More lawsuits involving the statin Zocor are moving beyond rhabdomyolysis, a treatable kidney disease, and toward other side effects that are focused on to a lesser degree. Problems with Zocor, as with other cholesterol lowering drugs, include … [Read more...]
Diseases and Conditions Halloween Special
In honor of Halloween and the birth of the seventh billion person born (blessings and happiness to the Camacho-Galura family in Manila), it's time to address disease in general. While we focus on side effects of specific drugs, and, yes, you are far … [Read more...]
FDA Severely Restricts Avandia
On September 23rd, the FDA announced severe restrictions to be placed on GlaxoSmithKline’s controversial diabetes drug Avandia. These restrictions make Avandia an option only for patients with Type 2 diabetes who cannot use other medications to … [Read more...]
FDA Reviews Actos for Bladder Cancer Risk
The federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced Friday that it is reviewing Takeda Pharmaceuticals' diabetes drug Actos due to concerns that the drug increases the risk of bladder cancer in patients who take it over a long period of time. … [Read more...]
Over $5 Million Awarded to Mesothelioma Victim
New Jersey engineering and construction firm Foster Wheeler Corp. has been ordered to pay $5.2 million to the survivors of an employee who died in 2006 after being diagnosed with mesothelioma, a cancer related to asbestos exposure. Richard Walmach … [Read more...]
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