It has long been suspected that certain types of cholesterol-fighting statin drugs might present a risk for new-onset diabetes mellitus (DM) and that the risk might be dose dependent. Statins are used to prevent heart attacks and strokes by lowering cholesterol. An analysis of clinical trials involving over 113,000 […]
Category: Mass Torts
Public Broadcasting should be commended for trying to explain a very important issue that most Americans do not understand – until it happens to them. A “Need to Know” broadcast, explores the mysterious world of medical devices. Most Americans imagine their Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is protecting them from […]
The American Urogynecologic Society (AUGS) has issued a position statement that pushes back against any restrictions to ban surgical options for the treatment of pelvic organ prolapse (POP), including transvaginal surgical mesh cleared for use by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The AUGS position states that it is […]
First Coast News in Jacksonville recently aired a story about four women who had the misfortune of being implanted with surgical mesh, three to treat pelvic organ prolapse or incontinence and one for hernia repair. Unfortunately, all of them had a very bad outcome. “The pain was severe enough that […]
Millions of Americans live with type-2 diabetes and many are taking some of the medications now at the focus of a couple of concerning reports. A newly published report finds people taking some diabetes drugs are facing a higher than expected number of startling effects on the pancreas, a possible […]
The Food and Drug Administration is curious whether robotic surgery is helping patients or raising the cost of healthcare. Intuitive Surgical’s da Vinci robot is the subject of an FDA survey that has been sent to key hospitals that belong to a product safety network overseen by the FDA. Surgeons […]
This may be the first time that the Food and Drug Administration’s adverse event reporting database has been used to research the outcome of taking an osteoporosis drug, also known as bisphosphonates. In a published study funded by the National Institutes of Health, researchers from the Feinberg School of Medicine […]
He is a billionaire who loves a good stock, but apparently Johnson & Johnson is not among them. Berkshire Hathaway founder, Warren Buffett, decided to drop 34% of his stock in Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) during the fourth quarter of 2012, according to reports. Buffett has been selling off JNJ […]
You might not realize that K-Y Jelly is a medical device but it is and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is not happy about claims made by Johnson & Johnson concerning the personal lubricant. As a result McNeil Consumer Healthcare, a subsidiary of J&J, has recalled 2.3 million […]
It is a popular antibiotic often asked for because it can be taken with fewer doses over a shorter period of time. Now the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) says azithromycin (Zithromax) has been linked to an irregular heart rhythm that can be fatal in some patients. Medical researchers […]
