Monthly Archives: February 2011

In a unanimous decision that surprised many across the political spectrum, the U.S. Supreme Court gave a wrongful-death lawsuit the green light to proceed against Mazda Motor Corp. The decision by the Supreme Court, which became conservative and corporate-friendly by ... Read More

Studies have established that bisphosphonates, a class of drugs that prevent bone loss, such as Fosamax have been linked, ironically, to a condition known as osteonecrosis, a disease that causes bone death. With Fosamax in particular, the drug has been ... Read More

Bayer AG has its eyes set on the Latin American country Brazil to win back profits lost from lawsuits and bad press surrounding its blockbuster birth control pill Yaz. The German pharmaceutical company announced this week that it expects to ... Read More

A wrongful death lawsuit has been settled in Illinois between the family of a man killed in a fatal truck crash and Peoria-based OSF St. Francis Healthcare Systems. The $5-million settlement is one of the single largest wrongful death settlements ... Read More

Workplace deaths rose sharply in Washington state last year, according to a report on work-related fatalities released last week by the Washington State Department of Labor & Industries (L&I). The report says that 86 men and women were killed in ... Read More

Why did it take so long for the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to pull Darvocet from the market? Especially when, on several occasions, FDA advisory committees recommended to the FDA that propoxyphene-containing drugs, like Darvocet or Darvon, should be ... Read More

Toyota Motor Corp. announced today a three-pronged recall of 2.17 million vehicles for sudden-acceleration related defects, warning drivers of nearly a dozen different models that their gas pedals could become entrapped by floor mats or jammed in an open position ... Read More

A new study suggests that women on progestin-only birth control pills, or so-called mini-pills, are at no greater risk for developing heart disease than women not taking oral contraceptives. The finding contradicts earlier studies that suggest women on birth control ... Read More

People with ceramic hip replacements may experience just months after surgery a squeaking sound when they walk, according to a study to be released by the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. But doctors say it is likely nothing to be ... Read More

The safety labels of antipsychotic drugs have been updated to include more and consistent information about the potential risk for abnormal muscle movements (extrapyramidal signs or EPS) and withdrawal symptoms in newborns whose mothers were treated with these drugs during ... Read More