February 2008
Friday 29 February
- FDA Rejects Injectable Zyprexa (16:41) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration refused to approve a request by Eli Lilly and Co. to approve a long action injectable version of the schizophrenia drug Zyprexa. The FDA was concerned that injecting the drug could case dangerous excessive... | 0 Trackbacks
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- Baxter Recall All Heparin as Death Toll Climbs (10:34) - Baxter International has announced that it is taking all of its heparin supply off the market just as the FDA is reporting that the number of deaths associated with the bad heparin has risen from 4 to 21. The FDA... | 0 Trackbacks
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Wednesday 27 February
- FDA and Consumer Safety (10:09) - There's a great deal of media attention as well as Congressional scrutiny concerning the safety of drugs, medical devices, and food stuffs, all of which are supposed to be monitored by the FDA. In an interview with the Wall St.... | 0 Trackbacks
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Tuesday 26 February
- Pfizer Pulls Jarvik Lipitor Ad After Congressional Scrutiny (10:05) - After facing a Congressional hearing and increased public scrutiny, drug manufacturer Pfizer has decided to stop using Robert Jarvik as its pitchman for the cholesterol lowering drug Lipitor. While Jarvik is best known for developing the artificial heart, he's never... | 0 Trackbacks
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Monday 25 February
- New Scientific Study Links Kava Kava to Liver Damage (12:23) - A team of researchers from the University of Sydney, Australia published a study in the January 28, 2008 edition of the World Journal of Gastroenterology which supports earlier literature linking Kava to liver failure. The United State Food and Drug... | 0 Trackbacks
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- Florida Accident Lawyer (10:16) - Auto accidents remain the leading cause of death for Americans under the age of 34. Each year, 40,000 people lose their lives in auto crashes. The resulting psychological, economic, and physical toll places tremendous strain on families and individuals alike.... | 0 Trackbacks
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Thursday 21 February
- Trasylol's Deadly Dangers (11:10) - Trasylol, or aprotinin as it is known generically, had been on the market for 14 years to help stop bleeding in heart bypass surgery patients. The FDA approved Trasylol's use in 1993 and it became popular among surgeons as a... | 0 Trackbacks
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Wednesday 20 February
- Supreme Court Ruling Restricts Lawsuits For Medical Device Injuries (16:04) - A February 20, 2008 U.S. Supreme Court decision in Estate of Riegel v. Medtronic protects large corporations at the expense of injured consumers. Justice Scalia authored the Supreme Court decision handed down today that finds that civil liability claims involving... | 0 Trackbacks
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- Criticizing the FDA (08:55) - It's always easy to pile one when someone is down. This is true for elected officials as well as government agencies. Currently, the FDA is under heavy scrutiny and criticism for harmful drugs, faulty medical devices, and even cosmetic products.... | 0 Trackbacks
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- FDA Inspects Wrong Plant in Heparin Fiasco (01:23) - It turns out that the FDA did inspect a Chinese drug manufacturing plant after all. It just wasn't the plant manufacturing the active ingredient in heparin. If you haven't been following this story, the plant where the active ingredient in... | 0 Trackbacks
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Tuesday 19 February
- Chantix Pre-Marketing Trials Didn't Include At Risk Groups (10:08) - When Chantix, Pfizer's so-called smoking cessation drug, was brought onto the market, it was touted as a good method to quit the habit. However, Pfizer's pre-marketing trials didn't include 44% of the smoking population-those with diagnosed mental disorders such as... | 0 Trackbacks
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- FDA Inspects Wrong Plant in Heparin Fiasco (09:53) - It turns out that the FDA did inspect a Chinese drug manufacturing plant after all. It just wasn't the plant manufacturing the active ingredient in heparin. If you haven't been following this story, the plant where the active ingredient in... | 0 Trackbacks
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Monday 18 February
- Hernia Recall Lawsuits Expanded (04:59) - The judge in charge of the Kugel Mesh hernia patch lawsuits has allowed for the expansion of claims against the manufacturer Davol, Inc. Essentially, the judge has ruled that legal claims may include hernia patches that did not contain an... | 0 Trackbacks
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Sunday 17 February
- Largest Beef Recall Ever (18:06) - The US Department of Agriculture has just announced the largest beef recall in the nation's history. 143 million pounds of frozen beef has been recalled. The beef recall stems from beef manufactured at Chino, a California-based Westland/Hallmark Meat Co. The... | 0 Trackbacks
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- Sexual Abuse, Protection of Minors and the Catholic Church (10:54) - One of the things that I neglected to mention in yesterday's blog post about priest sexual abuse of minors is the disturbing aspect of the abuse in the Diocese of Pensacola-Tallahassee. Fr. Vijay Godugunuru, a visiting priest from India, was... | 0 Trackbacks
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Saturday 16 February
- Florida Priest Abuse Attorney Abuse Advocate (09:09) - I just completed a three day road trip during which I filed three lawsuits against the Dioceses of Pensacola-'Tallahassee, St. Augustine, and Orlando. While the venues were dissimilar, the circumstances of each abuse tale were somewhat similar. A priest had... | 0 Trackbacks
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- A Drug Company Dream Come True (09:02) - If the FDA is allowed to publish new guidelines for the marketing of off-label drug use, it would be a drug company's dream come true. Presently, doctors may determine the proper method of prescribing a drug for off label use.... | 0 Trackbacks
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Friday 15 February
- Baxter Heparin Danger Extends Beyond Initial Lots (12:41) - Heparin deaths and allergic reactions appear to extend beyond the nine lots disclosed by Baxter a week ago according to a Wall Street Journal Report on Thursday February 14,2008. Heparin is used for a wide variety of medical procedures to... | 0 Trackbacks
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Thursday 14 February
- Heparin Recall Linked to Chinese Factory (08:45) - Baxter Healthcare has announced the recall of its blood thinner Heparin. The recall involves 9 lots of the blood thinning drug. The lots involved in the recall are 107054, 117085, 047056, 097081, 107024, 107064, 107066, 107074, 107111. The drugs were... | 0 Trackbacks
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- Sprint Fidelis Leads Recall & Heparin Blood Thinner Recall (00:31) - Once again, it seems to be the Chinese involved in a consumer product recall. This time, it's Baxter Healthcare's Heparin, a blood thinner widely used by patients in this country. The FDA has admitted that the plant should have been... | 0 Trackbacks
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Wednesday 13 February
- Sprint Fidelis Leads Recall & Heparin Blood Thinner Recall (20:22) - Once again, it seems to be the Chinese involved in a consumer product recall. This time, it's Baxter Healthcare's Heparin, a blood thinner widely used by patients in this country. The FDA has admitted that the plant should have been... | 0 Trackbacks
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Tuesday 12 February
- Priest Abuse and the Catholic Church (10:58) - Yesterday, I filed a lawsuit against a visiting priest from India and the Diocese of Pensacola-Tallahassee. The priest, Fr. Vijay molested a 15 year old girl two years ago. He was adjudicated guilty and kicked out of the country. However,... | 0 Trackbacks
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Monday 11 February
- Botox Dangers (05:27) - While the preliminary report from the FDA on Botox was careful in discussing the potential dangers of Botox, one thing is clear, the benefits from Botox injections are unclear at best. However, the worst side effects appear to be in... | 0 Trackbacks
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Sunday 10 February
- Priest Abuse (19:32) - I wish I could say that the priest abuse crisis is over. I wish I could say that institutions like the Catholic Church had made enough changes to stop the awful scourge of the sexual abuse of minors. This week,... | 0 Trackbacks
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Saturday 9 February
- Florida I-4 Interstate Pile Up Crash Report Ignores Smoke. (11:18) - The crash accident report for the January 9, 2008 chain auto truck pile up was released by the Florida Highway Patrol this week and does not mention the smoke from the fire that Florida state employees let get out of... | 0 Trackbacks
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- Botox Recall Lawyer Lawsuit Attorney Information (04:40) - Click Here To Contact Saunders & Walker P.A. Regarding Botox Lawsuit Information FDA Notifies Public of Adverse Reactions Linked to Botox Use Ongoing safety review of Botox, Botox Cosmetic and Myobloc taking place The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today... | 0 Trackbacks
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Thursday 7 February
- Sprint Fidelis Leads and Medtronic Profits (08:53) - When Medtronic recalled its Sprint Fidelis defibrillator because of faulty lead wires in October 2007, very little attention was paid to the history of the medical device in the first place. When Medtronic introduced its Sprint Fidelis defibrillator, the company... | 0 Trackbacks
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Wednesday 6 February
- Puerto Rican Drug Factories Fail in Quality Control (09:01) - Some might dismiss the healdline of this blog post except for the fact that 13 of the 20 most popular drugs taken on the mainland are manufactured in Puerto Rico. According to an Associated Press report, the drug factories have... | 0 Trackbacks
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Monday 4 February
- Phthalates May Be Dangerous to Children (13:06) - A new study suggests babies may be exposed to toxic chemicals from such everyday products as baby powder, baby lotions, and shampoo. These potentially harmful chemicals are called phthalates and are found in ordinary pediatric products on the market today.... | 0 Trackbacks
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