Some of the most widely prescribed anti-anxiety medications may raise the risk of contracting pneumonia and dying from it, according to a new study from the UK. The study found that people taking Valium, Ativan or Restoril were 54 percent more likely to get pneumonia than those not taking these drugs. They also had a 22 …
Ingestion of over-the-counter eye drops and decongestant sprays can result in serious and life-threatening illness says the FDA. The FDA identified 96 cases of children ingesting products containing those ingredients reported between 1985 and October 2012. Cases reviewed by the agency involved children 5 years old and younger that were either chewing or sucking on the …
The FDA has announced a voluntary global recall of more than 157,000 Ethicon surgical staplers, due to problems with incomplete firing strokes that may cause faulty staple formation, potentially resulting in painful and severe internal complications for the patient. An Ethicon surgical stapler recall was first announced in August, after reports surfaced where surgeons experienced …
A federal appeals court issued a shocking ruling protecting big pharma and their sales staff from prosecution for promoting drugs for “lawful,” unapproved uses. The court threw out the conviction of a sales representative for promoting off-label use of a prescription drug, a ruling that could make it harder for the government to police how drugs …
The list of lawsuits and complaints over the negative adverse effects of pelvic mesh just seems to be getting longer and longer. Another mesh maker, Boston Scientific, has joined makers such as Johnson & Johnson, C.R. Bard, Covidien and others in reporting that their company is sharing in all of the negative attention, as they have …