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- Bone fractures and breaks added to the lengthening list of Actos side effects
Nov 21, 2013
Serious health issues regarding Actos and its relationship to bone fractures have been capturing the attention of health professionals and Type 2 diabetes patients across the country and around the globe. For more than fourteen years, millions upon millions of Type 2 diabetes patients have been prescribed Takeda Pharmaceutical's Actos in an effort to fight the disease and regiment their blood-sugar. Amid the many dangerous side effects that have been reported about Actos over the years, the...Read More - Jury agrees boy’s jaundice-related injuries preventable
Nov 20, 2013
About 50 percent of babies born in the U.S. develop a condition known as jaundice. If left untreated, jaundice can result in an infant suffering brain damage and even death. Because jaundice is so common and potentially deadly, doctors are trained to closely monitor all babies for the condition in the days and weeks following delivery. Roughly six years ago, a mother and father welcomed their baby boy into the world. Soon after the child's...Read More - Truck driver killed after crashing into stopped truck along US 24
Nov 20, 2013
It's never advisable to pull a vehicle over on the side of a highway or freeway. When experiencing problems with a vehicle, drivers are advised to exit the highway or freeway and pull the vehicle over in a safe or designated area. In some cases, however, mechanical problems with a car or truck may necessitate such action be taken along a highway or freeway. One man died recently after he crashed his semi truck into...Read More - Medtronic recalls Guidewires, patients suffer from blood vessel blockage
Nov 19, 2013
Health officials from the federal government have reported that defective surgical devices manufactured by Medtronic are causing severe problems in patients who are implanted with the devices. The problems can be so detrimental that patients with the implantations are at risk for serious health problems and even death. The Food and Drug Administration's warning encompasses nearly 15,000 recalled "Guidewire" products. A Guidewire is an instrument that is inserted into an artery that guides other medical...Read More - Man who suffered paralysis injury sues hospital citing negligence
Nov 16, 2013
When a medical emergency presents, timing is critical. In many cases, an individual's short and long-term prognosis depends on how quickly their condition is diagnosed and treated. In some cases, doctors fail to recognize signs that a patient is suffering from something more serious. In other cases, test results indicating this type of critical information is reviewed too late or not at all. Most Ohio residents work 40 hours per week, Monday through Friday. There...Read More - Pennsylvania man’s brain injury forever changes his life
Nov 16, 2013
When someone suffers a brain injury, the outcome of the injury is often hard to predict. In some cases the injured individual returns to normal within a short amount of time. Other times, the life of the person who suffered the injury is never the same. A Pennsylvania man, who suffered a serious brain injury in an industrial accident several years ago, knows this all too well. Following the incident, which involved a two-ton steel...Read More - Johnson & Johnson pays $2.2 billion in Risperdal settlements
Nov 15, 2013
Last week, the Department of Justice and the FDA announced that Janssen Pharmaceuticals has pled guilty to misleading buyers of the drug Risperdal and selling it under fabricated pretenses. Johnson & Johnson and its subsidiary, Janssen, will pay a total of $2.2 billion in settlement money. $1.72 billion of the $2.2 billion is attributed to a civil settlement with federal and state governments. $485 million will be paid out under criminal fines and forfeitures. The...Read More - Boston Scientific called to pay $30 million for negligence over defective pacemakers
Nov 12, 2013
In mid-October, it was reported that Boston Scientific has agreed to pay the federal government in excess of $30 million in an attempt to resolve accusations that the medical manufacturing conglomerate sold defective surgical devices. The defective products were implanted in heart patients between 2002 and 2005 under the labels "Guidant Pacemakers" and "Cardiac Pacemakers. The United States Dept. of Justice (USDoJ) claims that due in part to Boston Scientific's fraudulent practices, thousands of people...Read More - Defective surgical alignment tool the cause of injury
Nov 12, 2013
Recent claims against Stryker Orthopaedics, for its ShapeMatch Cutting Guide, suggest that the medical manufacturing subsidiary may be guilty of negligence and providing the public with a defective surgical device. The ShapeMatch Cutting Guide was recalled in April of 2013 when reported injuries due to the product began to be discovered. The Stryker ShapeMatch Cutting Guides were most often used during knee surgeries to help surgeons determine the best place to make an incision. Stryker...Read More - Dangerous drugs and defective surgical devices are an interchangeable mess
Nov 12, 2013
Pharmaceutical companies used to settle dangerous drug claims against their illegal marketing and advertising practices by paying a fraction of their profits and releasing the news on a Friday or Saturday evening when hardly anyone noticed. Today, since almost all of "Big Pharmaceutical" has agreed to sell under off-brand labels for high percentage kickbacks, the public is not only ill-informed, but they are also tricked into not realizing the damage these major drug conglomerates can...Read More