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2 Parkinson's drugs cause heart damage. 2 new studies confirm risk of commonly used Parkinson's disease drugs.Two recent studies have confirmed earlier findings that two drugs commonly prescribed for Parkinson's disease may cause damage to the heart. The two studies, one conducted in Italy and the other in Germany, were published this month in The New England Journal of Medicine. They both show...

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Lilly settles thousands of Zyprexa claims. Lilly to pay $500 million settlement to over 28,000 injured victims. International drug giant Eli Lilly agreed this week to pay 500 million to resolve 18,000 claims by those injured by the use of Zyprexa. Lilly's Zyprexa is prescribed for serious mental illnesses such as schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. The drug has been approved by the FDA since...

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FDA reviews dangers of heart stents. Drug coated heart stents under review by governmental agency.Last week the FDA brought together a distinguished group of scientific experts for two days of hearings on the safety of drug coated heart stents. These small mesh tubes are designed to prop open diseased arteries which have been clogged by deadly plaque build up.Since the introduction of drug...

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There's a lot of talk going on right now about the subject of punitive damages following an Oregon jury's verdict and the U.S. Supreme Court's pending review of a $79 million punitive damage award to the widow of a man who died of lung cancer caused by cigarette smoking. $79 million is a lot of money. At first blush it would seem like someone just one the litigation lottery. However, the...

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German drug manufacturer Bayer failed to notify the FDA of increase risks of death, serious kidney damage, congestive heart failure and strokes associated with taking the drug Trasylol.In yet another example of the Pharmaceutical industry's failure to provide complete information, Bayer acknowledged, this week, it "mistakenly" failed to notify the Federal Drug Administration (FDA) about...

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Blue ribbon panel criticizes FDA and calls for reform of agency. Drug safety monitoring needs complete overhaul. A blue ribbon panel of scientists issued a highly critical report on Friday, on the health of the FDA. The report, requested by the FDA after VIOXX, a much used painkiller, was linked to heart attacks, concluded that the FDA has a number of serious problems which need immediate...

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Fresh spinach containing E. coli bacteria has caused sickness and death in 21 states. Over 100 people have gotten sick, and one has died. Now farmers, whose business has taken a hit, are upset that the FDA is warning the public not to eat fresh spinach.California farmers are protesting the Food & Drug Administration (FDA) recommendation that people stay away from fresh spinach after one person...

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Car Crash testing is critical to selecting a new car to purchase or lease. The moto "big car walks away" is often times true but an educated consumer can avoid serious personal injuries in a car crash.I have always been a fan of the moto, "Big cars walks away." As a personal injury attorney I see all to often smaller cars taking the "short" end of most car crashes. While there is certainly no...

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Natural Selection Foods of San Juan Bautista, California issued a voluntary recall of all its packaged products containing fresh greens. The company, which also operates under the name Earthbound Farm issued the recall just one day after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration recommended against eating any fresh bagged spinach due to an E. coli outbreak that has so far caused one death and...

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Today, the National Highway Safety Administration (NHTSA) announced that beginning with the 2009 model year, all vehicles must be equipped with "electronic stability control" (ESC). This feature drastically reduces the potential for vehicle rollovers. Auto makers typically do not chomp at the bit to introduce safety features in the vehicles they sell to consumers. Rather, it is governmental...

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In response to the 30,000 lawsuits filed against Merck by people injured after taking Vioxx, drug maker Merck spent $21 million dollars to hire a law firm to do an "investigation" that found Merck did nothing wrong in connection with its testing, distributing and marketing of Vioxx. In 2004 drug maker Merck took its hugely popular anti-inflammatory medicine Vioxx off the market after clinical...

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U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission recalls children's toy that poses risk of injury. A voluntary recall issued for the Learn-Around Playground Activity Center. Yesterday, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announced a voluntary recall for the Learn-Around Playground Activity Center. The Learn-Around Playground is a multi-colored, plastic musical activity center geared to...

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Protective vest manufacturer Second Chance Armor is found liable for defective vests using Zylon synthetic fibers which it knew would degrade over time.Yesterday, a San Diego jury found the manufacturer and fiber supplier of protective vests liable for the death of a police officer who had been fatally shot in the chest by an ex-con. Second Chance Armor, Inc. manufactures these protective vests...

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Nicotine levels in cigarettes are up by about 10% from 1998 to 2004 according to the Massachusetts Department of Health.Well into their national feel-good campaign to "educate" the public on smoking, a new study released on Tuesday shows conduct within the Tobacco Industry is business as usual. A Massechusetts Department of Health study released today shows that the amount of nicotine delivered...

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In a finding consistent with the Journal of American Medical Association Bausch & Lomb inc.'s recall of a popular contact lens solution in May appears to have stopped the spread of a serious eye infection. Researchers at the US Center for disease control and prevention were unable to find any infectious agent in the Bausch & Lomb solution but research is continuing. As of June 30, the...

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