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Yearly Archives: 2011

The Basic Problem With Pradaxa (Dabigatran Etexilate)

11/30/2011
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In 2010, the U.S. Food & Drug Administration approved Pradaxa (Dabigatran Etexilate).  Pradaxa acts as a blood “thinner” and is promoted to reduce the risk of stroke and blood clots in people with atrial fibrillation. Atrial fibrillation, affecting over two million Americans, occurs when the heart does not beat properly […]

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Rushed Pharma Leads to Bad Karma — The Tale of Pradaxa

11/29/2011
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Pradaxa (dabigatran etexilate mesylate), a new oral anticoagulant, achieved Food & Drug Administration (“FDA”) approval on October 19, 2010. One notable advantage of using Pradaxa to replace Warfarin to prevent clot formation is the elimination of INR testing in patients taking Pradaxa. INR is the acronym for International Normalized Ratio, which is used to monitor the effectiveness of anticoagulant such as warfarin.

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Don’t Be a Newt

12/28/2011
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Newt Gingrich has, over the years, allowed his mouth to engage before he placed his brain in gear. “Hypocrisy can afford to be magnificent in its promises, for never intending to go beyond promise, it costs nothing.” Edmund Burke. His recent comments about hauling judges into congress, arresting judges who […]

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Tobacco Companies "Buy Out" Claims of Fraudulent Conduct

12/15/2011
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Big Tobacco has recently agreed to pay over $6 million to settle claims with the US Department of Justice. A summary of the conduct causing the $6 million payment? US district Court Judge Gladys Kessler, after hearing mountains of evidence, says this about the tobacco corporations: They lied. They misrepresented […]

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Hospitals Snub the Florida Constitution With Impunity So Far

12/12/2011
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It is a part of the Florida Constitution. It seemed fair to patients. With hospitals and doctors claiming the medical negligence problem was over blown, Florida Section 25, “Patients’ right to know about adverse medical incidents”, seemed like a common sense and fair law. Read it. It is not very […]

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Form Over Substance Denies Justice

12/5/2011
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Florida medical malpractice statutes are a great deal about procedure and less about substance. As in many states, Florida citizens have suffered the removal of legal rights under Florida’s medical malpractice laws by legislators with specific agendas other than the improvement of citizens’ lives. More often, business and insurance lobbies […]

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Corporate America Needs Protection — From Itself

11/30/2011
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Corporate America needs protection from trial lawyers!? So goes the tort reform mantra. Trial lawyers are victimizing corporations; which is causing job loss; which is ruining the economy; which is leading to higher prices; which is causing Wall Street uncertainty; which is leading to all around chaos. I have worked […]

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Count the reasons to Be Thankful…

11/23/2011
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There are so many things for which I am thankful. I am thankful to have a wonderful wife who is the very best part of me. I am thankful for my “children” – a combination of 2 lovable mutts and 4 cats (who I have grown to like). I am […]

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