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Apr-1-10 San Francisco, CA Patients with brittle bones might want to think twice before using bisphosphonates like Fosamax , as recent studies suggest that the bone density drugs may actually put patients at an increased risk of bone fracture and osteoporosis. Approved in 1995, Fosamax has become one of the most popular medications for patients with osteoporo... - Duragesic Pain Patch: "Afraid I Was Having a Heart Attack"
Apr-17-08 Lawton, OK People who have suffered serious side effects after using the Duragesic Pain Patches are now wondering if the patches may have caused their health problems. Lynn S (not her real name) is one such patient. She only used the pain patch for a couple of weeks, but says that in that time, she suffered multiple problems. "When I used the patch, I... - MRI Contrast Side Effects "Ruined My Life"
Mar-29-10 Glasgow, SCOTLAND A medical whistleblower based in Denmark who recently settled a lawsuit with GE Healthcare, manufacturer of the MRI contrast agent Omniscan, told the Sunday Times of London that he has seen a "medical hurricane" of cases involving kidney failure. MRI contrast agents pose very little risk to individuals with healthy kidneys. The gad... - Asbestos Whistleblower Triggers Investigation and Fines
Apr-16-08 Las Vegas, NV Fred Frazzetta is on a mission: to bring his ex-employers to justice for knowingly exposing workers to asbestos . In the summer of 2006, Frazzetta was employed as an electrician at Harrah's Las Vegas; he blew the whistle on the resort for exposing his co-workers to asbestos in a remodeling project, and admitted doing so in an email to his bo... - Flying Fatigue: Pilot Airs Opinion
Mar-27-10 Toronto, ON Pilot fatigue is not uncommon, but the public generally becomes aware of this problem only when it results in a plane crash , as with the Buffalo, New York crash last year that killed all 49 people on board and one person on the ground. "From our union's perspective, fatigue is a major factor," says Steve, an Air Canada pilot. "But with the... - Nanotechnology
Risks of Nanotechnology There is a growing fear among consumers and scientists that we may be creating new technologies, specifically those smaller than the eye can see, that may cause more problems than benefits. The science of nanotechnology is rapidly growing with billions of dollars spent on incorporating these microscopic technologies... - Jury Finds in Favor of AstraZeneca in Seroquel Diabetes Lawsuit
Mar-26-10 New Bruinswick, NJ The international pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca has successfully defended itself in the first of many trials stemming from Seroquel diabetes claims. The State Court Panel in New Brunswick spent one month determining if the manufacturer had properly warned doctors of the health risks linked to use of the antipsychotic medicati... - Chantix: FDA Video Mysteriously Disappears.
Apr-11-08 Washington, DC: In tandem with an update of safety warnings concerning Chantix by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), a video presentation reportedly linking Chantix to suicide presented by the FDA and available through a link to its Patient Safety News web page, has suddenly disappeared. As part of its service to drug consumers, the FDA has... - Trasylol: "A Horrible Death"
Apr-10-08 Palmyra VA Lonne D. is angry that her husband was given Trasylol during his two open heart surgeries. Like many people, she is only now learning that her loved one's kidney failure and subsequent death were likely caused by Trasylol. Now, Lonne says she wants to sue Bayer for the pain it caused her and her husband. "In May 2003, my husband went in to... - Wrongful Death Lawsuit Against Driver with Diabetic Reaction Underway
Apr-7-08 South Bend, IN: A wrongful death lawsuit is underway in Indiana against a young driver who experienced a diabetic reaction, which resulted in the death of a wife and mother. Mary Morris lost her life while traveling North on U.S. 31 in the middle of Argos and Rochester Roads on January 19, 2008. She was struck by a motorist, Eric Jana who is twenty-sev... - Accutane Plaintiff Awarded $25.16 Million in Damages for IBD Injury
Mar-20-10 Trenton, NJ: When Andy McCarrell started using Accutane for acne control, he got more than he bargained for: Accutane inflammatory bowel disease , also known as Accutane IBD. And while the disease cost him his colon, his bank account is to benefit by $25.16 million. According to the 3/7/10 issue of Pharma Investments, Ventures & Law Weekly, McCa... - Yasmin / Yaz Lawsuits Expand in Canada
Mar-18-10 Vancouver, BC Yasmin birth control remains at the center of a series of proposed class action lawsuits in Canada alleging that the drug puts women at an increased risk for blood clots and other harmful side effects. Class action lawsuits have already been filed in the Canadian provinces of Ontario and Saskatchewan, and now the net has expanded to encomp... - Long-term Use of Fosamax Causes Brittle Bones, Says Study
Mar-16-10 New Orleans, LA A popular drug that has been linked to a rare debilitating condition known as osteonecrosis (bone death in the jawbone) is now under suspicion for putting some patients at increased risk for hip fractures if taken for more than five years. Fosamax (alendronate) is just one of several drugs in the bisphosphonate family that have come und... - The Trasylol Tragedy: No Reprisals for Bayer
Mar-31-08 Sarasota, FL If there is a lesson that could be taken from the Trasylol tragedy, it might be that drug makers who hide, avoid, or mistakenly withhold important safety data from public, or even medical consumption would face certain censure in some fashion as an inducement not to ever allow such an oversight to happen again. That lesson, however, has eit... - Stock Options: Honesty and Deception Filter Down from the Top
Mar-31-08 New York, NY One needs only to pick up the paper on any given day to read about yet another highly-paid corporate player having his or her way with the system, by thumbing a nose at securities law and manipulating stock options to improve yield and reduce tax. For this reason, any employee of any company who participates in, or has stock options through... - Taser Death Not an Issue in San Francisco
Mar-13-10 San Francisco, CA San Francisco is one of very few cities in the US where officers are not equipped with Taser stun guns. Police Chief George Gascon tried—unsuccessfully—to change that. According to the San Francisco Chronicle, the Police Commission voted last week not to allow police officers to carry Tasers . Chief Gascon has said he wi... - Statins Warning Out
Jan-16-06 According to the [ American Heart Association ], "Statin drugs are very effective for lowering LDL ("bad") cholesterol levels and have few immediate short-term side effects. But others beg to differ. Over the past year, the FDA found that Baycol, a statin which was taken off the market in August of 2001, increased the risk of contracting Rhabdomyolysis,... - Couple Arrested for Stockbroker Fraud in South Florida
Mar-12-10 Hollywood, FL Two money managers in Hollywood, Florida, are facing charges of stockbroker fraud under allegations that they conned two elderly women out of more than $100,000 over the course of five months. The two women, nonagenarian sisters who "lack the capacity to make sound decisions concerning their health," according to police reports, were s... - Merck's Singulair: Possible Suicide Link Probed by the FDA
Mar-28-08 Washington, DC Yet another high-profile drug is suddenly under the microscope after reports of suicidal behavior . Singulair , the popular allergy medication marketed by Pharma giant Merck and Co. and raking in sales of $4.3 billion last year, is being scrutinized after what is described as a handful of patient reports have come into the US Food and Dr... - Mesothelioma Claims a Proud Man
Mar-11-10 Deerfield, MI Friends of the man everyone called "Smuzz" knew him as a proud and decent man who put in a good day's work for a good day's pay. The daughter of the late Melvin D. Smotherman, of Deerfield, Michigan, says her father died of mesothelioma and attributes his asbestos-related cancer to his work. It's a common story: workers toil for decade...