Warning labels on the diabetes drug Avandia® (rosiglitazone maleate), marketed by GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), caution that the medication can cause or worsen heart disease and that those who have experienced heart failure cannot be started on the drug.
Five lawsuits have been filed in Los Angeles County Superior Court accusing makers of post-surgical pain pumps of promoting the devices for shoulder surgery patients without U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval, resulting in irreversible cartilage damage.
News about personal injury lawsuits concerning Yamaha Rhino off-road vehicle (ORV) rollover accidents has people thinking about a number of related safety issues, including state laws that allow children to operate ORVs.
Personal injury and wrongful death suits are stacking up against Bayer Health Care Pharmaceuticals over its YAZ® and YASMIN® oral contraceptives, most blaming the pills for dangerous blood clots. There are already more than 100.
Saying it never cleared them for use on joints, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has demanded that makers of pain pumps and the anesthetics used in them warn patients of the possibility of severe cartilage damage.
Bayer Health Care Pharmaceuticals, Inc., will spend $20 million dollars on media messages to correct claims for its YAZ® birth control pill, under orders from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
Hydroxycut, a dietary supplement marketed as a weight-loss aid, was recalled earlier this year as the result of reports to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) that users of the product line suffered liver damage. So far, the FDA says it does not know what ingredients in Hydroxycut might be potential culprits.
Litigation mounted recently against drug maker GlaxoSmithKlein (GSK) over alleged heart disease and strokes caused by its diabetes drug Avandia® (rosiglitazone maleate). Two more lawsuits were filed in an Illinois circuit court.
Concern about the danger of drivers speaking on cell phones and sending text messages varies widely across the country, if judged by states' laws regulating, or not regulating, the practices.
The U.S. Consumer Products Safety Commission (CPSC) has warned owners of Yamaha Rhinos not to use the popular side-by-side four-wheel-drive off-road vehicles until they have been equipped with half doors the company is installing free of charge.
The recall of the dietary supplement Hydroxycut earlier this year at the urging of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has some people remembering the last time it was recalled. That was in 2004, and the problem then was ephedra.
In 1996, 2005 and 2006, a national advocacy group and the state of Illinois asked the federal government to order a package warning that taking fluoroquinolone antibiotics, including Johnson & Johnson's Levaquin®, could result in damage to tendons.
Some fibromyalgia patients seeking relief of chronic pain and the depression that often comes with it are turning to the fentanyl transdermal patch, which delivers a powerful pain killer through the skin.
According to United Cerebral Palsy, a national charity dedicated to serving CP victims and their families, about 8,000 newborns and infants are diagnosed with the condition each year.
Reports to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) of liver damage in users of the dietary supplement Hydroxycut prompted a recall of the product line by its manufacturer earlier this year.
Statements from a government safety agency and numerous civil lawsuits concerning Yamaha Rhino rollover accidents have people concerned that using the vehicle according to the company's guidelines could result in tragedy.
The antibiotic Levaquin®, which has been linked to serious tendon injury, especially to the vulnerable Achilles' tendon, presents the greatest risk of such injuries to patients over 60 and those who have had kidney, heart, or lung transplants.
Covidien PLC has announced its intention to market a generic version of the Actiq® fentanyl citrate painkiller lozenge by early 2010, after recent approval by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
Thousands of complaints have been lodged with federal and state agencies about alleged property damage and health problems blamed on Chinese drywall used in home construction. If you think your home contains Chinese drywall, there are ways to find out, some certain, some circumstantial.
An Idaho jury awarded a motorcyclist $1,826,000 for injuries suffered in a 2006 collision with a construction company dump truck.
Spurred by two tragic fatal accidents, New York State last week made driving while intoxicated (DWI) with a child in the vehicle a felony offense.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is requiring the manufacturers of shoulder pain pumps to update safety labels to include a warning about the dangers of anesthetics on cartilage.
The Los Angeles City Attorney's Office will not file charges against Sen. John Kerry's daughter, who was arrested and booked for driving under the influence (DUI) in Hollywood.
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