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Experimental diabetes drug may increase risk for bladder, breast cancers
Posted: August 21, 2011 Product Liability

The severe restrictions recently placed on Avandia because of cardiovascular risks, and new warnings that Actos may cause bladder cancer have created a vast need for safe and effective drugs to treat type 2 diabetes. Unfortunately, the outlook isn’t bright.

Discontinuing daily aspirin therapy may put users at risk for heart attack
Posted: July 29, 2011 Personal Injury

Daily aspirin therapy can help prevent heart attacks and even protect against some forms of cancer, but stopping the therapy after long-term use may put people with a history of heart disease at a significantly increased risk of cardiac events.

Breast cancer risk outweighs HRT PAD benefit
Posted: July 11, 2011 Pharmaceutical

A new study suggests that hormone replacement therapy (HRT) may decrease the prevalence of peripheral arterial disease (PAD), even in women who had known risk factors such as smoking, hypertension, and high cholesterol. However, researchers are not suggesting women use

FDA unveils new graphic images for cigarette packs, ads
Posted: June 22, 2011 Product Liability

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has unveiled nine graphic images that will be required to be placed on all cigarette packages and advertising as part of a new strategy to warn the public of the dangers of smoking. The

Report links herbicide Roundup to birth defects
Posted: June 20, 2011 Product Liability

Pesticide industry regulators knew as long as 30 years ago that Roundup, the world’s top selling herbicide, causes birth defects, yet they did nothing to warn the public, according to a new report, “Roundup and birth defects: Is the public

Sunscreen labels to include level of protection against cancer-causing UVA rays
Posted: June 15, 2011 Pharmaceutical

In a landmark move, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is requiring sunscreens to show on their labels how well the product protects users against cancer- causing ultraviolet A (UVA) light as well as sunburn-causing UVB light.

Artificial hip recall leads to FDA review of metal-on-metal hip implants
Posted: June 14, 2011 Pharmaceutical

Michael Stieler’s hip replacement surgery brought him relief from the pain he suffered when the cartilage in his right hip had worn down. But a year after surgery, Michael’s pain returned, with a vengeance. “It hurt. I couldn’t even walk

FDA asks artificial hip makers to report problems with metal devices
Posted: May 28, 2011 Pharmaceutical

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is asking manufacturers of metal-on-metal artificial hips to report any problems with the implants, especially problems caused when bits of metal fall into the soft tissue around the implant caused by the rubbing together

FDA takes bold move, orders studies on metal hip implants
Posted: May 18, 2011 Pharmaceutical

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is exercising its broadest level of authority to conduct studies of metal-on-metal hip replacement systems to determine if the type of artificial hip implant is shedding metal debris, causing painful soft tissue damage from

Breast cancer treatment receives black box warning
Posted: April 19, 2011 Product Liability

A drug used to treat breast cancer has received a black box warning that the medication may cause dangerous abnormal heart rhythms. The safety label for Fareston (toremifene citrate) tablets will now inform users that the drug has been shown