FDA safety reviewers are urging a recall of the drug Avandia® due to increased risk of heart attacks. A congressional hearing addressing the safety of Avandia® concluded by alleging that GlaxoSmithKline knew the drug may cause Heart Damage several years before a medical study documented the reports.
Use of denture creams like Poligrip and Fixodent have been found cause neurological disorders due to zinc poisoning. Those who used the product and are suffering from numbness, tingling, muscle weakness or other neurological issues should contact their doctor.
The FDA has warned that Reglan a drug used to treat gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and gastroesophageal reflux (GER) and has been found to cause Tardive Dyskinesia a serious movement disorder.
Yaz and Yasmin are fourth generation birth control pills manufactured by Bayer Healthcare. First approved by the FDA in 2001 (Yasmin) and 2006 (Yaz), there is now increasing concern about the safety of the drugs. The FDA has received reports of more than 50 deaths among Yaz and Yasmin users.
Drug side effects many times cannot be determined when the drug is approved. They can only be found after millions of people use the drugs and report the results. Continue reading ⇒
British insurers are attempting to overturn a law which will allow victims of asbestos exposure with pleural plaques to claim compensation. The insurers claim the condition doesn’t cause pain or symptoms. Continue reading ⇒
The US Supreme Court reversed a $5 million judgment in favor of a Tennessee railroad worker stating the lower court erred by not instructing the jury of the high standard necessary to sustain a verdic Continue reading ⇒
KBR lawsuit claims that KBR, an American engineering company and former subsidy of Halliburton endangered the health and safety of US Soldiers and Contractors serving in Iraq and Afghanistan. Continue reading ⇒