The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is warning consumers that some popular over-the-counter acne medications may cause serious allergic reactions and tissue damage that can limit breathing and cause swelling of the face. The exact ingredients causing the trouble may not be known. Consumers should stop using these products if […]
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Oregon, Washington State and Vermont say the slogans for 5-Hour Energy drink are hype that is misleading. Last week the Attorneys General of all three states filed lawsuits against the drink’s maker, Living Essentials LLC and Innovation Ventures LLC of Farmington Hills, Michigan. They are seeking civil penalties against the […]
The public needs to understand that an additive used by industry to fatten cattle up before slaughter has been banned by China, Russia and the European Union. What do they know that the U.S. doesn’t? The drug is called Zilmax and it’s made by Merck & Co. Last year Merck […]
A newly published study involving 24,000 male Medicare patients given testosterone treatment has fuelled the ongoing debate about the risk-versus-benefit of testosterone therapy in men. In this newest study, the hormone reportedly did not increase the risk of heart attack and actually seemed to lower the risk by about 30 […]
The FDA issued a new draft guidance on July 15th which further explains how the FDA currently fails to protect consumers of medical devices and pharmaceutical drugs. It is important to remember that these sort of FDA-issued guidances are non-binding and only “represent the Food and Drug Administration’s current thinking […]
The power morcellator, a surgical device used to mince large masses of tissue inside the body so the material can be extracted through small incisions, has been the center of debate since the Food and Drug Administration discouraged its use in April. A study by doctors at Columbia University, published […]
The scrutiny that has arisen within the healthcare community over hysterectomies performed by laparoscopic power morcellation has the Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) thinking twice about the safety of the procedure. A news release issued by the agency includes a list of recommendations for medical professionals who conduct such surgeries, […]
Most women will develop uterine fibroids at some point in their lives. Fibroids are common, and affect half or more women during their reproductive years. Most women with fibroids are unaware they have them, but other women can experience symptoms such as anemia, backaches, bleeding between periods, constipation, frequent urination, […]
Johnson & Johnson (“J&J”) has reached a four million dollar settlement with the state of Oregon to resolve allegations that J&J improperly marketed its DePuy ASR metal-on-metal hip implants. J&J has recalled 93,000 ASR hip implants, which had a 12% failure rate in five years. David Hart, Oregon’s Assistant Attorney General […]
A cancer risk surrounding a technologically advanced and minimally invasive surgery for removing the uterus has prompted the Food and Drug Administration to issue a warning discouraging the medical procedure. The procedure, laparoscopic power morcellation, can spread malignant tissue – if any is present in the patient – beyond the […]
