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Children’s over-the-counter pain and cold medications had been responsible for thousands of emergency room visits from overdose every year before October 2007. That’s when the label was changed on cold meds for children and when manufacturers agreed they should not be used by anyone under the age of two. Following the […]

One has to wonder how this will play with stockholders. Johnson & Johnson, the healthcare giant, has agreed to pay more than $2.2 billion to settle criminal charges over the marketing of its antipsychotic drug, Risperdal. The company’s Janssen Pharmaceuticals division is accused of marketing the drug to treat elderly […]

In many ways, they keep doctors on schedule. Many say they can’t operate without them. We’re referring to sales representatives, who introduce doctors and hospitals to pharmaceuticals and medical devices. A sales rep might even be in the operating room to teach a doctor how to use a new device. Keep […]

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is sending out conflicting signals when it comes to opioid pain medication. In one move, the agency recommended additional limitations on how a patient in chronic pain can access prescription painkillers.  On the same day the agency also approved a stronger version of a […]

A newly published study on the link between osteoporosis drugs and atrial fibrillation (AF) hoped to clear up some of the conflicting results from previous studies. Atrial fibrillation is a common heart irregularity that means the upper chamber of the heart beats chaotically which can mean a lessening in the […]

C.R. Bard, one of six makers of transvaginal mesh, wants to recoup the cost of preparing for a trial that was dropped by the plaintiff shortly before it was to begin. The Linda Rizzo product liability case was scheduled for October 8 as one of the bellwether cases against each […]

The drumbeat was pretty loud as the government headed toward a shutdown – repeal the 2.3 percent tax on medical devices that was going to partially fund the Affordable Care Act. The medical device lobby called the tax an unfair burden that would hurt the industry and its ability to […]

Almost everyone has heard advertisements for lawyers representing women damaged by transvaginal mesh. And the response has been overwhelming. There are almost 35,000 cases filed in one court alone, the federal court in Charleston, West Virginia. Thousands more are filed around the country naming primarily six manufacturers – Ethicon ( […]

Here’s one food safety campaign that is sure to get a lot of followers. Citizens for Health is asking for signatures to a petition, started by Center for Science in the Public Interest, to be presented to food and beverage companies. It asks them to stop using carmine, a red […]

It’s a popular sports pre-workout powder supplement that contains a methamphetamine-like compound, but don’t expect to see it on store shelves anymore. The manufacturer of Craze, bodybuilding.com, reports that sales have been suspended as has production. That move comes after an analysis from scientists in the U.S., the Anti-Doping Agency […]