How can we ensure that the items we purchase are safe for our children? As parents today, we have to be on guard continually in order to protect our children. And, what a job that seems to be lately, with so many recalls. So once again, I pose the question, is there anything safe for [...]
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A Fake Cancer Drug Infuriates Real Cancer Patients
Cancer patients are furious that a counterfeit version of the drug Avastin has landed in U.S. clinics. But, who wouldn’t be when your life is on the line? Definitely can’t blame them one bit! The counterfeit version was just discovered at U.S. health care facilities, prompting the maker of the cancer drug to warn doctors [...]
Zoloft Birth Defect Victim Files Lawsuit Against Pfizer, After She Was Born With Birth Defects Due To Mother Taking Popular Antidepressant
A Chicago woman born with multiple birth defects alleges that the antidepressant taken by her mother while she was pregnant with her is to blame for her birth defects. Angela Rife has filed suit against Pfizer Inc, the maker of Zoloft. According to the Madison St. Clair Record, Rife was born in 1991 with multiple [...]
What Is The Future Of Medtronic & The Spinal Fusion Market?
The recent controversy surrounding Medtronic Inc.’s Infuse bone graft is having some question what the future will hold for the company, and for the spinal fusion market. First approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in 2002, Medtronic’s Infuse bone graft has been cleared for use in a type of spine surgery called [...]
Another Dietary Supplement, RegenArouse, Recalled By FDA
Seems like lately we’ve written a lot about dietary supplements. Apparently the FDA is cracking down on dietary supplements that contain ingredients that have not been approved by the FDA. Just last week we told you about the recall that Healthy People Co made due to unlisted ingredients, and now, RegenArouse is the latest to [...]
New Study Questions Controversial Lung Cancer Treatment
A recent study is questioning a controversial radiation treatment for lung cancer, that may not benefit the life expectancy of a cancer patient. The treatment, Postoperative radiotherapy (PORT), according to U.S. researchers, may not help increase the life span of elderly patients, said Reuters Health. PORT is believed to help minimize the likelihood of a [...]
New FDA Recommendations To Prevent Another Heparin Contamination
Four years after US drug-maker Baxter International’s blood thinner heparin was contaminated in China, causing dozens of deaths, lawmakers urged the FDA to prevent another heparin scare, during a recent hearing at the U.S. House of Representatives. Therefore, US regulators issued draft guidelines to ensure the safe production of the blood-clot prevention. “We’re making sure [...]
Two California Surgery Centers Halt Lab Band Surgeries At Least Temporarily
Just a few weeks ago we reported the controversy around 1-800-GET-THIN promotion in Southern California. There are several reports of patients dying, as well as possible fraudulent activity. Now, a pair of southern California clinics that advertise via the 1-800-GET-THIN promotion have agreed to stop performing Lap-Band gastric band weight-loss procedure. “Unfortunately, recent allegations question [...]
Heartburn Meds Linked To A Diarrhea That Just Won’t Go Away
Heartburn is a frustrating thing to have to deal with, but chronic heartburn is just down right aggravating. One way to treat it is by taking a medication called Proton Pump Inhibitors (PPIs). PPI’s are available by a prescription, and over the counter. Prescription PPIs are used to treat conditions such as gastroesophageal reflux disease [...]
Where is The Propecia Website? Is Merck Taking Responsibility For Propecia Troubles?
Many are wondering why in the world one pharmaceutical company has pulled a drug website off the internet, just as it is facing an increasing number of lawsuits over Propecia, its prescription drug to treat male pattern baldness. But, Merck & Co. hasn’t offered any explanation as to why it pulled www.propecia.com. Are they simply [...]
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A Fake Cancer Drug Infuriates Real Cancer Patients
Cancer patients are furious that a counterfeit version of the drug Avastin has landed in U.S. clinics. But, who wouldn’t be when your life is on the line? Definitely can’t blame them one bit! The counterfeit version was just discovered at U.S. health care facilities, prompting the maker of the cancer drug to warn doctors [...]
Another Dietary Supplement, RegenArouse, Recalled By FDASeems like lately we’ve written a lot about dietary supplements. Apparently the FDA is cracking down on dietary supplements that contain ingredients that have not been approved by the FDA. Just last week we told you about the recall that Healthy People Co made due to unlisted ingredients, and now, RegenArouse is the latest to [...]
New Study Questions Controversial Lung Cancer TreatmentA recent study is questioning a controversial radiation treatment for lung cancer, that may not benefit the life expectancy of a cancer patient. The treatment, Postoperative radiotherapy (PORT), according to U.S. researchers, may not help increase the life span of elderly patients, said Reuters Health. PORT is believed to help minimize the likelihood of a [...]
New FDA Recommendations To Prevent Another Heparin ContaminationFour years after US drug-maker Baxter International’s blood thinner heparin was contaminated in China, causing dozens of deaths, lawmakers urged the FDA to prevent another heparin scare, during a recent hearing at the U.S. House of Representatives. Therefore, US regulators issued draft guidelines to ensure the safe production of the blood-clot prevention. “We’re making sure [...]
Heartburn Meds Linked To A Diarrhea That Just Won’t Go AwayHeartburn is a frustrating thing to have to deal with, but chronic heartburn is just down right aggravating. One way to treat it is by taking a medication called Proton Pump Inhibitors (PPIs). PPI’s are available by a prescription, and over the counter. Prescription PPIs are used to treat conditions such as gastroesophageal reflux disease [...]
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Two California Surgery Centers Halt Lab Band Surgeries At Least Temporarily
Just a few weeks ago we reported the controversy around 1-800-GET-THIN promotion in Southern California. There are several reports of patients dying, as well as possible fraudulent activity. Now, a pair of southern California clinics that advertise via the 1-800-GET-THIN promotion have agreed to stop performing Lap-Band gastric band weight-loss procedure. “Unfortunately, recent allegations question [...]
Latest Info On Metal On Metal Hip ImplantsDoctors have known for several years that some hip devices, in which both the ball and cup are made of metal, were failing at faster rates than other hip implants. Now, new research is confirming this information and claiming that the problem can cause trouble for many years to come, even after removal. “This is [...]
Medical Device Industry And FDA Reach Fee Agreement After Negotiations Took PlaceJust a few weeks ago, we reported that the FDA had missed a January 15 deadline to submit a new agreement on medical device fees to U.S. lawmakers. Well, apparently negotiations are over. The FDA and medical device makers have reached an agreement on the fees. Device makers will double product review fees paid to [...]
Lap-Band Surgery Centers In Hot Water With Death Toll Rising & Possible Fraudulent ActivityJust last week we reported that a group of Democratic lawmakers were calling on the Republicans who control the House Energy and Commerce Committee for a safety review concerning 2 controversial medical devices. Now it just so happens that one of those devices, The Lap-Band, is again in the news, and the topic of this [...]
Johnson & Johnson Suffering From Manufacturing Issues and RecallsThe drug & medical device giant Johnson & Johnson seems to be a name that is coming up a lot lately; from the controversial chemicals found in baby products to the major artificial hip recall surrounding DuPuy Orthopaedic’s, they continually seem to be on the radar. Now, in their just released last quarter financial statement [...]
