
Sep-20-06 Austin, TX: Unfortunately hundreds of parents already know that Accutane can cause some teenagers to commit suicide. But new evidence of a link between the acne drug and depression in the journal Neuropsychopharmacology , will hopefully put an end to the years of claims by Hoffman-LaRoche that its drug is not responsible for the suicides. Scien... - Fosamax Risks Outweigh Benefits
Sep-23-10 Columbus, OH June 25, 2006 is a day Susie will always remember. That's the day she experienced the worst, most surreal time of her life, and she owes it all to Fosamax . " When I found out that Fosamax caused my femur fracture, I told my doctor," says Susie. "He said it only happens to a small percentage of women and the benefits outweigh the risks. Wel... - Study Links Acne to Suicidal Thoughts, an Accutane Side Effect
Sep-23-10 Oslo, Norway A recent Norwegian study found that acne sufferers are twice as likely to have suicidal thoughts as those with clear skin. Accutane side effects , such as depression, may make the problem worse. The study, which was funded by the Norwegian Institute of Public Health and published in the Journal of Investigative Dermatology , surveyed ab... - Did BP Oil Spill Clean-up End Too Soon?
Sep-22-10 Pensacola, FL The news in recent days about the successful and permanent closure of the well responsible for the BP oil spill comes as welcome news. If government observers are to be believed, the majority of the millions of gallons of BP crude oil that leaked into the Gulf of Mexico have already dispersed. However, some oil spill clean-up workers who... - Ortho Evra Health Risks - VP Claims J&J Knew
Sep-22-10 Los Angeles, CA The dangers of Johnson & Johnson's (J&J) controversial birth control patch, Ortho Evra, may have been known by the drug maker years ago, according to an investigative report by NBC News. Data from patient reports between 2002 and 2004 show a 12 percent increased risk for stroke and an 18 percent increased risk for blood cl...