Defective & Dangerous Products

• Heparin Finger Pointing Has Already Started

  Brenda Fulmer | March 06, 2008 8:01 AM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  "A series of independent assessments, inlcuding one by the agency's own Science Board, have found that the F.D.A. is increasingly overwhelmed by its many responsibilties and is incapable of protecting the public from unsafe drugs, medical devices and food - particularly from China." While the Food & Drug Administration continues its investigation into contaminated Heparin blood thinner...

• Stryker Recalls Defective Hips

  Joe Saunders | January 24, 2008 10:43 AM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  A week after the US FDA issued an 11 page warning letter to Stryker Co. about complaints the firm received from January of 2005 to mid 2007 involving the Trident PSL and Trident Hemispherical Acetabular Cups used in hip replacement surgery, Stryker has voluntarily but temporarily withdrawn the defective hip device from the market. The warning letter came after the FDA performed a six week...

• What You and Your Physician Don't Know Can Hurt You

  Brenda Fulmer | January 22, 2008 8:33 AM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  "When you prescribe drugs, you want to make sure you're working with best data possible; you wouldn't buy stock if you only knew a third of the truth about ."Over the past several years, drug manufacturers have lauded themselves for their decision to finally come clean, and publish all of their research (whether good or bad for them) in peer reviewed journals in order to ensure that the medical...

• Evidence Mounts on HRT Breast Cancer Dangers

  Brenda Fulmer | January 22, 2008 7:56 AM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  Yet another study was released earlier this month showing that women who use combination hormone replacement therapy drugs face much greater risks of developing certain types of breast cancer. This latest study from researchers at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center noted that women taking HRT drugs had a four-fold (400%) increased risk of developing lobular breast cancer and was the...

• Food Contamination is A Growing Public Safety Concern

  Joe Saunders | January 14, 2008 12:41 PM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  The last year has seen a dizzying array of food contamination from all the food groups. We've had spoiled peanut butter, contaminated egg products, tainted beef, and spoiled canned foods, and contaminated vegetables in our supermarkets and grocery stores. The toxins have ranged from E.coli bacteria to salmonella that have killed at least 3 people, sickened thousands, and touched every state in...

• Canned Beans Recalled for Botulism Risk

  Shannon Weidemann | January 10, 2008 10:36 AM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  Canned beans that were distributed to Wal-mart and Gordon Food Service Stores have been recalled due to the risk of botulism. The recalled chili beans, green beans, and red kidney beans were not cooked thoroughly. The manufacturer of the beans advises the public to handle any of the recalled cans with care. Any food that may be contaminated should be disposed of carefully. Even tiny amounts...

• First Federal Ortho Evra Trials Scheduled

  Brenda Fulmer | December 31, 2007 6:05 PM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  On December 6, 2007, Judge David Katz, the federal judge who oversees the Ortho Evra multi-district litigation proceedings in Cleveland issued a scheduling order for the first trials to be conducted in the federal system. Judge Katz oversees more than 1,400 lawsuits pending against Johnson & Johnson (http://www.jnj.com/home.htm) and its subsidiaries relating to the controversial Ortho Evra...

• Specialized Treatment for HRT Patients With Lobular Breast Cancer

  Brenda Fulmer | December 31, 2007 4:15 PM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  A study from Turin, Italy published recently in Endocrine Related Cancer noted that former users of hormone replacement therapy drugs who are diagnosed with lobular breast cancers may require specialized treatment based upon the unique characteristics of their tumors. The researchers noted a "growing body of evidence" to "support the association between the use of hormone replacement therapy...

• Closing The Chapter on HRT Litigation in 2007

  Brenda Fulmer | December 31, 2007 3:37 PM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  Great strides were made in 2007 to educate the courts and juries about the great deception over the past few decades that led many to ingest combination hormone therapy products such as Prempro and Premarin in combination with Provera. Conventional wisdom about these hormones is finally shifting, especially in light of an unprecedented drop in national cancer registries that dovetails with the...

• Italian Basil Recall

  Joe Saunders | December 20, 2007 9:31 AM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  A Los Angeles based company, Top Line Specialty Products is recalling its Green Paradise label fresh Italian basil because it is potentially contaminated with salmonella. The product is distributed in a one pound box. Salmonella poisoning can be fatal for those with weakened immune systems, the young, or the elderly. For those with healthy immune systems the symptoms for salmonella poisoning...