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A jury trial was wrapped up recently after lasting a little more than a week in state court in St. Louis after the jury found in favor of Pfizer. The lawsuit alleged that Logyn Pesante, an eleven year old boy from California, who developed heart problems after his mother ingested […]

In August of 2010, DePuy shocked the orthopedic community and thousands of patients by announcing the recall of its ASR metal-on-metal hip implant due to an excessive failure rate.  Following this product recall, more than 13,000 individual lawsuits were filed on behalf of patients who suffered significant injuries, including the […]

Many men use bodybuilding supplements before, during, and after workouts to increase the potential for building and keeping muscle, while burning fat. These bodybuilding supplements often contain high levels of caffeine and other various chemicals to keep energy levels high during a tiring workout. Some men find it hard to […]

Benicar is prescribed to treat hypertension and contains the active ingredient olmesartan. One side effect of Benicar is villous atrophy. Villous atrophy is a condition which causes some users to be hospitalized for weeks or months as a result of being unable to properly absorb food and water. Furthermore, as […]

A reported 100,000 Americans, including a 54-year-old Illinois man and 36-year-old North Carolina woman, have reported severe side effects from Levaquin, an antibiotic that packs enough pill power to kill anthrax. Levaquin, a drug classified in the fluoroquinolone family, is now undergoing another Food and Drug Administration evaluation because of the controversy. Twelve […]

At the Food and Drug Administration’s Center for Devices and Radiological Health, the new year started off with an approval of the first therapeutic weight loss option for obese patients since 2007. The device – the Maestro Rechargeable System – was given a thumbs-up following a scientific study of a […]